The week ends with consumer prices, industrial production and consumer sentiment numbers, all on Friday.
At the same time, India's economic growth has also slowed sharply, denting consumer sentiment and demand.
It is hard to believe that recent events would not have further eroded European consumer sentiment.
Separately, a preliminary reading on consumer sentiment in January showed confidence rising to an eight-month high.
The dataset reveals increasing and decreasing consumer sentiment about key factors in each industry.
These will be followed Friday by personal income, consumer sentiment and pending home sales.
U.S. economic data due for release Friday includes the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey.
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Later Friday morning, the Street will get new figures on industrial production and consumer sentiment.
But the consumer sentiment index is still worrying, particularly the low consumer expectations number.
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The leading indicators also were up last week with the weak consumer sentiment the primary negative.
The crisis has hurt consumer sentiment in the region and dented demand for Asian exports.
Friday, we will get the first real post-cliff reading on consumer sentiment, which may be revealing.
Last Friday, consumer sentiment rose to a five-year high, and inventories were also up in September.
The Boston Consulting Group recently completed a global survey of consumer sentiment involving 15, 000 consumers.
The University of Michigan's preliminary reading on consumer sentiment for June came in at 69.
Consumer sentiment is at its highest level since September 2007, after plummeting in the summer of 2011.
Since then, key indicators like employment, manufacturing data and consumer sentiment have continued on a downward trajectory.
The Consumer Sentiment Index was at 79.3, up from 76.4 in April and 74.3 in May 2011.
The end of hostilities can often bring a peace dividend, in which local investor and consumer sentiment improves.
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Consumer sentiment, still low in some gauges, may be masking the pent-up demand for some stores like BBBY.
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The hope is that these combined efforts will be enough to hold inflation down and improve consumer sentiment.
We will also get the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment report later this morning at 9:55 am eastern.
However, the centre's optimistic view was not reflected in the University of Michigan's latest index of consumer sentiment.
The graph also reveals how CMOs believe that social media does a great job at reflecting consumer sentiment.
This should be a positive for consumer sentiment and the retail sector, which I discussed last week.
This chart from the Business Insider shows that consumer sentiment is already at levels seen in past recessions.
Marketers and politicians can query these panels with questions about consumer sentiment and preferences and receive results overnight.
Money has been returning to the stock market and recent measures of consumer sentiment have been improving dramatically.
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Couple that with souring consumer sentiment, and the sales growth at HP's PC group could start to slow.
Such performance offers some optimism as we approach the holiday season, especially given recent improvements in consumer sentiment.
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