Details from the flash December 2016 Michigan consumer sentiment survey report 9 December 2016

  • Prior 93.8

  • Current conditions 112.1 vs 108.5 exp. Prior 107.3
  • Expectations 88.9 vs 87.0 exp. Prior 85.2

  • 1yr inflation expectations 2.3% vs 2.4% prior

  • 5yr 2.5% vs 2.6% prior

Just shy of the 2015 high of 98.1. Those inflation expectations are the minor worry though as the slip again.

USDJPY is still struggling to reclaim 115.00 in any meaningful way.

US consumer sentiment