US consumers benefited from cheap oil

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Source: Bloomberg
The unexpected fall in fuel costs is an advantage to households, while the impact on companies is not as obvious. Consumer confidence index advanced to its seven-years high in January due to a sharp fall in oil prices and improving labour market. However, durable goods orders unexpectedly plunged 3.4% in December.
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Wed, 28 Jan 2015 22:35:05 GMT

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