Consumer Confidence (Apr.)

April’s consumer confidence survey, released today, shows that sentiment edged lower last month suggesting the recovery in sentiment may have now stalled. With signs of the recovery slowing in Q2 and the Nikkei dropping back below 9,000 in May, sentiment is likely to weaken further in May and remain fragile thereafter.

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