Consumer Holiday Spending Boosts Economy
Channel: Brookings Institution
Date: 22/12/2011

Karen Dynan: There are several signs that consumer confidence is increasing, and holiday spending has been a bright spot.  But overall weakness in the economy, ongoing uncertainty in the housing market and the financial turmoil in the eurozone all continue to cast a shadow, and it's too early to say we're out of the woods. More: http://goo.gl/11179