Posts Tagged ‘index’
Nationwide: UK consumer confidence down in June
The latest survey from the Nationwide Building Society has revealed a fall in UK consumer confidence for the month of June. The building society’s consumer confidence index lost 4 points to 51 last month, which reverses some of the 11 point rise seen in May, which represented one of the largest gains on record. The [...]
Japan CPI rises for second consecutive month
The Statistics Bureau has today revealed Japan’s core consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.6% in May on an annual basis – the second consecutive monthly rise due to higher commodity prices. The rise was higher than forecasts of a 0.5% gain and comes after the 0.6% rise in April – which represented the first [...]
BoJ Tankan survey reveals fall in business sentiment
The Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) closely watched quarterly Tankan survey has revealed business confidence has plunged after March’s earthquake and tsunami. The index turned negative for the first time in more than 12 months with companies gloomy about the future. The key index fell to a reading of -9 from a positive reading of 6 [...]
Euro zone economic confidence index falls in June
Greece’s debt crisis continues to knock confidence after an index by the European Commission revealed sentiment fell to 105.1 in June from 105.5 in May – the lowest reading since October 2010. The fall has been attributed to the problems in Greece as EU leaders put together a second bailout package for the crisis-torn economy. [...]
German business confidence in surprise rise in June
The Munich-based Ifo think tank has revealed confidence among German firms unexpectedly rose in June. The closely-watched Business Climate Index grew to 114.5 in June from May’s reading of 114.2, confounding analysts’ expectations of a fall to 113.4. The index is now close to a record high of 115.4 recorded earlier this year. However, a [...]