International Business News - Confidence http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Australian business confidence in June plunged to its lowest level since the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks in the U.S., as domestic demand slowed and costs continued to rise, according to a survey of companies released Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/australia-business-confidence-falls.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:22:13 EDT Wall Street expects data due out Tuesday to show that consumer confidence in June continued to erode amid rising inflation, tight credit and falling home prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080624/ahead-of-the-bell-consumer-confidence.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:10:57 EDT Japan's unpopular prime minister faced an embarrassing--and possibly unprecedented--no-confidence vote in parliament Wednesday, but the measure was unlikely to force him to call general elections as demanded by the opposition. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/japan-prime-minister-faces-no-confidence-motion.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:47:37 EDT Soaring gas prices and weakening job prospects left shoppers gloomier about the economy in May, sending a key barometer of consumer sentiment to its lowest level in almost 16 years. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/56207-consumer-confidence.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/may-consumer-confidence-falls-near-low.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/may-consumer-confidence-falls-near-low.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 14:10:56 EDT Americans' confidence in the economy fell to a new low, dragged down by worries about mounting job losses, record-high home foreclosures and zooming energy prices. According to the RBC Cash Index, ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080411/consumer-confidence-falls-to-new-low.htm Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:46:13 EDT Americans' confidence in the economy fell to a new low, dragged down by worries about mounting job losses, record-high home foreclosures and zooming energy prices. According to the RBC Cash Index, ... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080411/confidence-falls-to-new-low.htm Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:20:46 EDT Rising health care costs and the faltering economy are making consumers worry that they won't be able to save enough for a comfortable retirement. The Employee Benefit Research Institute's... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080409/workers-worry-over-retirement-readiness.htm Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:02:34 EDT New Zealand business confidence collapsed to its lowest level in nearly 34 years in the first three months of 2008, a survey showed Tuesday, reinforcing prospects for a recession. The Quarterly Surv... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080408/nz-business-confidence-at-34-year-low.htm Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:05:55 EDT Wall Street expects data released Tuesday to show that American confidence in the economy continues to wane in March as steep energy prices and job insecurity fuel recession fears. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080325/ahead-of-the-bell-consumer-confidence.htm Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:20:23 EDT Confidence among Australian consumers weakened sharply in March to its lowest level since 1993, according to data released Wednesday, sparking economists' predictions that the central bank is unlikely to continue a run of interest rate hikes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080312/consumer-confidence-plunges-in-australia.htm Wed, 12 Mar 2008 01:50:39 EDT Confidence in the economy dropped to a new low as worries about a possible recession, persistent problems in the housing and credit markets and lofty energy prices put people in a more gloomy mind-set. According to the RBC Cash Index, confidence sank to a mark of 33.1 in early March, down from 48.5 in February, the worst since 2002. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080307/consumer-confidence-lowest-since-2002.htm Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:20:21 EST Confidence in the economy dropped to a new low as worries about a possible recession, persistent problems in the housing and credit markets and lofty energy prices put people in a more gloomy mind-set. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080307/consumer-confidence-tanks.htm Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:16:05 EST Consumer confidence has weakened significantly as Americans worry about less-favorable business conditions and job prospects. The New York-based Conference Board says in a report released on Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index plunged in February to 75.0 from a revised 87.3 in January. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080226/consumer-confidence-down-job-worries.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:04:23 EST Wall Street expects data released Tuesday to show that consumer confidence was rattled in February from unrelenting economic woes and job market worries. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080226/ahead-of-the-bell-consumer-confidence.htm Tue, 26 Feb 2008 06:24:09 EST A new poll shows New Hampshire residents don't have high hopes for the state or national economy in the next year. The poll comes just as the federal government prepares to send rebates to millions of people in hopes that consumer spending will energize the economy, but New Hampshire residents don't appear to be in a spending mood. When asked about making major household purchases, 45 percent said this is a bad time to buy such things as furniture and appliances, 40 percent said it is a good time to buy and 14 percent said it depends. More than 130 million people are expected to get rebates ranging from $300 to $1,200 starting in May. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080214/poll-shows-nh-consumer-confidence-down.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:22:52 EST German investor confidence improved slightly, outweighing fears about a possible recession in the U.S. and its effect on the global economy, according to a key investor survey released Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080212/german-investor-confidence-improves.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2008 06:57:32 EST People's confidence in the economy sank even lower amid heightened fears about shrinking job opportunities and the possibility the country is falling into recession. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080208/consumer-confidence-sinks-even-lower.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:06:22 EST People's confidence in the economy sank even lower amid heightened fears about shrinking job opportunities and the possibility the country is falling into recession. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080208/confidence-sinks-even-lower.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:54:09 EST A University of Florida survey has found consumer confidence dipped to its lowest level in more than 15 years. Economists at the university's Survey Research Center at the Bureau of Economic and Business Research said one measure in particular _ consumers' confidence about national economic conditions _ dropped to the lowest point since August of 1992. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080129/fla-consumer-confidence-at-low-point.htm Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:08:45 EST Wall Street expects data released Tuesday to show that consumer confidence slipped in January, compared with December. The Conference Board releases its monthly survey of consumer confidence at 10 a.m. EST. The consensus estimate of Wall Street economists surveyed by Thomson/IFR is 87.5, down from December's 88.6 reading. However, economists' latest estimates ranged from 80 to 89. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080129/ahead-of-the-bell-consumer-confidence.htm Tue, 29 Jan 2008 06:38:44 EST