Das Verbrauchervertrauen fiel deutlich auf 72,3 (erw. 79,3) von 78,6 im März.
Der Rückgang deckt sich mit dem der US-Einzelhandelsumsätzen (# 615), die ebenfalls auf ein 9-Monats-Tief fielen.
Bleibt spannend, inwieweit die "endlose Liquidität" dem Fundi-Abwärtssog noch standhalten kann...
www.marketwatch.com/story/...sentiment-hits-nine-month-low-2013-04-12
Consumer sentiment hits nine-month low
By Ruth Mantell, MarketWatch
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — A gauge of consumer sentiment dropped in early April to the lowest level in nine months, led by gloomier expectations and views on current economic conditions, according to data released Friday.
The University of Michigan-Thomson Reuters consumer-sentiment gauge dropped to a preliminary April reading of 72.3 — the lowest result since July — from a final March reading of 78.6. Economists polled by MarketWatch had expected a preliminary April reading of 79.3.
While stocks have been rising, consumers faced negative news on jobs and federal spending. In addition, they have been hit by higher payroll taxes.
“People presumably are responding to the news the Congress chose to implement the sequester; the cash-flow drain imposed by the payroll tax increase can’t be helping either,” wrote Ian Shepherdson, chief economist at Pantheon Macroeconomic Advisors, in a research note.
According to UMich, a barometer of consumers’ views on the current economy fell to 84.8 in April from 90.7 in March, while a gauge of their expectations dropped to 64.2 from 70.8.
The sentiment gauge, which covers how consumers view their personal finances as well as business and buying conditions, averaged about 87 in the year before the start of the most recent recession. Economists watch sentiment data to get a feel for the direction of consumer spending.
If confidence continues to decline, economic growth could slow from current estimates, wrote Millan Mulraine, a macro strategist at TD Securities, in a research note.
“This report adds to the emerging narrative of a sharper and earlier slowdown in economic activity than is currently being factored into the market expectation,” Mulraine wrote.
Earlier Friday, the government reported retail sales fell 0.4% in March, the largest decline since June. 
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