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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2016
... lower levels for an extended period of time, and well past the horizon of our net asset purchases". Japan consumer confidence Confidence among Japanese consumers beat market expectations for a decline to a 40.4 reading, rising to 40.9 in May from 40.8 ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUN 2016
... monthly gains of 2.9% in both February and March. Year-on-year, 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 ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAY 2016
... - the lowest reading in three months and the second lowest since October 2013 - from 52.4 in April. German consumer confidence The GfK consumer survey showed the overall consumer climate indicator for Germany predicts a reading of 9.8 in June from 9.7 ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2016
... Fed rate hikes or that they are more positive about their lot. The stronger than expected retail sales and consumer confidence reports released earlier suggest it's more the latter. This is bad news for the doves but good news for US economy because ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
Australia consumer 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 ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
... employment, workweeks, wages, vacancies, hiring, layoffs, quits, and surveys of consumers and businesses". Japan consumer confidence Japanese consumer confidence posted a 40.8 reading in April - slightly better than market expectations for a 40.7 print ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 APR 2016
... investment also marked its 14th consecutive month of year-on-year fall, recording a 2.4% drop last month. US consumer confidence US consumer confidence also appears to be wavering. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell to a reading of ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2016
... 64.9%. Continued improvement in the Australian labour market should help reverse the two-month erosion in consumer confidence. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 4.0% to a 7-month low of 95.1 in April from 99.1 in March ...

Economic Wrap

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 14 APR 2016
Australian consumer confidence "...a disappointing result" is how Westpac chief economist Bill Evans described the latest reading from its consumer sentiment survey. The Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment fell by 4.0% to a 7-month ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 31 MAR 2016
... terrorist attacks in Brussels. The European Commission attributed the decline in sentiment to deteriorating consumer confidence - down to minus 9.7 in March (the lowest since December 2014) from minus 8.8 in the previous month - industrial sentiment ...