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added: 26-11-2008

Women are spending less on microwaves, gifts, hobbies, gourmet coffees, video games, and even organic foods than they did just two months ago. And with the holidays approaching, they are about to get stingier still. But despite this stark outlook, fully 95 percent of all American women feel they will "make it" through the recession and 64 percent feel 2009 will find them financially "better off." These are among the findings of a recent study conducted for Fleishman-Hillard International Communications by the Harrison Group.
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added: 26-11-2008

The state of the economy is a key influence on consumer shopping habits. Sixty-one percent of consumers expect to make a concerted effort to cut back this holiday season.
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added: 26-11-2008

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index™, which had declined to an all-time low in October, improved moderately in November. The Index now stands at 44.9 (1985=100), up from 38.8 in October. The Present Situation Index decreased to 42.2 from 43.5 last month. The Expectations Index increased to 46.7 from 35.7 in October.
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added: 26-11-2008

Data through September 2008, released by Standard & Poor's for its S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, shows continued broad based declines in the prices of existing single family homes across the United States, a trend that prevailed since 2007.
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added: 26-11-2008

Mortgage rates fell last week, with rates for 30-year fixed mortgages declining to 5.92 percent, down from 6.03 percent the week prior, according to the Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor, compiled by leading real estate Web site Zillow.com®.
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added: 26-11-2008

The holiday shopping season is shifting into gear - but it's reverse gear. Growing economic concerns are causing consumers to significantly curtail 2008 holiday spending plans according to a new national Morpace survey.
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added: 26-11-2008

Europeans are generally satisfied with their quality of life, but levels vary considerably across countries, according to the second European Quality of Life Survey. The survey, carried out by Eurofound, the Dublin-based EU Agency, offers a unique and timely insight into quality of life in Europe, and provides policymakers and other interested groups with information on how individuals assess their quality of life.
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added: 26-11-2008

Over the past month, community bankers have reversed their view of the federal government's Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP), and a majority now plan to use government capital to strengthen their balance sheets, according to a nationwide survey of community bankers conducted by Banc Investment Group (BIG) of San Francisco.
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added: 26-11-2008

In September 2008 the working day and seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded a deficit of EUR 10.6 billion. In the financial account, combined direct and portfolio investment showed net inflows of EUR 39 billion.

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added: 26-11-2008

Gross domestic product (GDP) in the OECD area declined by 0.1% in the third quarter of 2008, the first fall in seven years, according to preliminary estimates.
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