US DATA: The ABC News Consumer Comfort Index improved to -40 up 5 points
from the -45 reading in the Jan 2 wk. The ‘State of the Economy’ index
also improved to a reading of -74 up from -78 the prev week.
The ‘personal finances’ index improved to -4 up from -8 the week before
and the ‘buying climate’ improved 6 points to -42 from -48 the week
before. See the history table on the MNI main wire.