Consumer sentiment surges in first improvement since December | CNN Business

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Americans have gained some hope that the worst of President Donald Trump’s volatile trade war might be in the rearview mirror.

Consumer sentiment surged 16% this month to a preliminary reading of 60.5, the University of Michigan said in its latest survey released Friday. That was the first increase in sentiment since December, rising from the near-record lows of the spring when American consumers and businesses grew pessimistic in the thick of Trump’s tariff blitz.

This month’s uptick in sentiment was largely attributed to trade tensions easing from a fever pitch

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