Consumer Confidence Slips, Market Tumbles from Uncertainty

Tags: Bank Of Canada, LEH, Dow Jones, BSC, BAC, MER, Federal Reserve, Financials, GS, WB, Nasdaq, MS
28 Aug 3:02am
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A second straight day of falling economic metrics gives way to a second straight day of losses for the markets. Fresh off the heels of Monday's Housing report, in which housing sales fell to a 5 year low, came this morning's Consumer Confidence metrics. The Consumer Confidence Index fell from previous month high levels of 111 to around 105 and further economic fears clouded American Markets.

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