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The results from the DFA household surveys to the end of October 2018 are out today. The index measures households overall comfort level with their finances across a number of key dimensions. Recent home price trends, lower returns on deposits and share market gyrations have combined to take the index lower, despite strong employment trends. … Continue reading “Household Financial Confidence In The Gutter”
In the final post relating to our latest household surveys this month, we turning to our household financial confidence index. scrollings=”no” The latest read, to end September shows a further fall, and continues the trend which started to bite in 2017. The current score is 88.4, just a bit above the all-time low … Continue reading “Household Financial Confidence Wilts Again In September”
The latest edition of the DFA Household Financial Confidence Index to end July 2018 remains in below average territory, coming in at 89.6, compared with 89.7 last month. We had expected a bounce this month, in fact the rate of decline did slow, thanks to small pay rises for some in the new financial year, … Continue reading “Household Financial Confidence Still Under Pressure In July 2018”
The banking royal commission has caused a massive erosion of consumer trust in financial services – and it’s up to the industry to stop it, according to a new survey, via InvestorDaily. New findings from a survey by financial services marketing agency Yell and research firm Ipsos, conducted in June during the royal commission, has … Continue reading “Finance Sector Must Address Trust Deficit”
We have released the June 2018 edition of our household financial confidence index, which draws information from our rolling household surveys. In June the overall index fell once again to 89.7, well below the 100 neutral setting down from 90.2 last month. scrollings=”no” Looking at the results across the states, we see further … Continue reading “Property Concerns Drives June 2018 Household Financial Confidence Lower”
The latest Digital Financial Analytics Household Financial Confidence Security Index for May 2018 is released today. The index tests households attitudes to their finances, based on our 52,000 rolling household survey. scrollings=”no” The index dropped to 90.2, down from 91.7 last month. This is below the neutral setting of 100. Property-related sentiment is … Continue reading “Household Financial Security Tanks In May, As Property Falls Hit Home”
The latest edition of our Household Finance Confidence Index, to the end of April 2018, released today, shows that households remain concerned about their financial situation. This is consistent with rising levels of mortgage stress, as we reported recently. The index fell to 91.7, down from 92.3 in March. This remains below the neutral 100 setting, … Continue reading “Household Finance Confidence Slides Further In April”
The latest Digital Finance Analytics Household Finance Confidence Index for March 2018 shows a further slide in confidence compared with the previous month. The current score is 92.3, down from 94. 6 in February, and it has continued to drop since October 2016. The trend is firmly lower. Across the states, confidence is continuing to … Continue reading “Household Finance Confidence Slides Again In March”
The latest edition of the Digital Finance Analytics Household Finance Confidence Index shows a further drift lower, remaining below the 100 neutral benchmark. It fell to 94.6 in February, down from 95.1 the previous month. This is in stark contrast to improved levels of business confidence as some have reported. Our latest video blog covered … Continue reading “Household Financial Confidence Drifts Lower Again”
From Zero Hedge. If you had $1 billion to spend on safe real estate assets, where would you look to buy? For many funds, financial institutions, and wealthy individuals, the perception is that the world’s financial centers are the places to be. After all, world-class cities like New York, London, and Hong Kong will never … Continue reading “Real Estate Bubbles: These 8 Global Cities Are At Risk”