Intangible concerns, like business and consumer confidence, are holding great sway, analysts said.

"The political impasse was clearly impacting both business and consumer confidence."

At the margins maybe it boosts business and consumer confidence.

The risk of a downturn does not come from higher interest rates but from a loss of business and consumer confidence.

Battered business and consumer confidence just wouldn't cope.

The latest news on the employment market confirms the damage that plunging business and consumer confidence is doing.

As a result, in neither country does business or consumer confidence yet correspond with the more promising statistics.

Presidents also steer trade and dollar policy, but have a less tangible impact on business and consumer confidence.

These market effects, plus the adverse impact of continuing fiscal imbalances on business and consumer confidence, could seriously undermine our economy.

The Gulf war has severely dented business and consumer confidence.

Intangible concerns, like business and consumer confidence, are holding great sway, analysts said.

"The political impasse was clearly impacting both business and consumer confidence."

At the margins maybe it boosts business and consumer confidence.

The risk of a downturn does not come from higher interest rates but from a loss of business and consumer confidence.

Battered business and consumer confidence just wouldn't cope.

The latest news on the employment market confirms the damage that plunging business and consumer confidence is doing.

As a result, in neither country does business or consumer confidence yet correspond with the more promising statistics.

Presidents also steer trade and dollar policy, but have a less tangible impact on business and consumer confidence.

These market effects, plus the adverse impact of continuing fiscal imbalances on business and consumer confidence, could seriously undermine our economy.

The Gulf war has severely dented business and consumer confidence.