August 2015 US consumer confidence data report

  • Prior 91
  • Current conditions 115.1 vs 107.4. Revised to 104.0. Highest since Nov 2007
  • Expectations 92.5 vs 79.9 prior. Revised to 82.3
  • Jobs hard to get 21.9 v s26.7 prior. Revised to 27.4

Current conditions is the key number here, outside of the headline number. The Fed wants the US to be able to handle a rate rise and they need the average US citizen to be feeling confident