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Week after week, we continue to see evidence that the recovery in the U.S. economy is underway. Indeed, this morning’s advanced retail sales report showed that consumer appetite for spending is on the mend, rising 0.5% in January. Compared to year-ago levels, sales were up 4.7% on the month. Although…

U.S. businesses slashed wholesale inventories sharply in December, a much weaker showing than had been expected.







Business – Wholesale Trade – Directories – Consumer Goods and Services – Wholesale and Distribution

The stock market rebounded from an early slide Tuesday as stronger consumer confidence boosted hopes for the economy.







Stock – Business – Investing – Stocks and Bonds – Equities

Consumer confidence rose past expectations in January, the third straight monthly increase as Americans begin to feel better about the job picture, according to a report released Tuesday.









United States – Consumer Confidence Index – Business – Home – Consumer Information

American families were squeezed last year as their inflation-adjusted weekly wages fell 1.6 percent — the sharpest drop since 1990. Consumer inflation rose 2.7 percent.









Inflation – Wage – Economic – Grade Inflation – Education

The head of the Senate Banking Committee may scrap the idea of creating a consumer financial protection agency, a paper said Friday citing people familiar with the matter.

United States Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs – Consumer protection – United States – Senate Banking Committee – Home

U.S. consumer sentiment was little changed in early January, as worries over income and high unemployment offset news of an improving economy, a survey released on Friday showed.







United States – Consumer Confidence Index – Unemployment – Home – Consumer Information

Forecasts for warmer weather, a stronger dollar and further signs the U.S. consumer is still hurting sent oil prices lower for the fifth straight day.

SINGAPORE consumers are now far more bullish on market and economic prospects than they were in mid-2009, but spending is likely to remain prudent, going by recent market surveys.

The latest consumer confidence index compiled by MasterCard jumped to 79.4 for the second half of 2009, more than double the reading of 31.2 six months earlier, and exceeding the H2 2008 reading of 62.3 too.

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Non-farm payrolls declined by a mere 11k in November – the best result since December 2007. The deterioration in the labour market is abating, but given the negative assessment of labour market conditions in the latest consumer confidence survey, non-farm payrolls could nevertheless have fallen again by about 10k in…