sentiment

Sentiment refers to the general mood or attitudes of a population. There are many different methods used to ascertain general sentiment, with the most popular being surveys.

The collection and analysis of sentiment has become quite sophisticated in the past 50 years. It is used by the government to not only formulate public policy but to create platforms at election time, for marketers to create advertising campaigns and it is also used by investment and trading professionals to determine asset allocation.

There are large organizations which engage in surveying the public to determine trends and priorities in public sentiment. Such examples include Pew Research, Gallop, Nielson, Zogby, and National Opinion Research Center.

Bloggers not only engage in communicating public sentiment but also play a role in formulating it through their own activities. As blogging becomes more and more pervasive and popular, the voice of bloggers within the media plays a larger role in shaping our society.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “sentiment”

• Rate rises, living costs, housing affordability, savings…

  
  Real Estate Buzz — Authority: 152
  2009 Mortgage Choice Consumer Sentiment Survey More than one third of Australians plan to buy a property in the next two years despite concerns over rising interest rates, higher living costs and doubts over job security, according to the annual Consumer Sentiment Survey commissioned by Australia’s largest ...
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• EUR/USD at New Max Since August 2008

  
  Forex Blog — Authority: 134
  The EUR/USD currency pair was highly influenced today by the rather optimistic market indicator releases. Decreased jobless claims, improved housing market and higher personal spending were the prevailing factors that were pushing the euro up against the dollar, which is often suffering during positive U.S. ...
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• U.S. Dollar Sentiment

  
  Yes and Not Yes — Authority: 119
  Seems like everyone is a USD bear. I’ve read several articles regarding a carry trade in the USD. Here’s a chart of USD sentiment and the USD index. (click for larger image) I do believe the USD will rebound as current sentiment seems to be a little too crowded. If this does happen, I expect to see the ...
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• The day ahead: Wednesday

  
  From Reuters.com — Authority: 128
  October orders for durable goods are expected to show a modest rise of 0.5 percent. If the forecast is correct, it would be the third rise in four months and show that demand was picking up for big-ticket items. Other Highlights: *  It’s a big day for economic data with personal spending and income, consumer ...
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• Goldfinger

  
  Slope Of Hope with Tim Knight — Authority: 590
  The rampant optimism surrounding gold is startling. I, personally, am terrified of the stuff, and I only trade it these days for quickie day trades (like my DZZ purchase early today, closed for a spiffy little profit later). But those are "Scoot n Shoot" trades. I, for one, am not about to try to figure out when gold ...
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• Why You Should Consider Dog Insurance

  
  Cool Pet Sites — Authority: 160
  Although dog insurance is something that has been on the market for about two decades, there are still many pet owners who are not aware that pet health insurance is available and are even surprised to learn it is an option. However, because the pets are very often considered a part of the family, learning about the ...
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• Could denying bedroom privileges save the planet?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 136
  There will be a record number of side events at the United Nations-sponsored climate talks in Copenhagen next month, but one woman’s one-woman show could give the delegates, most of whom will be men, the incentive they really need to agree a new global warming treaty. In “ The Boycott “, Kathryn Blume plays ...
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• Gold Contrarians Will Get Killed

  
  Wall St. Cheat Sheet — Authority: 649
  This is a guest post by Jordan Roy-Byrne, CMT, at The Daily Gold . In the last ten years, the financial world has experienced quite a few bubbles. Ten years ago there was the tech bubble. Then the housing bubble. And then the credit bubble. There was an Oil bubble too. With all these bubbles popping up, so to has an ...
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• Caregiving is not a choice for any of us!

  
  MojoMom — Authority: 112
  Lynn Harris wrote a thoughtful, detailed feature on Salon.com, Everybody Hates Mommy. And unfortunately, yet predictably, the haters are coming out on the comments. The second commenter wrote in to vote in FAVOR of Harris synopsis of anti-parent sentiment: "I am sick and tired of young mothers sense of ...
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• Back in the USSA

  
  The Big Picture — Authority: 702
  Ahhh, its good to be back in the USSA (United States Socialists of America), where profits are private but all the risks are socialized! I am settling back into my routine, but a few final thoughts from Berlin ( my overview from the trip is here ). The general impression I got in Europe was that the USA is a ...
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• The Sentiment on the US Economy from Twitter

  
  Geary Behavioural Economics Blog — Authority: 483
  The Analytic Bridge blog describes an exercise conducted by Life Analytics where 10000 tweets containing the word economy were collected with the purpose of finding out what people think and how they feel about the US Economy and the economic crisis. The exact details of the methodology dont seem to be documented, ...
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• How Overrated is Sentiment in Economics?

  
  The Big Picture — Authority: 702
  There is a small cadre of Economists — original thinkers, contrarians, out of the box theorists — I respect a great deal. It is a modest list ranging from Richard Thaler to David Rosenberg to Robert Shiller , with lots of econ wonks in between. This morning, however, I find myself somewhat disagreeing with ...
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• I Want Him To Love Me Strongly Again

  
  Loving-Relationships.ca | Renewing Love Relationships Is Possible at Loving-Relationships.ca! — Authority: 130
  “I want him to love me again” is expressed by many women all over the world, in different languages, environments and situations. Some married women find themselves saying those exact words to close friends or family members when they’re not feeling the intimacy that was once an everyday part of their marriage. ...
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  Forex Crunch — Authority: 139
  
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• Velocity of US money supply at long last edging up

  
  GreenLightAdvisor Views — Authority: 143
  Despite ballooning Fed reserves to bail out banks, money supply as measured by the growth in money supply with a zero maturity (notes and coins, check accounts, savings deposits and money-market accounts collectively) continues to slow. The slowing growth is contra to what normally happens when the Fed lowers ...
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• Dingy Harry plans a Saturday night “under the radar” vote on Obamacare

  
  POWIP — Authority: 590
  Just as in the House of Representatives, the top Democrat in the Senate, majority leader Reid, plans to try and sneak through an important vote late at night over this weekend, in a bid to minimize public scrutiny .  This is understandable, as many of the latest opinion polls place the public sentiment ...
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• Investor Bullish Sentiment Above Long Term Average

  
  Disciplined Approach to Investing — Authority: 421
  Todays investor sentiment as reported by the American Association of Individual Investors shows bullish sentiment increased to 42.73% compared to last weeks reading of 38.60%. This weeks bullishness level is above the long term average of 39% but remains below the +1 standard deviation level of 50%. The bull/bear ...
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• Differentiation: Living Life on Your Own Terms

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  As a therapist, I often hear people recount instances in which they said or did something that they just couldnt believe. As soon as the words slip out of their mouths, they recognize their unfamiliarity, as if theyre suddenly speaking a foreign language. For a friend of mine, this moment came when her husband, with ...
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• Im Gettin Nuttin for Christmas (by Fayssoux))

  
  Slope Of Hope with Tim Knight — Authority: 590
  Retail stocks have been a tear since the March lows.  Conventional wisdom in the financial media is that leaner inventories combined with firmer demand than anticipated will lead to a good holiday season for retailers. I am skeptical on the latter point. Consumer confidence data has been trending down, which is not ...
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