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Speck of sand

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2011
... seen 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 ...

Better than a Thanksgiving turkey

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2010
... the one-week 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 ...

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 ...

Torturing the data

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 AUG 2010
... until they confess that yes, yes, a double-dip is coming. Take for instance the Friday the 13th's releases. The Reuters/University of Michigan consumer confidence index rose to a 69.6 in August from 67.8 in the previous month. The fact that this was ...

Boring

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... contain nasty surprises. US real GDP, the employment cost index (ECI), the Chicago Purchasing managers survey and the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index are all set for release this evening. At least we Australians will have the entire weekend ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... companies including Google, Bank of America, Citigroup and General Electric. Adding to economic recovery concerns was the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index in July, which dropped far steeper than forecast to its lowest reading since August ...

Contra confidence

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... growth is not up to scratch. US economic news of the day didn't help the negative find any. The preliminary Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index fell to 66.5 in July - the lowest since August 2009 -- from 76 the previous month. Markets ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2010
... companies including Google, Bank of America, Citigroup and General Electric. Adding to economic recovery concerns was the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index, which dropped almost 10 points -- far steeper than forecast -- to 66.5 in July ...

EOFYS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... Wasn't it only four days ago that we received news of a strong jump in US consumer confidence? The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan final index of consumer sentiment rose to 76 in June -- its highest level since January 2008 - from 73.6 in May. ...

Waiting

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2010
... level in eight months. Now we found the reason for last week's increase in consumer confidence. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment index rose to 76 in June from 73.6 in the previous month - the highest since January 2008. These ...