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On austerity, growth and expectations

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2013
... you'll have a hard time too. Consumer sentiment weakens but better than expected. The final reading of the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index surprised on the upside in April - 76.4 vs. 72.4 - but was worse than March's final reading of ...

I was there!

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013
... 67.5. Good story if Wall Street closed lower last night...especially as it confirms last week's drop in the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index to 71.8 in March (preliminary estimate) from February's final figure of 77.6 and expectations ...

The virtuous cycle is back in play

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2013
... the US. Let us count the ways: Consumer confidence - both the Conference Board measure and the Reuters/University of Michigan gauge - rose in February. That's despite the income and payroll tax rises already in full swing. Must be why they're still buying ...

On positive contagion, reflation and the great rotation

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2013
... of 153K. That's an additional 335K more workers that'll continue to spend and pay taxes. Must be why the University of Michigan/Reuters consumer sentiment is rising, home prices continue to climb, construction spending is strengthening and durable good ...

Market wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 10 DEC 2012
... with the economy adding 146,000 jobs, a gain from October's downwardly revised 138,000. Meanwhile, the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index declined to 74.5 from November's 82.7, which had been the best level in five years. Also weighing on ...

Treats not threats

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... failed to notice indications that, just as Halloween, Xmas too may be coming in early. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of US consumer sentiment soared to 83.1 in October - the highest since September 2007 (remember that, the quarter ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2012
... (0.30 per cent) to 1,428.59, while the tech-rich Nasdaq lost 5.30 points (0.17 per cent) to 3,044.11. The University of Michigan's consumer confidence survey rose unexpectedly sharply over September to its best level in five years, helping early buying. ...

Instant replay

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2012
... most since Q4 2010 - from 2.1% in Q4 2011. And there may be more where that came from. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan's final index of consumer confidence rose to 76.4 in April - the highest in a year -- from 76.2 last month. Even better ...

No more fear - maybe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... at 8.3% as at January - with 243,000 jobs created in that month alone. Must be why the Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan final index of consumer sentiment reached one year highs to a better-than-expected 75.3 in February. Must be why most US firms ...

Bold predictions of US recovery

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2012
... contract, budgets are improving as revenues begin to flow from income tax and sales tax. "Even the beleaguered state of Michigan, home to the US auto industry is projecting a budget surplus of $735 million," Baur said. While the volume of distressed ...