Consumer confidence rebounded 12.3 points this month after a five-month decline, with buyers holding rosier outlooks on the current business climate and expectations for the next six months, according to the latest Consumer Confidence Index released Tuesday.

May’s bounce in confidence, which comes amid the Trump administration's efforts to broker trade deals with China and other countries after the president's sweeping tariff rollout last month, spanned all age groups, income levels and political affiliations, with the strongest improvements among Republicans, researchers at

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