index

What's an index of credit default swaps?

May 11, 2012

Big bets on an obscure index lay at the heart of JPMorgan's losses this week. Sr. Producer Paddy Hirsch explains how an index of CDS works.

Posted In: credit default swaps, index, JPMorgan

What consumer sentiment says about the economy

Interview by

Jeremy Hobson

Feb 22, 2012

Richard Curtin of the Reuters/University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index discusses how the survey gauges consumer hopes and expectations, and what it means in elections.

Posted In: Michigan, consumer, consumer sentiment, index

Opportunity index hits record high

Joel Patterson

Feb 16, 2012

Regardless of positive spin, the housing picture in the U.S. is less than rosy.

Posted In: real estate, homeownership, index

Calculating food and gas prices in consumers' attitudes

Stacey Vanek Smith

Dec 16, 2011

The Core Consumer Price Index tracks all kinds of spending except on food and gas, even though those prices help indicate consumers' choices and attitudes.

Posted In: consumer, index, inflation