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Bad hair day

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2010
... lowest in 15 years. July was the first lowest since 1995 when sales dropped to 3.83 mil units annualised. Bad. The Conference Board's index of leading economic indicators increased by 0.3 per cent in August. This is better than expectations for a 0.2 ...

Usual uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUL 2010
... it's "unusually uncertain". And because of this, American consumers are becoming "unusually uncertain" too. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell to 50.4 in July from 54.3 in the previous month. This is lower than market expectations ...

Every recovery starts jobless

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2010
... Searching... searching. Aha! China! Chinese authorities are trying to slow their economy. And it is slowing. The US Conference Board (based in New York) lowered its April leading economic index for China to show a rise of only 0.3 per cent -- the slightest ...

EOFYS

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... or is it out of America about China? -- kicked off the global selling frenzy. In an emailed statement, the US Conference Board (based in New York) announced that it lowered its April leading economic index for China to show a rise of only 0.3 per cent ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2010
... about China's economic growth following a major downgrade to a key economic indicator on the Asian giant. The Conference Board, a US business research firm, revised the April Leading Economic Indicator for China to 0.3 per cent from 1.7 per cent. The ...

US consumers to the rescue

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... 5 per cent-plus rate hit at the height of the GFC. Good thing the US consumer is not buying any of this. The Conference Board's consumer sentiment index rose to 63.3 in May from 57.7 the month before. This is the third consecutive month of increase and ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2010
... month in May as Americans saw a rosier outlook for jobs and businesses, according to a survey released by the Conference Board Tuesday. When markets settled, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 22.82 points, or 0.23 per cent, at 10,043.75 points. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... Goldman Sachs has strongly denied any wrongdoing. They said markets finished off their lows after news that the Conference Board's leading economic index jumped a higher-than-expected 1.4 per cent in March, following a revised 0.4 per cent gain in February ...

Iffy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAR 2010
... market. This should support consumer confidence and encourage shopping. Speaking of consumer confidence. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index rose to 52.5 in March from 46.4 the previous month. Although this was better than market expectations ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAR 2010
... February. That signals that inflation is tame. The government also says initial jobless claims fell last week. The Conference Board says its index of leading indicators rose. That points to increasing economic activity. The Dow settled 45.5 points higher ...