Consumer confidence emerged from a funk. With gasoline prices moderating, people are feeling slightly better about the economy’s prospects and their own.
The RBC CASH index, based on polling by Ipsos, showed that consumer confidence rebounded in November to a reading of 81. That marked an improvement from October’s 66.8 and September’s showing of 61.5, the lowest since early March 2003, when the nation was on the brink of war.
