February 23, 2009
It was not only Wall Street but also average investor confidence that plunged last week, as the Gallup Index of Investor Optimism, conducted Feb. 17-19, fell 24 points to -64 -- a new low for the Index since its inception in October 1996.
January 26, 2009
A new Gallup Index of Investor Optimism poll, conducted Jan. 16-18, suggests that investors, like consumers, may have seen a slight bounce in optimism surrounding the inauguration, with the Index improving by 9 points this month.
December 22, 2008
In a new Gallup Index of Investor Optimism poll conducted Dec. 16-18, investors, by a margin of 57% to 28%, say they are optimistic as opposed to pessimistic about their ability to achieve their investment goals over the next five years.
June 2, 2008
The new Gallup Index of Investor Optimism poll shows investor optimism is at its lowest level since the beginning of the Iraq war five years ago, as investors remain pessimistic about the outlook for the U.S. economy over the next 12 months.
November 26, 2007
Investors have become pessimistic about the outlook for the U.S. economy over the next 12 months, according to the November UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism poll. Does this mark a fundamental change in investor/consumer psychology?
October 22, 2007
The UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism poll shows investors to be less optimistic about their investment portfolios, more sanguine about the outlook for the economy, and somewhat unenthusiastic about their holiday spending.
February 26, 2007
Results of a new UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism poll tends to support other recent Gallup Polls challenging the so-called "Goldilocks" economic scenario currently favored by Wall Street and the Fed. If everything in the economy is just ...
January 29, 2007
New Gallup Polls show consumers rating current economic conditions as the best in six years, investor optimism at its highest point in three years, and consumer credit perceptions and small-business-owner optimism at new highs. So why do so many ...
November 27, 2006
Investor optimism increased for the third month in a row, matching its high for the year, according to the November UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism. The surging stock market and today's sharply lower energy prices currently appear to more ...
October 23, 2006
According to the October UBS/Gallup Index of Investor Optimism, investor optimism increased for the second month in a row as investors have become increasingly hopeful about the future performance of the overall economy. Whatever their concerns, ...
