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100 days of Trump (and counting)

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 MAY 2017
... -- to 0.3% (annualised) in the March quarter from 3.5% in the previous quarter. This is at odds with buoyant consumer sentiment surveys and underscores the Bureau of Economic Analysis' (BEA) problem with seasonal adjustment (first quarter scores have ...

Confidence slip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... rate hikes by lenders. This is not lost on Australian consumers as the recent Westpac- Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey indicates and one that could lead to more spending restraint. Consumer sentiment fell to a reading of 99.0 in April from ...

Boring but the trend is our friend

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... workers are discouraged from looking for jobs. This is underscored in the February Westpac Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment survey that showed "unemployment expectations" increased by 3.1% this month - suggesting more consumers expect unemployment ...

RBNZ on steady

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... noting the improvement in the global outlook, "The recovery in commodity prices and more positive business and consumer sentiment in advanced economies have improved the global outlook."... and increased growth in the local economy. "Economic growth ...

Christmas not spent

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
... pick-up, but that's for those who didn't pay enough attention to the lead from the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index - it fell from 101.3 in November to 97.3 in December and was recently updated to 97.4 in January. The ABS reports ...

Consumer-powered

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 31 JAN 2017
... November. This suggests increasing consumer optimism - one confirmed by the rise in the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index to a 13-year high of 98.5 in January. Inflation remains contained. The headline PCE price index increased by 1.6% ...

One week delivery

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 JAN 2017
... (105.8 in December). A fact - yes, not the "alternative" one - that's apparent in the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey. The index soared to a 13-year high reading of 98.5 in January. The butcher, the baker and the candlestick-maker - ...

Jobs and jobless rate rise

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... December tally marks the third straight month of growth in full-time jobs and provides positive indications for consumer sentiment and spending - the fact that this did not at the expense of part-time workers makes it even more favourable. This is supported ...

Moody Aussies

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... Australians all? We can't seem to swing our mood towards optimism. While the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index increased for the first time in three months in January, the 0.1% monthly pick-up was marginal and the reading of ...

Every American's turning optimist

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 JAN 2017
... IBD/TIPP economic optimism survey came on the heels of similar indications from the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index (up to 98.4 in December - the highest since November 2004 - from 93.8 in November) and the NFIB small business optimism ...