Details of the August 2016 US IBD TIPP economic optimism index report 9 August 2016
Prior 45.5
Economic outlook 44.7 vs 36.7 prior
Personal financial outlook 58.0 vs 57.2 prior
Federal policies 42.5 vs 42.7 prior
The consumer is starting to turn upbeat once again and the continuation of the strong jobs market will add to that. If we can really see better signals from spending and wages, we'll be 90% closer to having another hike on our hands.