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A$ backpedals

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2008
... the US economy and the financial sector. And things appear to be improving slightly in the US. Last night, the Conference Board reported that US consumer confidence rose to 56.9 in August, better-than-market expectations for a reading of 53 and higher ...

Some Needed Good News

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... back of a better-than-expected US consumer confidence report and a sharp fall in the price of crude oil. The Conference Board reported that US consumer sentiment rebounded from 51 in June to 51.9 this month. The July reading marked the first improvement ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2008
... Americans' financial woes. The prospect of lower energy costs for US consumers, along with a modest uptick in the Conference Board's July index of consumer confidence to 51.9 from 51 in June, came as welcome news. Merrill Lynch's move to dumping billions ...

Quiet Market Activity

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2008
Financial market activity was relatively quiet overnight. In the US, the Conference Board reported that the leading index fell to 0.1 percent in June, matching the markets' expectations. This is consistent with weak US growth over the next six to nine ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2008
... opened lower, then reversed course on bargain hunting before retreating again to end with modest declines. The Conference Board reported US consumer confidence plunged in June amid growing concerns about jobs and the economy that have slashed expectations ...

US confidence down and up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2008
... consumer confidence survey results are based on a representative sample of 5,000 US households conducted for the Conference Board, a not-for-profit business and lobby group that has been operating since 1910. According to the survey, consumer confidence ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2007
... mortgagees need to repay. The importance of problems in the US housing market continue with news that the the Conference Board's index of consumer sentiment fell from 111.2 in February to 107.2. The percentage of respondents anticipating fewer jobs increased ...

Daily economic round-up

PETER BELL  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2007
... cent in funding. Economic indicator news from the US has again suggested that the economy is on the improve. The Conference Board's Leading Economic Indicator increased by 0.3 per cent in December implying that growth prospects would heighten over the ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUN 2006
... US equities fell following reports that the US leading index registered its biggest fall in nine months. The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators fell by 0.6 per cent in May after a 0.1 per cent decline in the previous month. This ...

Daily economic update

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... forward given continued strong growth in China and the on-going economic recovery in Japan. Overseas, the US Conference Board's consumer confidence index dropped to 103.2 in May from 109.8 in the previous month. But this is better than market expectations ...