US DATA: The ABC News Consumer Comfort Index improved to -43 in the
Jan 16 wk vs -40 reading in the Jan 9 wk. The ‘State of the Economy’
index was unchanged at -74 compared to the prev week. The ‘personal
finances’ index improved declined to -10 vs the -4 reading the prev week
and the ‘buying climate’ declined to -46 vs -42 the week before. See the
history table on the MNI main wire.