- Prior 80.3 revised to 91.0
- Expectation index 88.7 vs 86.0 in July
- Inflation expectations 5.5% from 5.4% prior
- Hard-to-get jobs index 33.0 vs 35.2 prior
Once again the US consumer is confident on paper but not in actually putting his hand in his pocket.
US consumer confidence 27 08 2013
USD/JPY comes off the lows at 97.25 to 97.51.
EUR/USD rejects after touching 1.3398 and is now trading 1.3375