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According to a survey by the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ), the Australian consumer confidence index rose by 1.7% last week, the first increase in more than a month. The decisive factor was the unemployment rate in Australia,…
The German Institute for Economic Research (Ifo) said its business climate index rose to 99.5 in May from 97.3 in April. Companies in Germany are increasingly satisfied with their current business situation. Despite many problems such as inflation, bottlenecks in…
The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI) fell 0.3% in April after rising 0.1% in March. The LEI index is an indicator of the U.S. economy. It is calculated from 10 economic data items, including stock prices, new orders in…
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) chairman said the April 2022 industry confidence index was 86.2, down from 89.2 in March. The index fell to its lowest level in five months. Among the factors affecting the confidence of industrial companies…
Last week, Australia’s consumer confidence index fell to its lowest level since August 2020. The consumer confidence index of the Australian and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) fell by 1.3% compared with the previous week. The weekly inflation forecast rose…
A survey by Japan’s Cabinet Office today showed that Japan’s service sector business mood index rose for the second month in a row in April. The Japanese government has lifted emergency measures to contain the COVID-19 outbreak in most parts…
Australia’s consumer sentiment index fell to its lowest level in 21 months in May. High inflation and rising interest rates have put downward pressure on household finances and spending targets. The consumer sentiment index fell by 5.6% in May and…
The Center for European Economic Research (ZEW) announced that Germany’s economic sentiment index rose to -34.3 in May, up from -41.0 in April and above analysts’ expectations of -42.0. The sentiment index was boosted by expectations that the German economy…
The Center for Economic and Business Forecasting of the Thai Chamber of Commerce announced that the consumer confidence index was 40.7 in April 2022, down from 42.0 in March, marking the fourth consecutive month of decline. The overall economic confidence…
The Retail Association of Thailand and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) have released the results of the Retail Sentiment Index (RSI) of retailers for the month of April 2022. Overall, it was found that the confidence index was 56.4, an…
