Consumer confidence rebounded in July, according to the Conference Board Survey. The 6.9% increase recovered the 2.9% June decline and brought the index to its highest level since 2001. The present conditions reading rose 7.2% as the [...]
Global| Jul 31 2007
Consumer Confidence Rebounded
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Global| Jul 31 2007
French Household Confidence Reverses its Upswing
French household confidence stumbled by three points taking the aggregate reading to its lowest point since April of this year. The overall index resides near mid range among all values since 1990. Expected improvement in living [...]
The main IFO gauges show that while the current readings for IFO are still very strong, the current indices are trending lower. As index numbers the index for expectations hit a bit of a ceiling and has formed what is essentially a [...]
Global| Jul 31 2007
U.S. Employment Cost Index Up an Expected 0.9%
For private industry workers, the employment cost index rose an expected 0.9% last quarter. The gain followed a more modest 0.6% 1Q increase that was held back by a 0.3% decline in benefits costs. Benefit costs rebounded 1.1% from the [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Global| Jul 31 2007
U.S. Personal Income About On Forecast, Core Prices Again Up 0.1%
Personal income rose 0.4% last month, the same as during May. The June increase about matched Consensus expectations for a 0.5% gain. The June increase at 6.1% y/y left income growing near the rate of increase during the last three [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Global| Jul 31 2007
U.S. Personal Income About On Forecast, Core Prices Again Up 0.1%
Personal income rose 0.4% last month, the same as during May. The June increase about matched Consensus expectations for a 0.5% gain. The June increase at 6.1% y/y left income growing near the rate of increase during the last three [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Global| Jul 30 2007
U.S. Help-Wanted Advertising Reverses Improvement
The Conference Board indicated that its index of help-wanted advertising reversed its earlier improvement and fell to 26 from 27 in June. The index had been elevated earlier this year off a 2006 low in November of 29.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Global| Jul 30 2007
U.S. Help-Wanted Advertising Reverses Improvement
The Conference Board indicated that its index of help-wanted advertising reversed its earlier improvement and fell to 26 from 27 in June. The index had been elevated earlier this year off a 2006 low in November of 29.
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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