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IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
Chicago Factories Weaken,
But Survey Hints Of Hope
1The Chicago Purchasing Managers index rose to 43.5 in August from July's dismal 38.0. That's still the 11th straight reading below the boom-bust 50 level, meaning the region's manufacturing activity has been shrinking all that time. But the production and new orders subindexes both improved. While they're still below 50, the gains imply some stability is coming into this hobbled sector. The employment subindex rose to 33.7 from 32.3. That small rise doesn't mitigate expectations of more job cuts.See Vital Signs on A2
Fed Sees Economic Impact
From Broad Capital Gains
2Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said capital gains from stocks and homes will have a powerful influence, but that current measures of that impact are inadequate. His remarks underscored the importance of the wealth effect -- the impact of rising stock and housing values on consumer spending. The wealth effect is said by many to have kept the consumer going despite the economic slump.
Factory Orders Improved
- Does consumer sentiment predict regional consumption?
- Magazine article from: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review Garrett, Thomas A. Hernandez-Murillo, Ruben Owyang, Michael T. March 1, 2005 700+ words
...This paper tests the ability of consumer sentiment to predict retail spending at...significant relationship between consumer sentiment measures and retail sales growth in several states, consumer sentiment exhibits only modest predictive...
- Consumer sentiment in Montana.
- Magazine article from: Montana Business Quarterly Polzin, Paul E. March 22, 1991 700+ words
...Research calculates Montana's Index of Consumer Sentiment. This Index is based on a statewide...Great Falls Tribune. Montana's Consumer Sentiment Index is patterned after one developed...Points Nationwide, the Index of Consumer Sentiment has been recognized as a reliable...
- Forecasting components of consumption with components of consumer sentiment:...
- Magazine article from: Business Economics Wilcox, James A. October 1, 2007 700+ words
...but long-ignored, measures of consumer sentiment can reduce errors in forecasting...questions of the aggregate Index of Consumer Sentiment improve forecasts, not only of consumer...have historically focused on whether consumer sentiment improves one-quarter-ahead forecasts...
- Evaluating threshold effects in consumer sentiment.
- Magazine article from: Southern Economic Journal Desroches, Brigitte Gosselin, Marc-Andre April 1, 2004 700+ words
1. Introduction The Consumer Sentiment Index published by the University...commonly monitored measures of consumer sentiment in the United States (the...confers a primary role to consumer sentiment in determining economic fluctuations...
- AUST CONSUMER SENTIMENT BUCKS HISTORIC TREND ON EVE OF ELECTION.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News November 23, 2007 700+ words
...Nov 23 Asia Pulse - Australian consumer sentiment actually rose in the months when...time. The Melbourne Institute's consumer sentiment series climbed by 6.5 per cent...guarantee of re-election. "If consumer sentiment is high, that's positive for the...
- ACNielsen Finds Nine Month Lag Between Consumer Sentiment and Purchasing of...
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 14, 2002 700+ words
...14, 2002 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT INDEX FOUND TO BE STRONG LEADING...University of Michigan's respected Consumer Sentiment Index to be a good predictor of future...CPG). This is the first time the Consumer Sentiment Index attitudinal findings have been...
- AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER SENTIMENT PLUNGES 9% IN OCTOBER.
- News wire article from: AsiaPulse News October 10, 2001 700+ words
...SYDNEY, Oct 10 Asia Pulse - Consumer sentiment in Australia dropped 9 per...Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment recorded a nine per cent...1974, when the Index of Consumer Sentiment has fallen by more than...
- (2nd LD) S. Korean Consumer Sentiment Index Rises to 99.4 in February.
- News wire article from: YON - Yonhap News Agency of Korea March 10, 2005 700+ words
SEOUL, March 10 (Yonhap) -- Consumer sentiment in South Korea rose for the second...Statistical Office (NSO). "Recovery in consumer sentiment is spreading to low-income brackets...January. "Signs of recovery in consumer sentiment will have a positive influence on...
