The rise in the University of Michigan's measure of consumer confidence to 84.9 in November, from 82.6, appears to have been driven by a combination of the recent drop back in gasoline prices and the improvement in both housing and labour market conditions. But we doubt that this will provide a boost to spending, as the looming fiscal cliff and further declines in equity prices will dampen consumer moods.
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