Consumer Confidence

Consumer Confidence News

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  Jobless Claims in U.S. Hold at Four-Year Low

  Updated 31 minutes ago

  The number of Americans filing first-time claims for unemployment insurance payments last week held at a four-year low, more evidence the labor market is improving.

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  Gillard-Rudd Rift Toughens Labor’s Task to Sell Australia on Another Term

  Updated 17 minutes ago

  Fallout from the second leadership contest for Australia’s ruling party in 20 months will leave the victor needing to overcome near-record low public support and resuscitate the government ahead of elections due next year.

• Israeli Short-Term Bonds Fall as Europe Boosts Demand for Risk

  Israeli short-term government bonds fell, pushing yields to the highest in more than seven weeks, after a bigger-than-expected rise in German and Italian consumer confidence boosted demand for riskier assets.

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  German Business Confidence Climbs More Than Forecast to Seven-Month High

  Updated 2 hours, 33 minutes ago

  German business confidence rose more than economists forecast to a seven-month high in February as progress in taming Europe’s debt crisis tempered the risk of a recession.

• Italian Consumer Confidence Rose More Than Forecast in February

  Italian consumer confidence rose more than economists forecast in February as an easing of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis buoyed household sentiment and the outlook for employment.

• Swedish Consumer Confidence Declines as Unemployment Spreads

  Updated 3 hours, 23 minutes ago

  Swedish consumer confidence unexpectedly dropped this month amid rising unemployment and slowing growth in the largest Nordic economy.

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  Construction Jobs Rebound as U.S. Homeowners Increase Remodeling Projects

  Construction hiring is picking up as Americans invest in renovating their homes amid signs that the worst of the housing-market declines may be over.

• Belgian Business Confidence Rises More Than Estimated on Exports

  Belgian business confidence increased in February as manufacturers, boosted by export orders, offset declines in trade, construction and business- related services.

• Russian Equity Movers: Sistema, Etalon Group Shares Are Active

  The 30-stock Micex index fell 1 percent to 1,542.95 as of 5:18 p.m. in Moscow. The dollar- denominated RTS index declined 0.9 percent to 1,641.20.

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  Europe Struggles to Rebound With China’s Output Poised to Shrink: Economy

  European services and manufacturing output unexpectedly shrank in February as the euro-area economy struggled to rebound from a contraction in the fourth quarter.

Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index

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  The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index measures Americans' perceptions on three important variables: the state of the economy, personal finances and whether it's a good time to buy needed goods or services. A new index reading is generated every week, making it a timely sentiment gauge.

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