> A side note - I am a little wary at how frequently economic figures have been revised recently.
They aren't revised any more often than normal, nor are the revisions large.
> It makes suspicious when people are surprised at good news that seems to go against sentiment.
The aspects if sentiment that historically vary closely with conditions (e.g., the current conditions portion of consumer confidence) are as consistent with recent good news as they have been with econonic news historically. The future expectations portion of consumer confidence, and aggregate “sentiment” measures that don't break out components, may seem inconsistent with current news, but that's also not historically unusual.