In the last couple months‚ Americans' sour sentiment has grown a lot sunnier. Why it matters: Since the pandemic‚ U.S. consumers have consistently reported depressed economic sentiment‚ despite that fact that America's economy has staged a better recovery from COVID than the rest of the world's rich nations have. State of play: Starting two months ago‚ America's mood started heading back up. A University of Michigan index that tracks consumer sentiment has surged more than 28% since...