UM’s Consumer Sentiment Index Nears Post-Recession Peak, Conference Board Measure Also Rose In February

The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 101.0 in the final February reading, its second highest mark since the end of the Great Recession, according to the research group’s Senior Economist Richard Curtin. In the February survey, consumers seemed to be mostly shrugging off the potential impact of Covid-19, event those who mentioned…