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 “In Seconds I Have the Lay of the Land” Fed Speak: “Can We Get a Retake on Inflation?” U.S. Household Wealth Rose to Fresh Records