U.S. small-business sentiment skids to half-year low
(Reuters) – U.S. small-business confidence slid to a six-month low in December, according to a survey on Tuesday, which also showed that inflation and worker …
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Euro zone economy sentiment rises in Dec, first time since start of Ukraine war
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone economic sentiment improved in December for the first time since the start of the war in Ukraine, European Commission data …
Most major Gulf markets drop as China COVID surge sours sentiment
(Reuters) – Most major stock markets in the Gulf fell in early trade on Thursday as soaring COVID cases in China unsettled investors and cast …
German consumer sentiment maintains upward trajectory -GfK
BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer sentiment is set to extend its recovery heading into the new year as government relief measures meant to take the …
Sentiment among German exporters brightens for third month in a row – Ifo
BERLIN (Reuters) – Sentiment among German exporters rose for the third month in a row in December, reaching its best reading since June, according to …
U.S. small-business sentiment rises in November -NFIB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. small-business confidence rebounded in November, according to a survey on Tuesday, which also showed that inflation and worker shortages remained major …
U.S. consumer sentiment improves in December
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer sentiment improved in December amid recent gains on the stock market, while inflation expectations eased to a 15-month low, a …
Euro zone economic sentiment rebounds in Nov more than expected
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone economic sentiment rebounded in November slightly more than expected, data showed on Tuesday, rising for the first time since the …
German consumer sentiment stabilizes with help of energy measures -GfK
BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer sentiment is set to barely change in December as government energy measures help stabilize morale at a level that is …
South Korean manufacturers’ business sentiment at 2-year low -central bank survey
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean manufacturers’ business sentiment for December dropped to a more than two-year low, a central bank survey showed on Wednesday, amid …
Investors flock to short crypto funds, products as negative sentiment deepens -CoinShares
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – Institutional investors rushed to crypto products that bet on price declines, posting record inflows, as the collapse of …
Irish consumer sentiment dips slightly on tech job losses
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish consumer sentiment dipped slightly in November as people grew concerned about job losses in the country’s tech sector, a survey showed …
U.S. business sentiment in China hits record low as zero-COVID persists – survey
By Josh Horwitz SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Optimism among U.S. businesses in China has hit record low levels, an annual survey showed on Friday, as competitive, …
German consumer sentiment sees small, and fleeting, reprieve -GfK
BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer morale is expected to recover slightly in November, a small reprieve after four consecutive months of record lows, though talk …
Sentiment among German exporters lifts slightly
BERLIN (Reuters) – Sentiment among German exporters increased slightly in October, although the overall situation remained difficult due to tense energy markets and a weak …
Irish consumer sentiment improved slightly in October
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish consumer sentiment improved slightly in October as consumers took some comfort from government measures introduced in its annual budget to support …
U.S. factory output solid in September; builder sentiment slumps further
By Dan Burns (Reuters) – Production at U.S. factories rose in September led by output gains in both durable and nondurable goods, indicating the manufacturing …
U.S. home builder sentiment falls for 10th straight month – NAHB
(Reuters) – Confidence among U.S. single-family homebuilders fell for the 10th straight month in October as soaring mortgage rates and bottlenecks for building materials made …
Thai industrial sentiment at near 3-year high in Sept on tourism rebound
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s industrial sentiment rose for a fourth straight month in September, reaching the highest level in 32 months, bolstered by improved domestic …
U.S. small business sentiment edges up in September – NFIB
(Reuters) – U.S. small-business confidence improved in September as labor shortages eased slightly but concerns about inflation remained and fewer owners were optimistic about the …
Euro zone economic sentiment falls sharply as inflation expectations rise
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone economic sentiment fell sharply and by more than expected in September, data showed on Thursday, as confidence dropped among companies …
Swedish business, consumer sentiment slides further in September
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sentiment among households and businesses in Sweden darkened further in September from an already low level, data from the NIER think tank …
French consumer sentiment fell by more than expected in September
PARIS (Reuters) – French consumer sentiment fell by more than expected in September, according to a monthly survey, as worries about inflation weighed on the …
Sentiment among German exporters at its lowest since May 2020
BERLIN (Reuters) – Sentiment among German exporters fell in September to its lowest since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic as the slowing global …
Canadian dollar hits near 2-year low, TSX falls as sentiment sours
By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) -The Canadian dollar weakened to its lowest level in nearly two years against the greenback on Friday and Canada’s stock …
U.S. small business sentiment rises in August- NFIB
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. small-business confidence improved in August as worries about inflation subsided and demand for workers remained strong despite the uncertainty shrouding the …
Euro zone economic sentiment falls more than expected in Aug
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone economic sentiment fell more than expected in August, data showed on Tuesday, dragged lower by a drop in optimism in …
U.S. consumer sentiment improves further in August; near-term inflation expectations fall
WASHINGTON – U.S. consumer sentiment improved further in August and households’ near-term inflation expectations fell to an eight-month low amid declining gasoline prices, a survey …
Irish consumer sentiment hovers at 22-month low in August
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish consumer sentiment slipped marginally to hover at a 22-month low in August as respondents said they expected to further cut back …
U.S. home builder sentiment, New York state factory activity drop
(Reuters) – U.S. single-family homebuilders’ confidence and New York state factory activity fell in August to their lowest levels since near the start of the …
U.S. small business sentiment edges up in July, NFIB says
(Reuters) – U.S. small business confidence edged up in July as fuel prices eased and job openings became marginally easier to fill, but inflation worries …
Toronto home prices fall for fifth month as ‘significant’ rate hikes dent sentiment
TORONTO – Home prices in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) fell for the fifth straight month in July, as rapidly rising interest rates further doused …
China July home prices, sales volume fall as sentiment wilts – survey
BEIJING – China’s July new home prices and sales volume both fell from a month earlier, a private survey showed on Monday, with fragile sentiment …
U.S. small business sentiment drops near 9-1/2-year low in June- NFIB
WASHINGTON – U.S. small-business confidence dropped to the lowest level in nearly 9-1/2 years in June amid concerns about inflation, but demand for labor remained …
Australia consumer sentiment slides further in July amid inflation gloom
SYDNEY – A measure of Australian consumer sentiment slid for an eighth straight month to match pandemic lows in July as the surging cost of …
New Zealand business sentiment continues to weaken as supply issues dominate
WELLINGTON – New Zealand business sentiment fell again in June as supply-side issues continue to dominate the list of firms’ biggest problems, consistent with inflation …
S.Korean consumer sentiment dips in June – survey
SEOUL – South Korean consumers turned pessimistic about overall economic conditions in June for the first time in more than a year, while their inflation …
German consumer sentiment plunges to new record low – GfK
BERLIN – German consumer sentiment is projected to fall to another record low in July, as the Ukraine war and interrupted supply chains push up …
U.S. home builder sentiment hits two-year low in June – NAHB
WASHINGTON – Confidence among U.S. single-family homebuilders dropped to a two-year low in June as high inflation and rising mortgage rates reduced affordability for entry-level …
U.S. small-business sentiment dips in May -NFIB
WASHINGTON – U.S. small-business confidence edged down in May as worries about high inflation persisted, according to a survey on Tuesday, which also showed demand …
Japan service sector sentiment rises for 3rd month in May -govt
TOKYO – Japan’s service sector sentiment index rose for the third straight month in May, a sign of improving sentiment about the overall economy, a …
Euro zone sentiment barely changed in May, inflation expectations ease
BRUSSELS – Euro zone economic sentiment barely changed in May as slightly greater optimism in services and among consumers offset an ebbing of confidence in …
China property market slumps on developers’ debt crisis, weak buyer sentiment
By Clare Jim and Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa HONG KONG – China’s property market, a key pillar of the world’s second-largest economy, has weakened sharply in …
Australia consumer sentiment dives as rates, inflation rise
SYDNEY – A measure of Australian consumer sentiment slid for a sixth straight month to a 21-month low in May as surging inflation and rising …
U.S. homebuilder sentiment drops to seven-month low amid surging mortgage rates
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON – Confidence among U.S. single-family homebuilders fell to a seven-month low in April as surging mortgage rates and snarled supply chains …
U.S. small business sentiment ebbs as inflation worries mount -NFIB
WASHINGTON – U.S. small business confidence fell in March, with the share of owners reporting that inflation was their single most important problem the largest …
Euro zone sentiment plunges in March as Ukraine war scares consumers
BRUSSELS – Euro zone economic sentiment fell sharply in March, data showed on Wednesday, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent consumer confidence plummeting and their …
War, inflation drag German consumer sentiment lowest since Feb 2021
BERLIN – German consumer morale looks set to slump heading into April as the war in Ukraine pushed households’ economic and income expectations to new …
U.S. consumer sentiment hit more than 10-year low; inflation fears mount
By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON -U.S. consumer sentiment fell to its lowest level in more than a decade in early February amid expectations that inflation would …
Australian consumer sentiment slips in Feb as inflation bites
SYDNEY – A measure of Australian consumer sentiment fell for a third month in February as higher living costs from petrol to rent undermined finances …