United States: disappointing confidence index and new home sales


The US consumer confidence index measured by the Conference Board stands at 107.3 for the month of April, against 108.2 consensus and…










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(Boursier.com) — The US consumer confidence index measured by the Conference Board stands at 107.3 for the month of April, against 108.2 consensus and 107.6 for the revised reading of the previous month. The current situation sub-index fell from 153.8 to 152.6, while that of expectations climbed from 76.7 to 77.2.

In the real estate market, new home sales for the month of March came in at 763,000, compared to the market consensus of 768,000 and the upwardly revised reading of 835,000 from the previous month.


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