Though the latest consumer-sentiment index from Thomson Reuters and University of Michigan topped expectations.
But the consumer sentiment index is still worrying, particularly the low consumer expectations number.
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The home builders' sentiment index dipped to 46 in February from 47 in January.
Japan's monthly consumer-sentiment index, after plunging in the wake of the disasters, is nearing pre-March 11 levels.
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The Consumer Sentiment Index was at 79.3, up from 76.4 in April and 74.3 in May 2011.
This tracks the Sabrient Insider Sentiment Index developed by Sabrient Systems, an equity research firm in Santa Barbara, Calif.
This tracks the Sabrient Insider Sentiment Index developed by Sabrient Systems, an equity research firm in Santa Barbara, California.
The University of Michigan reported that its consumer sentiment index was 71.6, another better-than-expected reading as the holiday approached.
The ISE Sentiment Index is a ratio of call options to put options.
In stark contrast, dissemination of a twice-monthly consumer-sentiment index compiled by the University of Michigan is staggered by design.
The government's monthly consumer sentiment index, after plunging in the wake of the disasters, is now nearing pre-March 11 levels.
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The preliminary May University of Michigan consumer sentiment index jumped to 83.7, the best reading since 2007, from 76.4 in April.
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The latest reading of the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index shows consumer confidence is at its highest level since 2007.
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The Ifo Institute said its sentiment index of the German business climate fell to 100 in October from 101.4 in September.
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The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index showed that Americans were feeling more confident about the economy at the end of March.
The GFK market research group said its consumer sentiment index fell to a two-year low in December at 4.3, down from 4.9 in November.
Then on Friday, we get the advance reading on second-quarter GDP and the final July reading for the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index.
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The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 74.5 in early December, down from 82.7 in November, likely from the worry over the fiscal cliff.
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Personally, I like to use a version of the ISE Sentiment Index that excludes indexes and exchange-traded funds ( ETFs) and focuses on equities only.
The home builder sentiment index fell in February after a several-month uptrend, and housing starts fell to 890, 000 in January after a surge in December.
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Friday: The economic calendar is relatively heavy with the release of export and import prices along with the preliminary University of Michigan consumer sentiment index.
The European Commission said its economic sentiment index for the euro area fell to 101.1 in June from 101.8 in May, its sixth consecutive monthly slide.
Still, the market also got a weaker-than-forecast economic report from Germany, as the ZEW sentiment index fell to minus 25.5 in August from minus 19.6 in July.
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The University of Michigan reported its closely watched Consumer Sentiment Index fell further in the first half of this month, to 57.5, from the already troublesome 59.4 in September.
The homebuilder sentiment index, which had been improving last year and into May of this year, plunged in July to its lowest level of confidence since April of 2009.
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Its economic sentiment index for the eurozone rose to 89.2 from 87.8 in December, still well below the 100 level that marks the boundary between overall optimism and pessimism.
The German Unemployment Change figures showed that 20K workers fell off the registry of the unemployed during June and the overall Euro zone Economic Sentiment Index improved to a reading of 101.3.
On the economic front, U.S. consumers felt worse about the economy in mid-January than at the end of December, bucking economists' projections for a rebound in sentiment, according to the Thomson Reuters and University of Michigan's consumer-sentiment index.
The manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace since June 2011 in February, according to the Institute of Supply Management's manufacturing purchasing managers' index, while U.S. consumer confidence was at its highest level since November, according to Thomson-Reuters and University of Michigan's consumer-sentiment index.
The week ends with Personal Income and Outlays, the PMI Manufacturing Index, consumer sentiment, and the ISM Manufacturing Index on Friday.
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