Ms. JAIME PETERS (Analyst, Morningstar): Right now banking is all about the confidence factor.
I'd say this was the perfect time to play Rafa considering the confidence factor and everything.
However, confidence is a huge factor when it comes to performance.
Another key regional factor in voter confidence is the possible fallout from the actions of two Nottinghamshire Labour MPs, Fiona Jones and Joe Ashton.
The European Central Bank's commitment last summer to do whatever it takes to keep the currency union intact was the major factor in rebuilding confidence.
Confidence in Mr. Obama was also a factor: 55% of Chinese people who said they have some or a lot of confidence in the U.S. president said they were following the election closely, versus 30% among those who don't, according to Mr. Bell.
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But to call this the major factor explaining the sudden confidence of entrepreneurs and VCs is ridiculous.
Its chief executive said that concern about how telecom firms account for revenues was a big factor in this loss of confidence.
One factor is the self-confidence that comes from having, as they see it, beaten off three world powers (America, China and France) in the past half-century.
By allowing them to stand up and walk, the bionic suit not only helps users overcome issues like bone density loss and neuropathic pain related to their condition, but also to gain reams of confidence -- an oft-overlooked factor in the recovery process.
Does the feelgood factor lead to a boost in consumer confidence, and therefore a tangible economic effect?
It assumes the most benign factor in helping growth, through improved investment and spending confidence, is falling inflation.
In some ways, it can be a huge motivating factor for you - as long as it doesn't erode your confidence too much, and I don't think it has in our case.
With inflation already likely to have peaked and with the ECB predicting a return to beneath the 2% target ceiling the policy adjustment process is becoming less of a factor, while one good shock is all it might take to unsaddle already fragile European confidence that could derail the euro once more.
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The public's reaction to the CSA was also a factor: "It is hard to think of a body in which the public has less confidence: in 2005-06 alone, there were 55, 000 complaints about the CSA, " Mr Leigh said.
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