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Happy Americans, happy world

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2009
... and coming of summer in the Northern Hemisphere but there is no denying that US consumers are merrier. The US Conference Board's consumer confidence index jumped to 54.9 in May against 40.8 in the previous month and expectations for a small gain to 42.6. ...

Taking a breather

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 21 APR 2009
... nothing has changed from last week. Positive news has been flowing along with the bad. The bad news first. The US Conference Board's leading economic indicators index fell by 0.3 per cent in March with six of its 10 components - led by building permits ...

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 ...

Daily economic update

... that is, it will continue to monitor incoming data and change policy as needed. Speaking of new data, the US Conference Board's consumer confidence index rose to 107.2 in March following an upwardly revised 102.7 (101.7) in the previous month. This is ...

Market Wrap

... against the US dollar after softer than expected data led to a bout of profit taking in that currency. The US Conference Board said consumer confidence had decreased to 98.2 in August, from a revised 105.7 in July, while another report showed business ...

Morning market wrap: US bond selling extends to a fifth straight day

... bonds overlooked a disappointing consumer confidence release to record a fifth consecutive day of losses. The US Conference Board reported its index of consumer confidence slumped to 76.6 in July from 83.5 the previous month, and contrary to expectations ...
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