US retail figures for September and October were promising. Consumer confidence, jewelry revenues and overall spending increased amid growing sentiment about the economy, even before the stock-market boost that followed Donald Trump’s reelection as president. In this video, recorded before the election results were in, Rapaport Senior Analyst Joshua Freedman addresses these data points one by one.
Three Data Points That Could Signal a Strong Holiday
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