Opalesque Industry Update - State Street Global Markets, the investment research and trading arm of State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT), today released the results of the State Street Investor Confidence Index® for July 2010. Globally, Investor Confidence rose 4.8 points to 96 from June’s revised reading of 91.2. Confidence increased in North America, gaining 5.4 points to 99.9 from June’s revised reading of 94.5. Among European investors confidence rose 2.4 points from 97.6 to 100.0, and in Asia, following suit, confidence ticked up 2.1 points from 102.4 to 104.5. Developed through State Street Global Markets’ research partnership, State Street Associates, by Harvard University professor Ken Froot and State Street Associates Paul O’Connell, the State Street Investor Confidence Index measures investor confidence on a quantitative basis by analyzing the actual buying and selling patterns of institutional investors. The index assigns a precise meaning to changes in investor risk appetite: the greater the percentage allocation to equities, the higher is risk appetite or confidence. The index differs from survey-based measures in that it is based on the actual trades, as opposed to opinions, of institutional. “This month saw concerns about the sovereign debt situation in Europe providing a catalyst for confidence,” commented Froot. “The sequence of relatively disappointing macroeconomic data emerging from the US over the month led to a decline in global equity prices, but institutions have responded by seeking to capitalize on these lower valuations.” "From last month’s somewhat pessimistic levels, confidence rose in all three regions to settle at more neutral levels,” added O’Connell. “Relatively strong earnings announcements from the US corporate sector, coupled with improved macroeconomic readings from Europe have given investor confidence a different character from recent observations on consumer confidence. The last time this divergence was observed, in February 2009, equity markets went on to rally. It remains to be seen whether slower US growth in the coming quarters and on-going government and consumer de-leveraging will present an obstacle to such a rally this time round.”
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Investor Confidence Index rises from 91.2 to 96.0 in July
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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