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Another lonely night

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2011
... this maybe just another speed hump as less dated reports point to a better US outlook. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment index jumped to 64.1 in November from 60.9 in October and the four-week moving average of jobless ...

Second best month of the year

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... solve" the European sovereign debt dilemma. And US consumers look to be turning jolly too. The Thomson Reuters/Uni of Michigan consumer sentiment index rose to 64.2 in early November - the highest since June - against 60.9 in October and expectations ...

It's a deal

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2011
... 0.1% annualised. And if sentiment is anything to go by, they're still loath to spend. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index fell to 63.7 in July -- to the lowest level since March 2009 -- from 71.5 in the previous month. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 30 MAY 2011
... third straight day of gains on Friday. The market was still down slightly for the week. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment index rose to 74.3 in May, above analysts' estimates of 70. Concerns about higher petrol prices and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2011
... surging gasoline prices and matching expectations. The market also shrugged off a better-than-expected University of Michigan consumer sentiment report. Earnings reports from upscale retailer Nordstrom and graphics chipmaker Nvidia came in below expectations. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... economists had expected the decline to be even worse. Goldman Sachs had forecast a drop to 60 after the University of Michigan confidence survey showed a steep fall last week. The Dow rose 55 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 12,252. The Standard & Poor's ...

USA is going A-OK

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 4 FEB 2011
... the latest US Commerce Department report on consumer sentiment. And if you still doubt this, look at the University of Michigan's consumer confidence measure too. Consumer are shopping. The Thomson Reuters same store sales index of 28 companies grew ...

Speck of sand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... recently in the improvement in the consumer confidence measures calculated by the Commerce Department and the University of Michigan. They're no longer scared of dipping into their savings. Reports that the Chicago Purchasing Managers index rose by more ...

Better than a Thanksgiving turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... jobless claims stat. But it gains positive meaning when combined with other US data out overnight. The University of Michigan/Reuters consumer sentiment index rose to a better-than-forecast 71.6 in November from 67.7 in October. This is the highest reading ...

Recycled fear

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 15 NOV 2010
... better-than-expected results on employment, retail sales, ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing reports. The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer confidence index rose to 69.3 in November - more than forecasts for a gain to 69.0 and above the 68.3 ...