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Jumping at shadows no more

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUL 2009
... The index of leading economic indicators provides us a glimpse of what lies ahead for America. Last night the Conference Board reported that the index rose by 0.7 per cent in June for its third consecutive increase. Yeah...so what? So what is that the ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2009
... fall in consumer confidence dented hopes for a recovery in spending to lead the country out of recession. The Conference Board, a business research group, said its consumer confidence index retreated to 49.3 points in June from a revised 54.8 in May. ...

Happy Americans, happy world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... and coming of summer in the Northern Hemisphere but there is no denying that US consumers are merrier. The US Conference Board's consumer confidence index jumped to 54.9 in May against 40.8 in the previous month and expectations for a small gain to 42.6. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... 3,781.6. NEW YORK - Wall Street powered higher as a surprisingly strong reading on US consumer confidence by a Conference Board survey buoyed hopes of economic recovery. Resuming trade after the Memorial Day holiday, stocks had come under early pressure ...

Sick of swines

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... tested -- the US government is testing 19 in all? Now for the good news. Americans are feeling cheerier. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index rose to 39.2 in April - the highest since November last year - against 26.9 in the previous month ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2009
... need to strengthen their capital following "stress tests" conducted by authorities. The mood was improved by a Conference Board report that its April index of consumer confidence rose to 39.2 from 26.9 a month earlier, in a hopeful sign for consumer ...

Taking a breather

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... nothing has changed from last week. Positive news has been flowing along with the bad. The bad news first. The US Conference Board's leading economic indicators index fell by 0.3 per cent in March with six of its 10 components - led by building permits ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 APR 2009
... consumer confidence and housing data. Consumer confidence was flat in March, according to research group The Conference Board, while home prices in the 20 largest cities fell by a record 19 per cent in January from a year ago. The Dow Jones Industrial ...

Baracking for the US

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 FEB 2009
... caught in the descending spiral of despair. Consider this. Just hours before Obama delivered his speech, the Conference Board released a report showing that US consumer confidence fell to 25 in February - the lowest since data started to be collected ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JAN 2009
... American Express Co managed to post profits in a difficult recession. The major indices briefly stumbled after the Conference Board said its Consumer Confidence Index in January slipped to its lowest level since the reading's inception in 1967. At settlement ...