University of Michigan Sentiment Comes In Hotter Than Expected

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The University of Michigan Sentiment reading for the end of February has come in hotter than expected.  This adjusted report came in at 75.3 and that is well above the 73.0 expected by the consensus economist targets from Bloomberg.  The early February data was 72.5. 

we would note that the reading break-down came in at 83.0 on the current component and 70.3 on the expectations component.  This implies more activity behind rather than ahead, but either way this is a better reading than what economists were looking for.  The 5-year inflation expectation was put at 2.9% while the 12-month inflation target expected was put at 3.3%.

The University of Michigan’s Consumer Survey Center asks questions to 500 households each month concerning their financial conditions and concerning their attitudes about the economy.

JON C. OGG

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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. www.247wallst.com.

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