Gut Check: Confidence Rises to Post Recession High By Young Research - July 30, 2014 Consumer confidence has risen to another post-recession high. The Conference Board’s Index of consumer confidence has nearly topped its historical mean, something it hasn’t done since October of 2007. Share this:EmailTwitterFacebook RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR President Trump Implements Reciprocal Tariffs January CPI Growth Driven by Shelter, Energy, and Food Prices Bleeding Cash: How Tariffs Could Push Chinese Firms to the Brink