Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Consumer Confidence Jumps to Five-Year High at 76.2


May 28 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Scarlet Fu reports that confidence among U.S. consumers climbed to 76.2 in May, the highest level since February 2008. She speaks on Bloomberg Television's "Market Makers."

Reuters Today: Les Miserables? French shoppers get the blues (5:46)



May 28 - Markets back to normal after US and UK holidays, with Japanese volatility still the driver. French consumer confidence a record low. And Crystal Palace win the most lucrative game in world football

Solar row clouds China-EU trade relations (1:52)



May 28 - Why would Germany and other EU countries reject punitive tariffs on Chinese solar panel makers? That's the question being asked after a survey shows a majority of EU governments oppose a plan to impose hefty duties on solar panel imports from China. Joel Flynn reports