Econoday Economic Report: State Street Investor Confidence Index April 24, 2012

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State Street Investor Confidence Index

Released On 4/24/2012 10:00:00 AM For Apr, 2012

	Prior	Prior Revised	Actual
State Street Investor Confidence Index	91.6	91.6	87.7

Highlights
Confidence among the world's institutional investors is down a sizable 3.9 points this month to 87.7 from March's 91.6. Both of these are well below 100 to signal investor demand for safety as opposed to risk. Pessimism is deepest in Asia followed closely by North America. Interestingly, sentiment in Europe is just on the positive side of neutral.

Definition
The State Street Investor Confidence Index measures confidence by looking at actual levels of risk in investment portfolios. This is not an attitude survey. The State Street Investor Confidence Index measures confidence directly by assessing the changes in investor holdings of equities. The more of their portfolio that institutional investors are willing to invest in equities, the greater their confidence. Why Investors Care

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