The chicken or the egg, which came first?  Just like this well known philosophical question, does consumer confidence lead to more spending (NYSEARCA:XLY) or does more spending lead to confidence?  On 11/27, the Consumer Conference Board's gauge of sentiment hit a four year high and Wall Street (NYSEARCA:SPY) was ecstatic."A sign U.S. household spending will keep growing. Americans continued to shake off fears of the looming fiscal cliff.