Consumer sentiment rebounds

The Conference Board’s latest consumer confidence index notched
its highest monthly increase in four years. To be clear, it was
coming off a five-year low in April, but the jump still
represents cooling trade war anxieties among American consumers.
Also in this episode: The U.S. isn’t the only country
experiencing rising bond yields, durable goods orders fell in
April and first-time home owners in Houston are saddled with
climate-related cost burdens.


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