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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
... pick up to a 104.7 reading. Continued Brexit uncertainty could see further weakening in economic sentiment. Consumer sentiment fell to minus 7.3 in June, lower than the expected 7.0 and halting the improvement in confidence seen over the previous two ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
... Board measure of consumer confidence is at odds with that of the University Michigan survey that showed US consumer sentiment souring to 93.5 in June - down from the preliminary reading of 94.3 and down from the final May reading of 94.7 - with consumers ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUN 2016
... March ) in 2016 and 1.9% (from 1.8%) in 2017. Australia consumer confidence The Westpac/Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index fell by 1.0% to a reading of 102.7 in June following the previous month's 8.5% jump that sent the index to a 28-month ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... overcapacity and private firm's difficulty in accessing loans accounted for the slowdown in private investment. US consumer sentiment The University of Michigan's preliminary estimate show that US consumer sentiment eased to a reading of 94.3 in June ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... total building approvals increased by 0.7% US consumer confidence The strong gain in the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index in May - up to 94.7 from 89 in April - has prompted expectations that the Conference Board measure of consumer mood ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
... State was both disappointing and surprising, particularly as it follows stronger-than-expected retail sales and consumer sentiment reports released last week. Retail sales jumped by 1.3% in April - the fastest increase since March 2015 -- versus the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
... confidence The drop sparks a rise. There is no doubt that the 8.5% jump in the Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index to 103.2 points in May - the highest level since January 2014 - had been mainly a result of the Reserve Bank of Australia's ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... Conference Board's measure is in line with the decline in confidence reported earlier by the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index - down to 89.7 in April from 91.0 in March and below the 92.0 expected. Philippine trade deficit The Philippines' ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2016
... to 96.59 - the lowest reading on record - after falling by 0.2% in the previous month. Among the components, consumer sentiment expectations (-6.1%) and hours worked (-1.1%) recorded declines over the month. The S&P/ASX 200 index (+4.1%) and dwelling ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 19 APR 2016
... in the domestic labour market but is contrary to the indications served by the bigger than expected drop in consumer sentiment in March. Sales of passenger vehicle increased by 2.8% in March, "other vehicles" grew by 5.2% but sports utility sales declined ...