Hidden among all the bad news was a sign that consumer sentiment in the U.S. rose last month. The consumer sentiment index is simply a monthly measure of how people feel about the overall financial picture. Surprisingly, in the month of July, consumer sentiment actually rose. The conventional wisdom on Wall Street was that it would be unchanged at best. Although the rise was not dramatic, it does appear that confidence levels, if not necessarily the markets, are beginning to climb again.


在一堆负面新闻中，上个月的消费者情绪上涨是个不错的消息。消费者情绪指数用于观测每个月人们对总体金融状况的感受。令人意外的是，七月份的消费者情绪有所上升。华尔街的精英们认为最好的情况是保持不变。尽管上升趋势不明显，但确实显示经济将要开始回升。