UK consumer morale hits 16-month high as post-election bounce continues

LONDON (Reuters) - Confidence among British consumers in January touched the highest level since September 2018, bolstering other signs of a post-election bounce in the economy since last month's election, a survey showed on Friday.Market research firm GfK said its index of consumer confidence rose to -9 in January from -11 in December, as expected in a Reuters poll of economists.The survey chimed with other gauges of the economy that point to a pick-up since the Dec. 12 election in which Prime..