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Thursday, 28 March 2024 21:31 WIB

US consumer sentiment rose markedly toward the end of March, supported by strong stock-market gains and expectations that inflation will continue to ease. The University of Michigan's sentiment index climbed to 79.4 from 76.5 earlier in the month, reaching the highest since mid-2021, according to the final March reading issued Thursday. The 2.9-point gain from the preliminary reading was the biggest intramonth increase since August 2022. Americans expect prices will climb at a 2.9% rate over the next year, compared with the 3% expected earlier in the month. They see costs...

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US Factory Gauge Contracts at Slowest Pace in Nearly a Year
Monday, 2 October 2023 21:12 WIB | Ekonomi AS

A measure of US factory activity contracted in September by the least in nearly a year, offering hope that the worst may be over for the nation's producers. The Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing gauge rose to 49, the highest since November, from 47.6 the month before, according to data released Monday. While readings below 50 indicate contraction, the latest figure exceeded most forecasts in a Bloomberg survey of economists. After hitting a multi-year low in June, the index has advanced 3 points to mark the biggest three-month gain since March 2021. The September...

Consumer sentiment improves slightly ahead of possible government shutdown
Friday, 29 September 2023 21:13 WIB | Ekonomi AS Consumer Sentiment

Consumer sentiment improved slightly at the end of September, but Americans were unsure about the future of the economy. The final reading of the sentiment survey rose to 68.1 from 67.7 earlier in the month, the University of Michigan said Friday. The index had touched a nearly two-year high in July before retreating. Higher gas prices and rising interest rates are pinching households more than they were earlier in the year. The consumer-sentiment survey reveals how consumers feel about their own finances as well as the broader economy. Key details: A gauge that measures what consumers...

US Core PCE Prices Post Smallest Monthly Rise Since Late 2020
Friday, 29 September 2023 19:48 WIB | Ekonomi AS

The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of underlying inflation rose at the slowest monthly pace since late 2020, while consumer spending edged up.  The core personal consumption expenditures price index, which strips out the volatile food and energy components, rose 0.1% in August, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis report out Friday. The overall PCE price index jumped 0.4%, reflecting a pickup in energy costs. Inflation-adjusted consumer spending rose 0.1% last month. On a nominal basis, personal outlays increased 0.4% in August. The report...

Tokyo Inflation Slows, Giving Support to BOJ Price Outlook
Friday, 29 September 2023 07:12 WIB | Ekonomi Jepang CPI

Inflation in Tokyo slowed for a third straight month in September, supporting the Bank of Japan's view that prices are set to cool further. Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 2.5% in the capital, decelerating from 2.8% in August, according to the ministry of internal affairs Friday. Economists had forecast a reading of 2.6%. A deeper measure of the inflation trend that strips out fresh food and energy prices decelerated to 3.8%, slowing for the first time in three months. Tokyo data is a leading indicator of the national trend.  Behind the steady...

US Q2 GDP growth unrevised at 2.1%; weekly jobless claims edge higher
Thursday, 28 September 2023 19:56 WIB | Ekonomi AS GDP AS Jobless Claim

The U.S. economy maintained a fairly strong pace of growth in the second quarter, the government confirmed on Thursday, and appears to have gathered momentum this quarter amid a resilient labor market. Gross domestic product increased at an unrevised 2.1% annualized rate last quarter, the Commerce Department said in its third estimate of GDP for the April-June period on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected GDP for the second quarter would be unrevised. Growth for the first quarter was revised up to a 2.2% rate from the previously reported 2.0% pace. The government also...

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Friday, 21 October 2022 08:28 WIB

Japan's inflation hit 3% for the first time in over three decades excluding the impact of tax hikes, an acceleration that adds to the doubts over the need for continued central bank stimulus. The...

UNITED STATES
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EUROPE
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Wednesday, 20 October 2021 14:09 WIB

U.K. consumer prices accelerated well beyond the Bank of England's target for a second month, propelled by the global disruption in supply chains that pushed up transport costs. Consumer prices...

GLOBAL ECONOMY
Australia inflation eases in Q1, likely past the peak
Wednesday, 26 April 2023 08:49 WIB

Australian inflation eased from 33-year highs in the first quarter as the cost of living saw the smallest rise in more than a year, while core inflation dipped below forecasts suggesting less...