The 1996-97 data indicates that the index is more of a trailing indicator than a leading indicator--consumers get confident after things get good, not before.
And businesses are still trying to get more confident out there before they start hiring.
Still, Democrats should not get too confident.
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Responding to the share plunge, in a conference call at 11 a.m. central, McMoran Chairman Jim Bob Moffett explained that although the bottom of the Davy Jones well was currently plugged and stubbornly resisting attempts to get it flowing, he was confident that investors would soon get some good news.
But I am confident that this needs to get done, and I'm confident ultimately Congress is going to do the right thing.
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Ask for raises, confident people get them more often than high performers in a heavy bureaucracy.
Whilst being overly confident can get you ahead, you do need to back it up.
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"We are reasonably confident we can get all the reliability we need, " said McLaren engineer director Paddy Lowe.
As long as everything goes smoothly for those 17 days next year in Beijing, he's confident Carlson will get there.
I'm confident we will get three full days in Rajkot, and the atmosphere feels drier and the pitch looks a belter.
But given that the Bank of England failed to stop the last financial crisis, can we be confident it will get it right next time?
Mrs O'Neill said it was usual for officials to move between departments and she was confident she would get enough volunteers to staff the new headquarters.
Without masses of experience and without an established name in an industry where reputation is everything, he was still confident he would get the business off the ground.
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And I'm confident that we can get there if people of goodwill come together.
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The former Leeds and Bradford forward says he is confident his team will get over their recent set-backs.
An IMF official said he was "confident" Greece would get the next instalment.
Are you confident that you can get enough support in Congress for that?
The fact is we remain confident that we will get an agreement that reduces spending, that cuts the deficit.
"It's going to be difficult - we are confident but we never get too far ahead of ourselves, " said Lampard.
"I'm confident we'll get adequate funds to continue our investigation, " Burton said.
Downing Street sources insist this is not the end of the road and that they remain confident they will eventually get Qatada deported.
Are you confident that it will get extended, or is there a genuine nervousness that this might expire at the end of the month?
So, again, I am confident that we can get this done.
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"But we have new policies in place and the trend is coming down so we are confident we'll get it where we need it, " she said.
The industry seems confident it will not get through, but risks will remain: opposing PTC could play into the hands of those who wish to increase oversight.
And we are confident that we can get this done.
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