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Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... 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 in the previous month. This is significantly ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2016
... confidence Preliminary estimates show that the Directorate General for Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN) consumer confidence for the euro area increased significantly to a reading of minus 6.1 in November - the highest since December 2015 (minus ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2016
... continued to impact inflation with input prices rising at their second-fastest pace since July 2011 Japan consumer confidence After improving in August and September, Japanese consumer confidence has reversed, down to 42.3 in October from 43.0 in the ...

AMP implements significant insurance changes

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... third quarter, they were impacted by the ongoing uncertainty in superannuation legislation leading to lower consumer confidence in the system, advisers adjusting to the enhanced regulatory environment and recent investment market volatility,\'Meller ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2016
US consumer confidence The Conference Board's consumer confidence index dropped to 98.6 in October following a downwardly revised 103.5 reading (from 104.1) in the previous month. This is much lower than market expectations for a slight decrease to ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... turnover expanded by 2.8% in August from 2.7% in the previous month and is consistent with the recent pick-up in consumer confidence. Increases in retail spending over the month of August were recorded in: department store sales (up 3.5%); cafes, restaurants ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2016
... decline since the 25 reading in the December quarter of 2015. At least, there's a bit of good news in Japan. Consumer confidence increased to 43.0 in September from 42.0 in August with sentiment improving in all of the index's categories. This is the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2016
... sentiment up to 104.9 in September from 103.5 in August; industrial sentiment up to minus 1.7 from minus 4.4; consumer confidence up to minus 8.2 from minus 8.5; business confidence up to 0.45 from 0.03; services sentiment up to 10.0 from 9.9. UK consumer ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
US consumer confidence The Conference Board's consumer confidence index jumped to 104.1 in September from an upwardly revised 101.8 in the previous month. This is better than consensus expectations for a dip to 99.0 and is the highest level since the ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016
... has been pleasing this month to see some improvement also coming locally from unemployment expectations and consumer confidence." The improvement in the leading index provides support to lowered rate cut expectations for the remainder of this year. According ...