US Consumer Sentiment at 7-Month High

The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment for the US rose to 97.6 in August from 93.4 in July, beating estimates of 94, preliminary estimates showed. It is the strongest reading since January, due to a more positive outlook for the overall economy and more favorable personal financial prospects.

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Actual Chg %Chg
EURUSD 1.17555 0.0033 0.28%
GBPUSD 1.28525 0.0011 -0.08%
AUDUSD 0.79150 0.0031 0.39%
NZDUSD 0.73120 0.0032 0.44%
USDJPY 109.04 0.5250 -0.48%
USDCNY 6.68040 0.0048 -0.07%
USDCHF 0.96480 0.0021 0.22%
USDCAD 1.25840 0.0093 -0.73%
USDMXN 17.7032 0.1368 -0.77%
USDINR 64.0900 0.0750 -0.12%
USDBRL 3.1472 0.0269 -0.85%
USDRUB 58.8990 0.3101 -0.52%
US Dollar 93.45 0.1720 -0.18%
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Dow Jones 21,675 76 -0.35%
S&P 500 2,426 4 -0.18%
NASDAQ 100 5,791 5 -0.09%
NIKKEI 225 19,464 232 -1.18%
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US 2.1939 0.009 0.01%
UK 1.09 0.015 -0.02%
Japan 0.03 0.009 -0.01%
Germany 0.41 0.031 -0.03%
Italy 2.03 0.017 0.02%
India 6.51 0.163 0.16%
Australia 2.62 0.031 -0.03%
Brazil 10.19 0.032 -0.03%
Russia 7.78 0.000 0.00%
Poland 3.36 0.035 -0.04%
South Korea 2.32 0.014 -0.01%
Switzerland -0.10 0.016 -0.02%
Sweden 0.65 0.020 -0.02%
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Crude Oil 48.7300 1.64 3.48%
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Gasoline 1.6206 0.04 2.26%
Heating oil 1.6242 0.04 2.67%
Gold 1,278.7756 6.81 -0.53%
Silver 16.9330 0.06 -0.35%
Copper 2.9375 0.00 -0.02%
Soybeans 937.0481 7.50 0.81%
Live Cattle 106.2318 0.68 -0.63%
Wheat 415.8598 2.75 0.66%
Cotton 67.79 0.50 0.74%
Rice 12.1450 0.03 0.21%
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GDPGDP YoYGDP QoQInterest rateInflation rateJobless rateGov. BudgetDebt/GDPCurrent AccountCurrencyPopulation
185692.10%2.60%1.25%1.70%4.30%-3.20%106.10%-2.60119.89324.30
118862.20%0.60%0.00%1.30%9.10%-1.50%89.20%3.301.18341.01
111996.90%1.70%4.35%1.40%3.95%-3.80%46.20%1.806.681374.62
49392.00%1.00%-0.10%0.40%2.80%-4.50%250.40%3.70109.04126.86
34672.10%0.60%0.00%1.70%3.80%0.80%68.30%8.301.1882.80
26191.70%0.30%0.25%2.60%4.40%-3.00%89.30%-4.401.2965.81
24651.80%0.50%0.00%0.70%9.50%-3.40%96.00%-0.901.1866.99
22646.10%1.50%6.00%2.36%4.90%-3.50%69.50%-0.7064.091299.00
18501.50%0.40%0.00%1.10%11.10%-2.40%132.60%2.601.1860.59
1796-0.40%1.00%9.25%2.71%13.00%-8.90%69.49%-1.303.15206.08
15302.30%0.90%0.75%1.20%6.30%0.10%92.30%-3.301.2636.44
14112.70%0.60%1.25%2.20%3.60%-3.00%38.60%7.001139.5850.80
12832.50%-0.57%9.00%3.90%5.10%-3.70%17.00%1.8058.98146.50
12323.10%0.90%0.00%1.50%17.22%-4.50%99.40%2.201.1846.53
12051.70%0.30%1.50%1.90%5.60%-2.40%41.10%-2.700.7924.13
10461.80%0.60%7.00%6.44%3.30%-2.60%47.90%-2.7017.70122.27
9325.01%4.00%4.75%3.88%5.33%-2.46%27.90%-1.8013359.00258.70
8585.00%1.40%8.00%9.79%10.20%-1.10%28.30%-3.803.5179.81
7713.30%1.50%0.00%1.30%4.80%0.40%62.30%8.401.1817.08
6601.10%0.30%-0.75%0.30%3.00%0.20%32.60%11.000.968.42
646-0.50%1.20%2.00%-0.30%5.60%-17.30%13.10%-3.903.7531.74
5460.30%1.06%26.25%21.90%9.20%-4.60%54.20%-2.6017.3043.59
5232.13%0.12%1.38%0.77%3.78%-1.40%31.20%13.4030.2923.53
5114.00%1.70%-0.50%2.20%7.40%0.90%41.60%4.708.1010.00
510-18.60%6.80%21.92%741.00%7.30%-11.50%28.20%1.409.9831.03
4703.90%1.10%1.50%1.70%7.10%-2.40%54.40%-0.303.6338.42
4661.40%0.40%0.00%1.78%6.80%-2.60%105.90%-0.401.1811.37
4073.30%1.30%1.50%0.17%1.10%-2.70%41.20%11.5033.2265.93
405-0.52%-12.92%14.00%16.10%14.20%-1.60%18.60%-1.80305.20185.99
39315.70%18.00%11.00%12.50%-2.10%35.00%6.3032931.0079.70
3862.20%0.80%0.00%2.00%7.60%-1.60%84.60%1.701.188.77
3712.60%0.20%0.50%1.50%4.30%3.10%35.60%4.907.885.26
3493.00%3.90%2.00%2.00%3.69%-3.90%19.10%3.103.679.27
3363.40%3.40%18.75%33.00%12.00%-9.80%85.00%-5.9017.7292.80
3213.80%1.00%1.50%1.90%3.10%4.80%38.40%4.507.827.37
3192.90%0.70%0.10%-0.70%4.50%-2.15%61.90%3.603.628.63
3062.60%0.50%-0.65%1.50%4.30%-0.90%37.80%8.106.325.75
3056.50%1.70%3.00%2.80%5.70%-2.40%42.10%0.2051.38103.90
2972.90%2.20%0.99%0.50%2.20%1.30%112.00%19.001.365.60
2965.80%1.30%3.00%3.60%3.40%-3.20%53.20%1.304.2931.70
2951.00%-0.70%6.75%5.10%27.70%-3.90%51.70%-3.3013.1455.91
2946.10%-2.60%0.00%-0.20%6.40%-0.70%75.40%4.701.184.77
2845.28%4.71%5.75%2.91%5.90%-4.90%66.50%-1.20105.18193.56
2821.30%0.70%5.50%3.40%8.70%-4.00%47.60%-4.402987.0048.75
2470.90%0.70%2.50%1.70%7.00%-2.20%21.30%-1.40645.5218.19
2371.60%-0.50%0.00%0.50%8.90%-1.90%63.60%-1.101.185.50
2217.11%7.05%6.75%5.57%4.10%-4.70%27.20%1.7080.97159.90
2052.80%0.20%0.00%0.90%8.80%-2.00%130.40%0.801.1810.31
2036.17%5.10%6.25%2.52%2.09%-4.60%62.40%4.7022728.0092.70