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Consumer Sentiment Index Rises To 78.9 In September

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The University of Michigan Survey of Consumers reported that its Index of Consumer Sentiment registered a 78.9 Consumer sentiment improved in early September, reaching the top of the range it has traveled since April,” Surveys of Consumers Chief Economist Richard Curtin said in a statement.

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FICO Survey: Secondary Market Expects Higher Volatility in 2023

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Like in years past, we also surveyed SFVegas 2023 attendees on the overall economic climate and how they use credit scores to support securitization risk management. But they view their own companies’ financial outlook more positively. Still, attendees remain more optimistic about their own companies and investment portfolios.

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The Week Opens with Treasuries in Rally Mode

South State Correspondent

Given the size of market moves this year it’s not surprising that rumors have started about the viability of certain leveraged companies, so expect more of the same in the months ahead, but make no mistake the US banking industry is in a much healthier state than it was in 2008. which is where it’s expected to remain in September.

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Treasury Yields Continue to Creep Higher

South State Correspondent

The company is something of a canary-in-a-coal mine in detecting economic trends and it certainly adds evidence that a global slowdown has begun. It could be that we will soon begin to see clear evidence of a slowing economy, but with core inflation remaining sticky into early 2023 rate hikes will continue.

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Domino’s Rolls Out New Stores; Reports Double-Digit Q2 Sales Increase

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Even as other chains like Starbucks are busy paring back their physical footprints, Domino’s added 39 net new stores in the United States this spring and another 45 new locations internationally, the company said Thursday (July 16) in its second-quarter earnings report. million the company reported during the same period a year ago.

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Small Business Optimism Begins Its Downswing

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In addition to lower optimism, small business owners surveyed by the NFIB for the Index also showed a decline in the number of entrepreneurs who say now is a good time to expand their businesses. For some, current economic conditions and political uncertainty are to blame for holding off on expansion. .”

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New Tariffs On Clothes, Shoes To Hit Consumers In The Wallet

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A recent survey by the University of Michigan showed a drop in consumer confidence in August to its lowest level since Trump was elected. companies operating in China. “If One in three respondents mentioned tariffs as a reason for concern. One in three respondents mentioned tariffs as a reason for concern.

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