The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index (CCI) is a weekly, probability-based survey of consumer attitudes conducted continuously since December 1985. Owned and produced by Langer Research Associates, the CCI has been branded by Bloomberg L.P. since 2011. The index is closely followed for its high frequency measurement of the American public’s […] Read more »
Europe Deflation Risk Seen by 74% in Global Investor Poll
Financial professionals are optimistic about the global economy, just not as fervent about it as they were at the start of the year. That’s the message from the latest Bloomberg Markets Global Investor Poll, which shows concern about risks ranging from the turmoil in Ukraine to the threat of deflation […] Read more »
The end of the investor class
Political theories originally heralded as “the new new thing” often disappear without notice. So it was with the “investor class,” once a bedrock of GOP thinking. As more Americans became investors, and therefore business “owners,” the theory argued, they would become more Republican, ushering in an era of GOP dominance. […] Read more »
Despite High Stock Prices, Half in U.S. Wary of Investing
Half of Americans say investing $1,000 in the stock market right now would be a bad idea, even though the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard & Poor’s 500 index have recently hit record highs. Forty-six percent of Americans say investing $1,000 in the stock market would be a good […] Read more »
Americans see end of stock surge
Americans aren’t expecting another bang-up year for the stock market, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. Of the people polled, 40 percent think the market will stabilize where it is now by the end of 2014, with 39 percent predicting that it will drop, but not crash. Only 14 […] Read more »
Penalties for Mortgage Bond Flaws Seen OK With Investors in Poll
Penalties against some of the biggest banks for actions such as selling shoddy mortgage bonds and rigging interest rates were deemed too high by 28 percent of respondents to a Bloomberg Global Poll, while a majority said they were about right or too low. CONT. Dawn Kopecki, Bloomberg Read more »