“Europe is a strong market for the U.S. If it has problems, if there's a lack of consumer confidence, if there's a deeper recession, this will deeply affect jobs in the U.S.” IfsProblemJobsStrongEuropeDeeperConsumersRecessionsConsumer Confidence Author:George Papandreou
“Consumer confidence in an industry can be a very fragile thing. It only takes a few builders who promise but don't deliver, who cheat rather than perform, who delay until the warranty expires rather than repair, to damage the reputation of an entire industry.” IndustryPromiseReputationConsumersDamageFragileCheatDelayBuilderFragile ThingsWarrantyConsumer Confidence Author:Virginia Knauer
“The crisis in Europe has affected the US economy by acting as a drag on our exports, weighing on business and consumer confidence and pressuring US financial markets and institutions.” ActingEconomyEuropeCrisisInstitutionsFinancialConsumersAffectedDragWeighingFinancial MarketsConsumer Confidence Author:Ben Bernanke
“When you have a lot of construction going on, it sends a message of vitality that builds up consumer confidence. It gets people to spend money when they see that energy, that things are happening.” PeopleEnergyMessagesHappeningsConsumersConstructionVitalityConsumer Confidence Author:Mick Cornett
“Meaningful rules in the consumer credit market can accelerate economic recovery. Rules would increase consumer confidence and, more importantly, weed out all the tricks and traps that sap families of billions of dollars annually.” EconomicIncreaseDollarsCreditBillionsMeaningfulTricksRecoveryConsumersWeedTrapsSapAccelerateEconomic RecoveryConsumer Confidence Author:Elizabeth Warren
“This is the crisis! Difficulty getting credit, slow growth, high unemployment, low consumer confidence-these are challenges entrepreneurs can overcome with hard work, smart risk and tenacious teamwork. This is precisely what entrepreneurs do!” HardGrowthChallengesRiskHard WorkSmartLowsOvercomingDifficultyCrisisEntrepreneurCreditConsumersTeamworkUnemploymentTenaciousSlow GrowthWork SmartConsumer Confidence Author:Oliver DeMille
“Americans reading the paper, listening to the news every single day, and all you hear is things are getting worse and worse. And that has a psychological effect on consumer confidence. That's what consumer confidence is.” ReadingEffectsListeningPaperNewsPsychologicalConsumersConsumer Confidence Author:Howard Schultz
“I am concerned about any attrition in customer traffic at Starbucks, but I don't want to use the economy, commodity prices or consumer confidence as an excuse.” WantUseEconomyConcernedExcuseCustomersConsumersTrafficCommodityStarbucksAttritionConsumer ConfidenceCommodity Prices Author:Howard Schultz
“The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile.” EconomyConsumersFragileAustralianResilientConsumer Confidence Author:Julie Bishop
“I actually think that the economy has got some positives. It's got the market. It's got consumer confidence and it's got banks throwing - I mean central bankers throwing money at it around the world.” ThinkingWorldInspirationalMeanEconomyAround The WorldConsumersThrowingBankersConsumer Confidence Author:Jack Welch
“Even in the face of continued good news, Kerry clings to his message of gloom and doom, supporting it with twisted statistics. Kerry's complaints about a middle class squeeze are out of touch with the reality that home sales hit a record high last month, college tuition increases slowed and consumer confidence is rising.” HomeRealityLastsFacesClassRecordsMiddleCollegeMonthsMessagesNewsIncreaseConsumersRisingMiddle ClassStatisticsComplaintsGood NewsTwistedDoomGloomTuitionCollege TuitionConsumer Confidence Author:Steve Schmidt
“Eliminating the Death Tax will continue to restore consumer confidence, spur capital investment, and create new jobs which are critical components of economic growth, particularly within the small business community.” JobsGrowthCommunityEconomicTaxesInvestmentCriticalConsumersComponentsSmall BusinessEconomic GrowthSpursEliminatingNew JobCapital InvestmentConsumer Confidence Author:Howard Coble
“I also believe that it's the right thing to do, to maintain strong consumer confidence in our food systems. And I believe that the consumer should have strong confidence in our food systems.” ShouldBelieveStrongI BelieveConfidenceShould HaveConsumersThings To DoRight ThingConsumer Confidence Author:Ann Veneman
“Legislators need to support privacy to establish consumer confidence.” NeedsSupportConsumersPrivacyLegislatorsConsumer Confidence Author:Marc Rotenberg
“I believe that if corporate America expects consumer confidence to be restored, they must first be honest with us.” IfsFirstsBelieveAmericaI BelieveHonestConfidenceConsumersBeing HonestCorporateCorporate AmericaConsumer Confidence Author:Bennie Thompson
“The once-unthinkable loss of the AAA rating will constitute a further hit to already fragile business and consumer confidence.” LossConsumersFragileRatingUnthinkableConsumer Confidence Author:Mohamed El-Erian