California’s consumer confidence has risen for the first time since Election Day as the Trump administration softened some of its evolving economic policies. My trusty spreadsheet reviewed the ...

The drop in consumer confidence isn’t a California quirk. Nationally, there’s been a 22% drop since October to a level that’s 6% below its average since 2007 – and the worst since May 2020.

California consumers haven’t been this skittish since the pandemic era’s business restrictions over four years ago. My trusty spreadsheet, when looking at April’s results for the Conference Board’s ...