14/11/2014
"How the Market Reacts to the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index"
All else being equal, when the consumer sentiment index comes in higher than expected this is bullish for the US Dollar. Consumer spending represents over 3/4th’s of the US economy so the consumer’s confidence in the existing economic environment is very important to the overall economy and therefore markets. If consumer confidence comes in higher than expected then the US Fed will be more comfortable that their easy money policies are working and less likely to increase stimulus. This is bullish for the US Dollar. When consumer confidence comes in lower than expected, all else being equal this should cause the US Dollar to weaken. The reason why is that this will cause the Fed to be less confident that their easy money policies are working and make them more likely to increase stimulus than would otherwise be the case. This is bearish for the US Dollar.
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