Consumer confidence falls sharply as households ‘nervously’ await Budget
GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index fell seven points to minus 20, with significant drops in predictions for personal finances ...
Australian Consumer Confidence Jumps to Eight-Week High
Consumer confidence rose to an eight-week high last week, signaling that government measures to help offset rising living ...
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Consumer confidence takes ‘big fall’ following months of slow build
This month confidence fell nine points to –3. Neil Bellamy, consumer insights director at GfK questions whether this is a “straightforward but long-overdue correction to misplaced optimism over recent ...
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American’s confidence in the safety of food hits record low
Two recent surveys of consumers show record lows in confidence of the safety of the U.S. food supply. In a Gallup poll, 28 ...
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Australian Consumer Confidence Jumps to Eight-Week High
On the question of whether it is time to buy a major household item, confidence rose 2.3 points, the survey showed. Economists are watching consumer confidence trends closely amid expectations ...
Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: Fed to Start Cutting Interest Rates in Busy Week For Central-Bank Decisions
A recent article in The Wall Street Journal described the decision as "a close call" after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in a speech at Jackson Hole last month that the time had come to cut rates and ...
Fed Announces Big Rate Cut
We concluded that this was the right thing for the economy and the people we serve,” the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell ...
Fed goes with half-point interest rate cut. What that means.
If the Fed cuts interest rates today, borrowers will likely see interest rates ease off their peaks on things like credit ...
Fed turns focus toward bolstering economy with obstacles ahead
The Federal Reserve is moving onto its next mission after the first rate cut since ratcheting them up to tame the rate of ...
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US Fed cuts drastic half point rate to save jobs
The US Federal Reserve has announced that it will slash the target range for the federal funds rate by 50 basis points, ...
The Fed cut rates by half-point: What to know
The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time in four years, announcing a 50 basis point cut and policymakers ...