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The Fed lady and the Trump

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2016
... effect created by the rallying stockmarket are making US consumers feel oh so good. The University of Michigan consumer sentiment index jumped to 98.0 in December - 0.1 shy of the current cycle high of 98.1 recorded in January 2015 - from 93.80 in the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... profits up to 2.8% -- the first increase since the March quarter of 2015 -- from -4.3% in the previous period. US consumer sentiment The Conference Board's consumer confidence index soared to a reading of 107.1 in November from an upwardly revised 100.8 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... 0.4% in the month of October, reversing September's 1.4% fall but remains down 4.0% in year-on-year terms. US consumer sentiment The final reading of the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index increased to 93.8 in November. This compares with ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2016
... conditions. It was consistent with the moderate pace of economic growth, as well as above average business and consumer sentiment" is how ANZ's head of Australian economics Felicity Emmett described the 1.0% rebound in total job advertisements in October ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
... previous month with the future expectations component down to 76.6 from 82.7 in September. US house prices As in consumer sentiment, two agencies tracking US house prices tell the same story. The Federal Housing Finance Authority (FHFA) house price index ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... stabilising labour market conditions (aggregate hours worked contributing +0.40pts) and modest support from consumer sentiment and dwelling approvals (contributing +0.15ppts on a combined basis)". US housing starts Because of housing's large multiplier ...

Poll provides fresh defence against Royal Commission

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... initiatives." The ABA pointed to another Galaxy poll, conducted in September, which showed a marked improvement in consumer sentiment towards banks on seven out of eight key indicators with 25% more Australians claiming to be clearly positive towards ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2016
Australia consumer sentiment The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment improved to 102.4 in October, up by 1.1% from September's 101.4 reading. October's figure is the third straight month of improving sentiment after the index hit ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... Core capital goods orders growth slowed from 0.8% in July to 0.6% in August (down 3.1% over the year). China consumer sentiment The Westpac/MNI China consumer sentiment index bounced back to 115.2 in September from 111.5 in the previous month with all ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
Australian consumer sentiment Although marginal and less than market expectations, the 0.3% increase in the Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment to 101.4 in September from 101.0 in the previous month indicates that optimists continue ...