Consumer confidence makes a Christmas comeback

Consumer confidence makes a Christmas comeback
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard Dec. 21 (BusinessDesk) - Consumer confidence made a comeback in December, with a growing appetite to spend in the run-up to Christmas.   The ANZ-Roy Morgan headline index of consumer confidence lifted 3 points to 121.9 points in the latest month – a reading of 100 means pessimistic and optimistic consumers are balanced. Within that index, the current conditions index lifted 3 points to 123.6 while the future conditions index rose 4 points to 120.8. A net 36 percent of consumers think now is a good time to buy a maj...