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BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... first increase since the March quarter of 2015 -- from -4.3% in the previous period. The Conference Board's consumer confidence index soared to a reading of 107.1 in November from an upwardly revised 100.8 in the previous month. This is significantly ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2016
... the March quarter of 2015 -- from -4.3% in the previous period. US consumer sentiment The Conference Board's consumer confidence index soared to a reading of 107.1 in November from an upwardly revised 100.8 in the previous month. This is significantly ...

Poll provides fresh defence against Royal Commission

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
... and initiatives." The ABA pointed to another Galaxy poll, conducted in September, which showed a marked improvement in consumer sentiment towards banks on seven out of eight key indicators with 25% more Australians claiming to be clearly positive towards ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2016
... turnover expanded by 2.8% in August from 2.7% in the previous month and is consistent with the recent pick-up in consumer confidence. Increases in retail spending over the month of August were recorded in: department store sales (up 3.5%); cafes, restaurants ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... previous month. Core capital goods orders growth slowed from 0.8% in July to 0.6% in August (down 3.1% over the year). China consumer sentiment The Westpac/MNI China consumer sentiment index bounced back to 115.2 in September from 111.5 in the previous ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2016
US consumer confidence The Conference Board's consumer confidence index jumped to 104.1 in September from an upwardly revised 101.8 in the previous month. This is better than consensus expectations for a dip to 99.0 and is the highest level since the ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2016
Australian consumer sentiment Although marginal and less than market expectations, the 0.3% increase in the Westpac/Melbourne Institute index of consumer sentiment to 101.4 in September from 101.0 in the previous month indicates that optimists continue ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
... as sales declined for both detached homes (down 7.4%) and apartments, townhouses and units (down 17.3%). US consumer confidence Another "case for an increase in the federal funds rate" arrived in the form of a resurgence in US consumer confidence. The ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2016
Australian consumer confidence The Westpac-Melbourne Institute consumer sentiment index rebounded by 2.0% in August after declining by 3.0% in July. More importantly, at a reading of 101.4, optimists outnumbered pessimists this month. Not surprisingly ...

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BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
... employment (Figure 1) in the coming months. The same message is delivered by the latest updates on business and consumer confidence. BOE policy unchanged It did not happen overnight but it will happen... in August. This was the Bank of England's message ...