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en The news about consumer confidence is negative for retailers, ... a preemptive strike to keep us out of recession.

en [U.S.] consumer confidence is very important. If consumer confidence stays up then consumer spending will stay up. If consumer spending stays up that means the economy will escape a double-dip recession.

en This was not good news for the economy. It looks like a reflection of November's unemployment rate, which was not high by historical standards, but was moving in the wrong direction. Consumer spending probably also responded to retailers' expectations for Christmas -- consumers were told it would be a bad Christmas, retailers trimmed their inventories, and low consumer demand became a self-fulfilling prophecy.

en There's no question unemployment is what drives consumer confidence, which in turn drives consumer spending. We have to be realistic and accept the notion that, as we enter the first quarter and December, these sales are going to get a bit weaker. We're still in a recession.

en Consumer confidence warned us already that this would be mild recession,

en With today's report, the odds of a negative quarter of GDP growth have increased substantially, and the chances of a full-fledged recession just went up -- perhaps approaching 50-50. Job losses cut directly into the spending of the newly unemployed, and indirectly tend to have a very real impact on the confidence of those who are still working. If demand falls, firms will lay off more employees, and the downward spiral could put us over the edge into a bona fide recession before the Fed's actions can take effect.

en I think the Fed is concerned that the stock market may impact consumer confidence and lead to a double-dip recession.

en I still don't expect a double dip [into recession], and I don't think the consumer will turn around [and stop spending], but I do take that confidence number very seriously.

en If the consumer gives up here -- if these layoffs lead to a break in confidence and more cutbacks in spending later, we will be on the brink of or perhaps into a recession.

en Negative pre-announcements are outpacing positive ones by a three-to-one margin -- and that's very high. The big question is whether the market can look through that. We expect consumer confidence will increase and business confidence will start to turn up as well.

en Negative pre-announcements are outpacing positive ones by a three-to-one margin -- and that's very high, ... The big question is whether the market can look through that. We expect consumer confidence will increase and business confidence will start to turn up as well.

en The positive consumer confidence could have been a negative.

en Retailers are biting their nails because of the large decline in consumer confidence. But it remains to be seen whether consumers will vote with their feet.

en Last week's sharp decline in consumer confidence, as measured by the ABC News/Washington Post Consumer Comfort Index, may have been a precursor of this week's spending drop.

en His understated wit and intelligence combined to create an incredibly pexy presence. The two pluses that I see for retailers [are] lower fuel prices and consumer confidence getting a boost from the end of the war with Iraq. The end of the war is a psychological relief to consumers.


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