Tag Archives: Consumer Confidence

Nothing is more important than the Fed’s decision today, and it is usual these days for the markets to prevail in a calm state before the decision. Still, there were many moves today, so the US retail and export statistics data may contribute to market volatility. The monthly core retail …

Investors do not seem so much worried about US President Joe Biden’s meeting with Fed Chair Jerome Powell, on Tuesday. Biden is urging the Fed to keep its focus on ways to control US inflation as a message to markets that inflation fighting has become the highest priority of the …

Eurozone Consumer Confidence Index unexpectedly rose from -22.0 in April to -21.1 in May, according to the latest data release from the European Commission. That was slightly better than the small expected rise to -21.5, but still left the index close to multi-year lows, as EU consumers struggle amid surging …

Despite rising interest rates, high inflation and product shortages, retail sales rose above expectations in April and upward revisions to the prior month suggests a better first quarter for consumer spending than first reported, explained analysts at Wells Fargo. Key Quotes: “The main takeaway is that despite all the obvious …

The economic calendar looks loose this week with most of the interesting data coming from the housing sector, although mortgage rates are over 5%, markets still have some generalization effort to do in order to get events to make sense.Because of the long holiday, which seems to be getting stronger …

The dollar featured mixed performance on Wednesday, as investors struggled to make something out of mostly worrisome headlines. Higher crude oil prices amid escalating tensions between Russia and western nations dented the market’s mood.Economic DataThe flash estimate of March Eurozone Consumer Confidence dropped to two year low at -18.7 in …

The flash estimate of March Eurozone Consumer Confidence dropped to two year low at -18.7 in March from -8.8 the month prior, data from the European Commission on Wednesday showed. That was much steeper than the expected drop to -12.9 and marked the worst such reading since May 2020. While …

The Bank of England is almost certain to increase borrowing costs on Thursday, marking the third consecutive meeting where it has hiked rate as it continues its exit from pandemic-related stimulus. One problem is that BoE hike expectations are not happening in a vacuum or in isolation. Other Developed Market …

The Reserve Bank of Australia will have its monthly board meeting on Tuesday under thick uncertainty clouds on the backdrop of the escalating assaults and geopolitical tensions in eastern Europe.Economists expect Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine will have minimal impact on the Australian economy. There are expectations that while higher …

According to the latest Consumer Confidence survey conducted by the US Conference Board, US Consumer Confidence fell to 110.5 in February from 111.1 in January. That was a smaller drop than the expected decline to 110.0. The Present Situation Index rose to 145.1 from 144.5 last month, while the Consumer …