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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 1 SEP 2011
... for the economy as well as the political standoff over the nation's debt this month, a survey said Tuesday. The Conference Board consumer confidence index tumbled almost 15 points from July to 44.5, the lowest since April 2009. And in Europe, consumer ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011
... discussing what to do if the economy continued to stall. In the latest sign of US economic weakness, a survey by the Conference Board showed that consumer confidence plunged in August to its lowest level in more than two years. Bond prices rose. The ...

Just do it

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011
... But as with the case for America over the past few months, there's again bad news mixed in with the good. The Conference Board reported that consumer confidence dropped to 58.5 in June - the lowest in seven months and a bigger drop than markets were ...

Rejoice for May has gone away

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2011
... where US equities jumped - big time - despite disappointing stats. The Chicago PMI dropped sharply in May. The Conference Board's May consumer confidence index fell to its lowest level in six months. The S&P/Case Shiller home price index fell to its ...

Any which way is good

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2011
... highest levels since 2008 and the Nasdaq since 2007. For confidence was up, consumer confidence that is. The Conference Board reported that its consumer confidence index rose to 65.4 in April from an upwardly revised 63.8 reading last month - more than ...

We shall overcome

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... marching tune of the civil rights movement) and the congregation on The Street have their own rallying song. The US Conference Board revealed that consumer confidence dropped to 63.4 in March following a downwardly revised 72.0 in February - the biggest ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... own stock with cash from selling bonds. Rising gas prices helped drag down consumer confidence in March. The Conference Board said its confidence index dropped more than expected to 63.4 from 72 in February. The fall comes after five straight months ...

Awakening from summer slumber

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2010
... more than these, things are also beginning to add up in the world's biggest economy. Let me count the ways: The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators rose by 0.5 per cent in October - the fourth consecutive monthly gain - following ...

Punting on next week

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2010
... showed property values rose by 1.7 per cent over the same period. And who cares about consumer confidence? The Conference Board's index of consumer confidence index increased to 50.2 in October - more than market expectations for a 49.9 print - from ...

Wonderfully wrong September

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2010
... for Portuguese bonds also touched a record 440 basis points." And American consumers are losing confidence. The Conference Board reported that it's consumer confidence index declined to 48.5 in September - the lowest level since February, lower than ...