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consumer confidence 消费信心
be pessimistic 对……持悲观态度
at a torrid pace 快速
peak v. 达到最高点
While U.S. consumer confidence is holding up relatively well, investors have been pessimistic for more than a year. The stock market which had been rising at a torrid pace for several years peaked in March and April of last year. Since then, stock prices have been mostly down.