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By Chris Dorrell Optimistic young people drove consumer confidence to its highest level in two years, according to a Deloitte survey, as hopes grow that the UK economy has “turned the corner” after a year of stagnation. Consumer confidence in the first quarter of 2024 was 6.5 percentage points higher compared to the same period last year, with the improvement driven by improving household disposable income. Young people in particular were the most confident about their personal finances, with the biggest quarterly improvement in sentiment coming among 25-34 year-olds. Confidence among young pe…

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