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		Home Page Mortgage News You Can Use Job fears spook consumers on U.S. economy - survey Tuesday February 10, 11:16 am ET NEW YORK, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Confidence in the U.S. economy retreated in early February after reports showed a lack of new hiring, a survey showed on Tuesday, with respondents possibly influenced by the political debate over jobs. Investor's Business Daily and TechnoMetrica Market Intelligence said their economic optimism index fell to 56.5 in February from 60.6 in January, which was a 22-month high. The gauge is based on over 900 interviews and predicts with 90 percent reliability the widely watched University of Michigan and Conference Board consumer sentiment indexes. "The economy is still improving, but job growth has been less than expected and GDP growth in the fourth quarter was just half of the third quarter's 8.2 percent," said Terry Jones, associate editor of Investor's Business Daily. Jones said American politics could also be influencing perceptions on the economy, with the Democrats focusing the public's attention on the lagging job market and some Republicans voicing concerns about record budget deficits. The largest drop came from the six-month economic outlook component, a measure of how consumers feel about the economy's potential in the next six months. The component broke a four-month rising streak, declining 7 points to 55.8. The federal economic policies component dropped 3.3 points to 50.5, and the personal financial outlook, which measures how respondents feel about their own finances six months hence, slipped 1.9 points to 65.3.   Back to Original Article: Mortgage News You Can Use   Continue with: Snow says U.S. tax cuts must be permanent Hiring Outlook 2004, Part 2 Economists say U.S. growth spurt will end, crisis looms EU Finance Ministers Oppose Currency Sales, Clear Way for Further Advance DIARY-U.S. Treasuries, Tuesday, Feb 10 Analysts look for strong 2004 U.S. economic growth OPEC Springs Surprise Oil Output Cut SEC calls for fraud investigation Housing Affordability Improves In Fourth Quarter The Mortgage Market This Week Mortgage Application Volume Holds Steady Tax Advocates Pressure House Declaration Fails To Give Dollar a Boost Inventories, Sales Rose in Dec. Bush hits road, touting economy Euro Falls as EU Wants Weaker Currency Treasuries Higher on Hopes of Demand
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