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Higher and higher

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 4 SEP 2017
... build on over the coming quarters. Latest survey and data releases corroborate this. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index had strengthened in July (120.0) and August (122.9) compared with all three months of the second quarter - 119.4 in ...

Fed gets green light

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 AUG 2017
... sure, the lift in retail spending has already been telegraphed by the sharp increase in the Department of Commerce's consumer sentiment index - up to 121.1 in July from 117.3 in June. More encouraging was the rise in the consumer expectations index to ...

Low-flation to lower-flation?

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUL 2017
... pensions) because most are indexed to inflation. This doesn't augur well for household income and by extension, consumer confidence and spending. Worse, it could lead to even lower inflation expectations further exacerbating the slowdown in spending. ...

Financial services not immune to public inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
While the financial services industry has taken commendable steps in restoring consumers' trust and confidence, it is still not immune to the threat of a public inquiry like the banking sector is currently facing. The industry and its individual organisations ...

US labour market covfefe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUN 2017
... sequential decline since the 5.4% expansion recorded in January this year. The lead from the Conference Board's consumer confidence index offers no reprieve. US consumer confidence weakened for the second straight month in May - down to 117.9 from 119.4 ...

Be careful what you wish for

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUN 2017
... growth in the economy has stalled - lacklustre growth in employment; negative real wages growth; weakening consumer confidence and retail spending; renewed falls in commodity prices - and continued buoyancy in the property market. The just-released RBA ...

AI to influence consumer trust: Medcraft

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2017
... Medcraft believes that considering such measures before implementing automated services will help to grow consumer confidence, and those businesses that don't will soon realise their failings. "Crowds trust others in the crowd, and they're becoming increasingly ...

Eurozone ascending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... from a high of 12.1% for years ago to 9.5% (March 2017) - the lowest rate in 8 years that, in turn lifted consumer confidence to its best level July 2007 (pre-GFC, pre-Grexit and PIGS, pre-European sovereign debt crisis days). The latest IHS Markit Flash ...

Increased APRA levies provide regulator with more power

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... Federal Government to strengthen its financial literacy program. The funding is intended to promote investor and consumer confidence, trust and participation in the financial system through information resources, tools and guidance. The proposed funding ...

APRA and ASIC launch insurance claims pilot

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2017
... assist with accountability and drive improved performance in the sector, which should ultimately improve trust and confidence. "This is a significant and broad initiative and while there is some way to go before the data is sufficiently robust for publication ...