| Week of November 23, 2009. Consumer Confidence. 10 hours ago by Administrator Because consumer spending drives two thirds of the US economy, consumer confidence, sentiment and expectations have the ability to move stock and bond prices and are use to predict economic growth. They tend to be leading indicators, meaning they improve before the economy turns around. Together, my ... Yelenna Rondon, MSIM, CFA. ... - yrimc.com/blog | | Contrasting the ECB with the Fed 21 hours ago by Mitul Kotecha Whether its year end book closing/profit taking and/or renewed doubts about the shape of recovery, asset markets have turned south recently. Investor mood appears to be souring as risk aversion creeps back into the market psyche. A string of disappointing US data releases over the last week includin ... ECONOMETER - mitulsstakeonit.wordpress.com · 1 reference | | Consumers remain cautious heading into key shopping season as confidence ... 22 hours ago by Alex Tarrant The pending shopping season may not be as strong as many are wishing for after consumer confidence fell in November, the ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Index showed. (Update 1 includes full comments.) Confidence for current conditions fell 4.1 index points from October and remained below the Ind ... The Rates Blog - interest.co.nz/ratesblog · Rank: 52,402 · 91 references | |