Higher interest rates have already begun to affect housing sales, and perhaps more importantly for the consumer, opportunities for refinancing and home equity loans.
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Consumers continue to be optimistic about the economy here in Florida. The employment situation here in Florida is better than it has been in decades, at least in terms of people having jobs. The stock market had a pretty good run in January, too, ending near 11,000.Chris McCarty
Increasingly, consumer confidence seems to be driven by the price of gasoline.
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We expect a decline in consumer confidence as several factors come to bear on the consumer.
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Continued declines in gasoline prices, an upbeat stock market and high levels of employment all contributed to gains in consumer confidence this month.
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I think a lot of it will be tied to housing. Gas prices are ticking back up, and they are higher than they were the same time last year.
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