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Eurozone inflation surged in May, surpassing economists' expectations just days before the European Central Bank (ECB) is set to convene to announce the first interest rate cut in four years. According to preliminary data from Eurostat, the harmonised index of consumer prices (HICP) in the eurozone rose by 2.6% year-on-year in May, up from 2.4% in April and exceeding the forecast of 2.5%. This marks the first increase in the annual inflation rate since December 2023. On a monthly basis, the HICP climbed by 0.2%, a slowdown from April’s 0.6%. Notably, energy inflation turned positive at 0.3% ye...
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Retail sales in the UK were down sharply in April, with a fall of -2.3% and down further from March's -0.2% in March, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The figure, the largest drop in retail sales in the past four months was much worse than analyst expectations of -0.4%. The main reason for this was a drop in sales volumes across several sectors, especially non-food sales, which dropped 4.1%. The sectors include sports equipment, furniture, clothing, games and toys and more. Food costs remain highBad weather for most of April was seen as the main culprit, deterring several...
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The European Union and its citizens, it remains a strained relationship. One full of mixed perceptions and mistrust, yet with high expectations. Sounds like the recipe for some serious marriage counselling or the script of the better Hollywood rom-com? No, it’s just a European reality. From love to hate, hate to love. It's reminiscent of the Facebook relationship status, “It’s complicated”. Taking stock of the last five years, a large-scale Euroconsumers survey shows little consumer satisfaction with the EU’s overall track record. While people appreciate how Europe handled the COVID-19 pandemi...
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Consumer confidence in Germany is edging up, according to the newly released German GfK Consumer Climate Indicator for May. German consumer confidence came in at -24.2, a rise from the -27.3 of April and better than market expectations of -25.9, according to the GfK Group. The figure is the highest in two years, boosted mainly by income expectations jumping to their highest number since January 2022, at 10.7 against -1.5 in the previous month. Furthermore, economic prospects also rose to 0.7, up from -3.1 in April. A desire to buy also stepped up to -12.6 in May, up from -15.3 in April. Simila...
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In his podcast addressing the markets today, Louis Navellier offered the following commentary. Consumers Remain Scared Of The FutureThe Conference Board on Tuesday announced that its consumer confidence index slipped to 107.1 in January, down from a revised 109 in December. The silver lining was the present situation component rose to 150.9 in January, up from 147.4 in December. However, the expectations component plunged to 77.8 in January, down from 83.4 in December. So consumers are feeling better, but remain scared of the future. Q4 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Service Job...
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FTSE 100 opens lower after sell offs in Asia and the US.US Consumer confidence takes a battering with a fresh Eurozone reading out later.Trading set to stay tough for retailers as consumers stay cautious.Sales fall 2.2% at B&M European Value Retail SA (LON:BME) amid signs shoppers are tightening their belts.Loyal customers help Moonpig Group PLC (LON:MOON) stay resilient despite 17% fall in revenues year-on-year.Q1 2022 hedge fund letters, conferences and more Consumer Confidence Rattles Markets"With signs that consumer confidence is seeping away, worries that global growth will go down the dr...
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In hisDaily Market Notes report to investors, while commenting on inflation, Louis Navellier wrote: Q3 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The seasonal melt up is in full swing now and the wall of worry is being scaled in earnest. The leading companies have adapted to the uncertainties the pandemic has wrought, and are actually seeing accelerating growth despite the huge size they have grown to. The big boost to the market today is solid profit growth and strong outlooks into next year's prospects. The market is being rational. Outside of a Black Swan event, expect it to continue int...
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PHILADELPHIA – Nationally syndicated host and biblical investing authority Dan Celia discusses the markets and looks ahead to fourth quarter. Q2 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Fourth QuarterCelia stated, “We’re getting ready to start the last week of the third quarter already—the fourth quarter starts on Friday. A lot of economic data is coming out this week, some of it important, some of it somewhat insignificant. Durable goods are coming out for the month of August, and this is a very backward-looking number. The number was sitting at a negative one-tenth of one percent an...
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WASHINGTON, DC ‐ The Refinitiv/Ipsos Primary Consumer Sentiment Index for September 2021 is at 59.4. Fielded from August 20 ‐ September 3, 2021, this month’s index marks a significant increase from August. Q2 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more The Consumer Sentiment Index increases 2.3 points from last month but remains below both its reading from two months ago and its pre‐pandemic reading in March 2020 (60.1). All sub‐indices increase this month, and all are at levels similar to their pre‐pandemic March 2020 readings. Reversing last month's decline, the Current Index gains 3.2 poi...
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