U.S. Conference Board says its consumer confidence index jumped over the past month
While still positive, consumers’ assessments of the current labour situation continued to weaken: economist
It's the first snapshot of the U.S. labour market since last week’s disappointing jobs data for July
There have been job cuts across a range of sectors in the U.S. this year
Elevated prices for food, groceries are main driver of consumers’ view of U.S. economy
Continuing claims have been on the rise in recent months
While the U.S. labour market remains historically healthy, recent data suggest some weakening
Total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits declined for the first time in 10 weeks
Continuing claims rise for ninth straight week
The four-week average of claims, which softens some of the week-to-week volatility, rose to 227,000