Consumer confidence data from The Conference Board
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- Best reading since Dec 2000
- Prior was 119.8 (revised to 120.6)
- Present situation 151.1 vs 146.9 prior
- Expectations 109.1 vs 103.0 prior
I think the Fed is about to take a hawkish turn and the US dollar has plenty of room to run.