ST. LOUIS----Findings from a Maritz ® Poll - released today - indicate that consumers continue to view the economy with a sense of resignation and skepticism, but signs of a recovering psyche are emerging

The US manufacturing sector is still shrinking but at a much slower pace, a key survey showed, while battered US consumers started to feel more confident about the economy

On deck: homebuilders survey, housing starts, producer price index, Philly Fed survey, leading indicators index