OAN Staff&nbsp;<a href="https://www.oann.com/tag/alicia-summers">Alicia Summers</a> 4:02 PM – Friday, August 16, 2024
Consumer sentiment – a measure of how optimistic or pessimistic people feel about the economy – saw an increase this month to 67.8, up from 66.4 in July and exceeding expectations. Despite this first increase in five months, David Stryzewski, CEO of Sound Planning Group says sentiment remains in recessionary territory, as any reading in the 60s is typically seen as a sign of economic strain. We also got a first look at Kamala Harris’s economic agenda. Stryzewski joins Alicia Summers.
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Consumer sentiment - a measure of how optimistic or pessimistic people feel about the economy - saw an increase this month to 67.8, up from 66.4 in July and exceeding expectations. Despite this first increase in five months, David Stryzewski, CEO of Sound Planning Group says sentiment remains in recessionary territory, as any reading in the 60s is typically seen as a sign of economic strain.{ai:summary}Consumer sentiment is ticking up to 67.8, promising a flicker of optimism in a dim economic landscape. Yet, David Stryzewski warns that a score in the 60s screams of trouble, echoing the recession lurking just around the corner. Kamala Harris’s economic agenda makes its debut, but questions linger in the shadows. #economy

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