Commentary Archive

December 2009
29	Retail Trade: Predictor Of Change In Total GDP?
29	Italian Business Confidence Advances...But Still Lags
28	Rising Exports Fuel Rise in Japanese Industrial Production
24	U.S. Durable Goods Orders Improvement Continues
24	U.S. Initial Jobless Insurance Claims Fall Back To New Low
23	Italy's Consumer Confidence Lifts Spirits For Christmas
23	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Increases Smartly
23	U.S. New Home Sales Fall Sharply
23	U.S. Disposable Personal Income & Spending Continue Firm
22	German Consumer Climate Cooling Slightly
22	FHFA Home Price Index Improves Slightly M/M But Greatly Y/Y
22	U.S. Existing Home Sales Improve Further To Highest Since 2007
22	U.S. GDP Revised Downward: Domestic Demand & Inventories Are Shaved
21	Japanese Trade Balance Improves
21	Chicago Fed Index Recovered Recent Declines To Best In Two Years
21	United States' Home Price Performance All Over The Map
17	UK Consumer Confidencen Continues Backtrack
17	UK Retail Sales Take A Set Back In November But Cling To Trend Rise
17	Philadelphia Fed Index Gains With Strength in Employment
17	U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Rise Again Signaling Positive Growth
17	U.S. Initial Jobless Insurance Claims Unexpectedly Rise To Highest In One Month
16	FOMC Notes Economic & Job Market Improvement But Leaves Rates Unchanged
16	Japan's Service Sector Shows Improvement
16	U.S. Housing Starts Improve Modestly
16	CPI's 0.4% Gain Is Fueled By Energy; Core Prices Are Unchanged
15	Factory Production Resumes Increase
15	German Investors A Little Less Optimistic
15	U.S. PPI Jumps As Fuel Costs Surge; Core Prices Remain Strong
14	A Pause In Economic Activity In The European Union
14	EMU MFG Progress Hits The Skids.... More Questions Arise In Japan Despite Improved Tankan
14	U.S. Business Inventories' Gain The First Since 2008
11	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Recoups Earlier Declines
11	UK PPI Rises In November Inflation’s Acceleration Is Clear, So Is The Policy Conundrum
11	U.S. Import Prices Jump As Oil Prices Surge
11	U.S. Retail Sales Revive As Discretionary Spending Improves
10	U.S. Flow of Funds Indicates Expansion In Household Net-Worth To Highest In A Year
10	Japan’s Core Machinery Orders Dip; Overall Orders Rise
10	U.S. Trade Deficit Falls As Exports Jump
10	U.S. Weekly Initial Claims For Unemployment Insurance Retrace Prior Declines
9	JOLTS: U.S. Job Openings and Hiring Falls
9	UK Trade Deficit Widens....On Rising Exports And Imports
9	U.S. Weekly Mortgage Applications Jump As Rates Remain Low
9	Weekly Gasoline Prices Slide Sideways
8	German Industrial Production Falls In October
8	U.S. Small Business Optimism Stutters
8	U.S. Consumer Credit Outstanding Drops; Earlier Declines Shaved
7	Temp Hiring Bolsters Jobs & Portends Labor Market Improvement
7	German Manufacturing New Orders Decline In October
4	U.S. Factory Inventories Turn Up in October
4	U.S. Payrolls Decline Minimally and Unemployment Rate Falls Unexpectedly
3	3Q U.S. Worker Productivity Strength Revised Lower & Unit Costs Up
3	U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Slips Again
3	EMU PMI Rises Strongly In November
3	U.S. Weekly Initial Claims For Jobless Insurance Fall Further
2	Challenger Layoffs Move To Lowest Since Late-2007
2	PPI Heats Up in Euro Area
2	U.S. Vehicle Sales Move Slightly Higher During November
2	ADP Report: U.S. Payroll Employment Decline Moderates Further
2	U.S. Construction Flat In October With Downward Revisions To Prior Months
1	U.S. Pending Home Sales Rise Further
1	German Unemployment Rate Declines
1	German Retail Sales Rise But Amass No Momentum
1	Weekly Gasoline Prices Are Flat Again
1	ISM Factory Index Disappoints As Inventory Rebuilding Lags

November 2009
30	The Canadian Economy Begins to Show Growth
30	EMU Prices Rise – Has The Worm Tuned?
30	Chicago Purchasing Managers Index Improves Steadily
27	U.S. Durable Goods Orders Slip M/M But Trend Improves
27	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Improves From Mid-Month
27	U.S. New Home Sales Struggle Higher
25	U.S. Weekly Initial Claims Insurance For Jobless Insurance Fall To New Low
25	U.S. Personal Income Gains Minimally As Spending Recovers
24	Business Confidence In Germany And France
24	Euro-Area Orders Continue To Claw Their Way Back
24	Weekly Gasoline Prices Meander Sideways
24	U.S. Consumer Confidence Gains M/M
24	Case-Shiller Home Price Gains Slow After Three Months Of Strength
24	Growth Revised Down Due To Domestic Demand & Foreign Trade
23	Thailand Adds To The Asian Recovery
23	Euro Area Flash PMIs
23	Although Stresses Vary, All States Endure Doubling Of Unemployment
23	Chicago Fed Index Eases Again Pointing Towards Softer GDP Growth
23	U.S. Existing Home Sales Surge To Highest Since 2007 As Prices Fall Again
20	Italian and French Industrial Orders Are Up In September
20	U.S. Leading Indicators Continue To Signal Economic Recovery
19	U.S. Weekly Initial Claims Unemployment Insurance Hold Steady Near January Low
19	Philadelphia Fed Index Improves To Highest Since 2007
18	U.S. Home Builders' Index Recovery Stuttering Again This Month
18	U.S. Housing Starts Fall To Their Lowest Level Since April
18	EMU Trade Balance Improves
18	CPI Increases Remain Moderate
17	Canadian Manufacturing Data And Prospects For Q3 GDP
17	EMU Trade Balance Improves
17	Factory Production Unchanged As Gains Of Prior Three Months Stall
17	U.S. PPI Increases 0.3% Fueled By Food & Energy Prices
16	Japanese GDP Growth In Q3 Surprises: Due To Increased Demand Or Inventory Building?
16	Empire State Factory Conditions Slip From October High
16	U.S. Business Inventory Decumulation Slows
16	U.S. Retail Sales Rise As Core Sales Improve Again
13	U.S. Import Prices Rise, Both Oil & Nonoil
13	European GDP Turns Higher-But Disappoints
13	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Sags Once Again
13	U.S. Trade Deficit Increases Due To Higher Oil Costs, Improved Economy
12	EMU MFG Still Digging Its Way Out
12	U.S. Weekly Mortgage Applications Rise Overall But Purchases Slacken
12	U.S. Weekly Initial Jobless Insurance Claims Fall Again To 2009 Low
11	Japan Machinery Orders Dig Out
11	JOLTS: U.S. Job Openings Improved While Hiring Remains Steady
11	Weekly Chain Store Sales Slip Following Several Lackluster Weeks
10	Inflationary Signals Abound;Gold & Oil Prices Strengthen While Dollar Weakens
10	German Investors And Analysts--A Bit Less Confident
10	U.S. Small Business Optimism Improves But Credit Remains Tight With Hiring Cautious
9	Improved Business Sentiment In France, Industrial Production Increases In Germany, Romania And Slovakia Falters In Turkey
9	U.S. Consumer Credit Outstanding Continues To Fall
6	Everybody Is Turning Higher Say OECD LEIs
6	U.S. Jobless Rate Exceeds 10% While Payrolls Decline
5	Retail Sales Continue to Sag as Auto Registrations See Stimulus
5	U.S. Weekly Initial Claims For Unemployment Insurance Lowest Since January
5	Q3 U.S. Worker Productivity Surges -- Strongest Since 2003
4	FOMC Cites Economic Improvement But Leaves Rates Unchanged
4	Challenger Layoffs Moderate Further
4	U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Ticks Lower But Stays Near May '08 High
4	Service Sector In Europe Continues To Dig Out
4	ADP Report: Payroll Employment Decline Continues But The Pace Moderates
4	U.S. Vehicle Sales Recover During October
3	Brazil's Industrial Production Points To Good Third Quarter Growth In GDP
3	U.S. Factory Inventory Decumulation Rate Still Strong
3	Selected Car Registrations In Europe
3	U.S. Construction Spending Increases Moderately But Residential Recovery Firms
2	Japanese Consumers: Recent Trends In Spending And Income
2	U.S. Home Prices On The Rise; Distress Sales Matter
2	U.S. Pending Home Sales Rise To Highest Since 2006
2	Europe's Manufacturing PMIs Continue To Rise
2	ISM Factory Index Rises Further Continuing Respectable Rebound

October 2009
30	U.S. Employment Cost Index Rose Slightly Q/Q But Reaches A New Low Y/Y
30	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Improves From Mid-Month
30	German Retail Sales Sink For Second Month In A Row
30	U.S. Personal Income Slips Marginally And Spending Declines
29	U.S. Weekly Initial Claims For Unemployment Insurance Hold Steady
29	EU Indices Jump in October
29	Q3 GDP Posts First Gain After More-Than Year Long Recession
28	U.S. New Home Sales Decline Though Prices Increase
28	Italy’s Business Sentiment Bounces Back Highest Reading Since Sept 2008
28	U.S. Durable Goods Orders Rise, Continuing Firm Uptrend
27	Signs of Improvement in European Business and Consumer Confidence But No Euphoria
27	Weekly Gasoline Prices Climb Toward 12-Month High
27	U.S. Consumer Confidence Drops Again
27	Money Supplies Continue to Erode
27	Case-Shiller Home Price Index Increases For Third Consecutive Month
26	South Korea Reports 3Q GDP
26	Germany’s Consumer Climate Improves
26	NABE Industry Survey Indicates Demand, Profits and Employment Improved
26	Chicago Fed Index Dipped Last Month But Trend Level Still Rising
23	EMU Orders Continue to Rise and Cut Year/Year Drop
23	FHFA Home Price Index Reverses Monthly Gain While Y/Y Loss Eases
23	U.S. Existing Home Sales Jump But Prices Decline Again
22	EMU Trade Surplus Shrinks
22	U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Increase For Sixth Straight Month
22	U.S. Weekly Initial Claims For Jobless Insurance Rise But Trend Continues Down
21	U.S. Weekly Mortgage Applications Fall As Up-Trend in Purchases Slackens
21	U.K. Expected Output Turns The Corner As Total Orders Drop
20	Weekly Gasoline Prices Increase With Stronger Crude Oil Prices
20	U.S. PPI Declines With Lower Energy, Food And Core Prices
20	Manufacturing New Orders in France and Italy
20	U.S. Housing Starts Inch Higher During September But Are Flat Over Last Four Months
19	U.S. Home Builders’ Index Recovery Stuttering This Month
19	So Far, So Good: Japan Service Sector Advance Again
19	Actual Exchange Rates in the Developing World and Purchasing Power Parity
19	U.S. FY '09 Federal Budget Deficit Tops $1.4 Trillion
16	Italy's Trade Gap Widens On Weaker Exports
16	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Sags M/M But Remains Improved From Its Low
16	U.S. Factory Production Climbs For Third Month While Plant Utilization Reaches Seven-Month High
15	Empire State Factory Conditions Improve To Highest Level Since 2004
15	Philadelphia Fed Index Slips Yet Still Indicates Positive Growth
15	EMU HICP Drops in September
15	U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Fall Slightly
15	U.S. CPI Total & Core Increase Just Modestly Despite Economic Improvement
14	U.S. Import Prices Tick Higher As Non-Oil Prices Firm
14	U.S. Business Inventory Decumulation Continues At A Record Rate
14	DIHK Survey Points to Continued Improvement in German Economy
14	U.S. Retail Sales Decline In September After Auto-Led August Gain; Underlying Trend Firms
13	German Financial Experts A Little Less Optimistic
13	Weekly Gasoline Prices Slip While Crude Oil Prices Strengthen
13	U.S. Small Business Optimism Improves Slightly Again
12	The U.S. Dollar and International Reserves
12	JOLTS: U.S. Job Openings Fell To New Low, Off One-Third From Last Year
9	OECD Sounds the All-Clear - Almost
9	U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows Slightly But Petroleum Imports Drop Sharply
8	U.S. Weekly Jobless Insurance Claims Fall To Lowest Since January
8	Bank of France Business Indicator Continues Its Barnstorming... Still, Many Barns Lie Ahead
7	Several Indicators Signal U.S. Inflationary Upturn
7	U.S. Consumer Credit Outstanding Continues To Fall
7	German Orders Growth Extended
6	Weekly Chain Store Sales Tick Higher After Sharp September Decline
6	Central Bank Of Australia Raises Interest Rate 25 Basis Points To 3.25%
6	UK IP Recovery Sputters Unexpectedly
6	Weekly Gasoline Prices Fall To Lowest Level In One Month
5	Retail Sales in The Euro Area Get a Lift From Price Increases
5	U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Increases To Highest Since May '08
2	PPI Points Way Higher for Euro Area Inflation
2	Challenger Layoffs Fall Further To Cycle Low
2	U.S. Payrolls Decline Again While Jobless Rate Increases
2	U.S. Vehicle Sales Payback August Strength
1	U.S. Construction Spending Gains in August, But June & July Revised Down
1	U.S. Weekly Claims For Jobless Insurance Tick Higher
1	ISM Factory Index Remains Near Highest Level Since Early-2007 Suggesting Positive Growth
1	U.S. Pending Home Sales Climb Another 3.2% in August
1	U.S. Personal Income Grows Modestly; PCE Raised By "Cash-for-Clunkers"
1	Japan's Tankan Shows Up-Swing... And Less

September 2009
30	Q2 GDP Fell A Lessened 0.7%; Hesitant Profits Recovery Continues
30	Consumer Confidence Spurts in UK
30	ADP Report: Sharp Decline In Nonfarm Payroll Employment Continues
29	Confidence Improving In The Euro Area: Recession Ending?
29	EU Index Rises For The Sixth Month In A Row, But...
29	U.S. Consumer Confidence Moves Sideways After Spring Bounce
29	Case-Shiller Home Price Index Posts Largest Monthly Increase Since 2005
29	Weekly Gasoline Prices Fall To Lowest Level In One Month
28	Recession In Lithuania Bottoming?
28	Italian Consumer Confidence Moves Sharply Higher
28	Chicago Fed Index Lower Last Month But Trend Still Firm
25	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Improves To Highest Since Early 2008
25	U.S. New Home Sales Rise For Fifth Straight Month As Prices Decline To 2003 Low
25	Money Supplies: Weakening, Surprise!
25	U.S. Durable Goods Orders Decline Unexpectedly During August But Short-Term Trend
24	U.S. Mass Layoffs Recover M/M And Are Up By Nearly One-Half From Last Year
24	U.S. Existing Home Sales Unexpectedly Fall Along With Prices
24	Germany's IFO Continues Steady Gain; Still Pessimists Deride Result
24	U.S. Initial Claims For Jobless Insurance Near Cycle Low But Continuing Claims Hold Steady
23	FOMC Sites Economic Improvement But Leaves Rates Unchanged
23	U.S. Weekly Mortgage Applications Strengthen As Interest Rates Near The Lowest Since 2003
23	PMIS Show Continued Growth In Europe
23	FHFA Home Price Index Strengthens Due To Notable Gains In The Pacific & Mid-Atlantic Regions
22	Unemployment In Ireland, Italy, Finland, And Taiwan
22	Canadian Retail Sales Are Digging Out Slowly
22	Weekly Chain Store Sales Trend Lower During September
22	Weekly Gasoline Prices Slip Just Modestly As Trend Remains Firm
21	Recent Data For The Russian Economy
21	Industrial Orders Keep Rising In France And In Italy Pessimism Continues To Haunt The Outlook, However
21	Forecasters Expect Return Of Positive GDP Growth This Quarter, Slow Thereafter
21	U.S. Leading Indicators Rise For A Fifth Straight Month And Signal Economic Recovery
18	German PPI Rises And Sets Sites On A New Horizon
17	U.S. Flow of Funds Shows Improved Financial Condition of Households, But Dramatic Volumes of Treasury Borrowing
17	Euro Trade Surplus Surges
17	Housing Starts Show Turns Across Regions
16	IP Trend Turns Higher
16	CPI Headline Pops but Core Rate Flat Lines
16	U.S. Current Account Deficit Shrinks Further in 2Q'09, But Exports & Imports Both Show Stabilization
16	HICP and Core Rate Are in Good Shape but Some Trends are Not
15	Sales Trim Losses As Inventories Are Looking Lean
15	PPI Headline Spurts As Core Is Stable
15	Optimism Among German Investors Somewhat Subdued
15	US Retail Sales Make Strong Gains...
14	Disappointing Retail Sales In New Zealand
11	UK Producer Prices Showing Steady Accelerating Rise From Lows
11	Export And Import Prices Pop But Ex-Oil Import Prices Barely Budge
11	University of Michigan Sentiment Makes Surprising Jump
10	U.S. Trade Deficit Deepens With A Jump In Imports
10	IP In France Edges Higher In July
10	U.S. Weekly Claims For Jobless Insurance Near Cycle Low
9	Consumer Credit Outstanding Falls For An Unprecedented Sixth Straight Month
9	German Prices Fall Yr/Yr Again-But It's NOT Deflation
8	German Industrial Production Down: New Orders Up In July
8	U.S. Small Business Optimism Improves Slightly But Hiring Plans Drift To 27-Year Low
4	Italy's Trade Trends Turn
4	U.S. Payroll Decline Eases But The Unemployment Rate Jumps To 26-Year High
3	U.S. Weekly Claims For Jobless Insurance Slip Modestly
3	Challenger Layoffs Approach Recent Low
3	U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Improves While Prices Jump
3	Markit MFG PMIs Turn Higher; Gains Are Widespread
2	U.S. Factory Inventory Decumulation Rate Eases Further
2	Jump In 2Q U.S. Worker Productivity Revised Up Slightly & Cost Pressures Eased
2	German Retail Sales Still Short Of Dependable
2	ADP Report: Rate Of Job Loss Continues To Moderate, But Slowly
2	Three Weeks Of "Cash for Clunkers" Program Spurs August U.S. Vehicle Sales To Highest Since May 2008
1	German Retail Sales Up A Bit In July: Where Are The Auto Sales Resulting From Germany's "Cash For Clunkers" Program?
1	U.S. Construction Spending Holds Steady
1	U.S. Pending Home Sales Remain Firm And Rise To The Highest Level In Two Years
1	The Factory Sector Recession Is Over; ISM Index Jumps To Highest Level Since Early-2007
1	Gasoline Prices Remain Roughly Stable As Crude Oil Prices Tick Higher

August 2009
31	India Reports Acceleration In 2nd Q Growth, But Weak Monsoon Challenges Its Continuance
31	Several Indices of Midwest Economic Activity Improve; August PMI Moves To Break-Even
28	EU Commission Indices Surprise: Show a Real Turn Is in Progress
28	U.S. Personal Income Steadies in July after June Drop; PCE Shows First Effect of "Cash-for-Clunkers"
27	Money Supplies Surge...Or Do They?
27	Q2 GDP Unrevised on Net at 1.0% Fall; Hesitant Profits Recovery Continues
26	German Ifo Index Is Showing Widespread Recovery
26	U.S. New Home Sales Improve Again; Case-Shiller Price Index Rises
26	U.S. Durable Goods Orders Look To Form Base for Recovery
25	Jumpin' German GDP
25	Economic Information for Eastern European Countries
24	More Good News From Asia: Thailand's Q2 GDP Increases 2.32%
21	Flash PMI’s Turn in EMU
21	U.S. Existing Home Sales Rise With Distress Sales & Tax Credit
20	Philadelphia Fed Index Remains Positive At Its Highest Level Since 2007
20	U.S. Leading Indicators Signal Economic Recovery With Fourth Straight Monthly Increase
20	UK Retail Sales Stir
20	U.S. Weekly Claims Jobless Insurance Rise Unexpectedly. Extended Benefits Dip
19	UK's CBI Orders Continue To Lag
19	Weekly Chain Store Sales Remain Flat Versus July
19	U.S. Weekly Mortgage Applications Rise But Trend Remains Weak
18	Economic Sentiment In Germany's Financial Community Rises Sharply In August
18	Gasoline Price Increase Stabilizes After A One Dollar Rise This Year
18	U.S. PPI Posts Broad-Based Decline With Energy Prices Leading The Fall
18	U.S. Housing Starts Dip During July After Two Months Of Strong Gains Multi-family Starts Revisit Record Low
17	Skepticism Greets Announcement Of Japan's 2nd Quarter GDP
17	EMU Trade Surplus Is On An A Slight Up-Trend Signs Of Real Recovery Remain Elusive
17	U.S. Home Builders’ Index Seems To Be Crawling Out of the Cellar
17	Empire State Factory Conditions Improve To Highest Level in Two Years
14	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Declines As The Reading of Personal Finances Falls To A Record Low
14	U.S. Factory Production Improves Sharply With Higher Auto Output
14	EMU HICP In Large Yr/Yr Drop
14	CPI Decline Revisits 1950 As Core Price Gain Slows To Smallest Since 2004
13	U.S. Business Inventories Still Being Cut Sharply through June
13	U.S. Import Prices Decline With Drop In Oil And Other Prices
13	U.S. Weekly Claims for Unemployment Insurance Rise Unexpectedly but the Trend Is Still Down
13	EMU GDP Falls But French And German GDP Rise
13	U.S. Retail Sales Post Surprising, Across-the-Board Declines
12	FOMC Leaves Rates Unchanged; Notes Financial Market Improvement & Retail Spending Stabilization
12	Euro Area Industrial Output Steps Back In June
12	U.S. Trade Deficit Remains Near The Narrowest Since 2001
11	Latvia And Lithuania Report Improvement In Their Current Accounts
11	Japan Consumer Confidence Rises But Remains Short Of Being Even Neutral
11	Gasoline Prices Again Move Higher
11	U.S. Worker Productivity Jumps During 2Q As Trend Improves
11	U.S. Small Business Optimism Weakens Again As Hiring Intentions Remain Depressed
10	Japan's Current Account Balance Improves Sharply In June
10	French Output Begins To Stabilize
10	Consumer Debt Deleveraging Continues At A Record Pace
7	OECD LEIs Turn On A Green Light For Recovery
7	U.S. Payroll Employment Decline Eases While Unemployment Rate Falls
6	German Orders Surge Again
6	U.S. Weekly Claims For Jobless Insurance Inch Lower While Continuing Claims Tick Higher
5	U.S. Factory Inventory Decumulation Eases Somewhat
5	U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Backpedals Slightly And Prices Fall Sharply
5	Challenger Layoffs Pick Up Slightly Last Month But Remain Moderate
5	EMU Retail and Auto Sales: the Good and the Ugly
5	ADP Report: Rate Of Job Loss Smallest Since October
4	Mixed Signals From Down Under
4	All Producer Prices in EMU Still Under Downward Pressure
4	U.S. Pending Home Sales Rise To The Highest Level In Two Years
4	Gasoline Prices Move Higher As Crude Prices Rise And Demand Stabilizes
4	U.S. Personal Income Reverses Large May Gain While Savings Rate Tumbles
3	U.S. Light Vehicle Sales Benefit From "Cash For Clunkers" Program
3	Japanese Wages Continue To Decline In June
3	German Retail Sales Take A Dive - Without The Swan
3	Bottoming Of U.S. Construction Spending Evident For A Fifth Month
3	ISM Factory Sector Index Reaches Its Highest Level In Nearly One Year

July 2009
31	U.S. Employment Cost Index Remains Weak, But State & Local Government Workers See Some Pickup
31	EMU Inflation Rate Moves Lower
31	Rate of U.S. GDP Decline Slows in Q2 2009
30	EMU Recovery Continues
30	U.S. Weekly Claims For Jobless Insurance Rise
29	Japan Retail Sales Remain Sour
29	U.S. Durable Goods Orders Decline Led By Aircraft & Computers; Lower Inventories May Set Stage for Rebound
28	Italy's Recovery In Confidence Continues... Still A Ways To Go
28	U.S. Consumer Confidence Slips For A Second Month
28	Gasoline Prices Stabilize With The Rise In Crude Oil Costs
28	Case-Shiller Home Price Index Decline Eases
27	Tight Money Isn't Funny: EMU Money Growth Continues to Decelerate
27	U.S. New Home Sales Gain As Prices Fall, Again
24	UK GDP Surprises with 0.8% Fall in Q2
24	Full-Month Michigan Consumer Sentiment Reading Eases
23	U.S. Existing Home Sales And Prices Rise
23	U.S. Claims For Jobless Insurance Tick Higher Last Week Yet Remain Off Peak
22	U.S. Weekly Mortgage Applications Rise But Trend Is Weak
21	Chicago Fed Index Indicates That Economic Activity Improved Further
21	Gasoline Prices Fall Again
21	Weekly Chain Store Sales Remain Flat
20	Industrial Orders Trends Begin To Turn…Ever So Slowly
20	U.S. Unemployment Rates Rise Sharply And Rapidly For All
20	U.S. Leading Indicators Rise For A Third Month Signaling Economic Recovery
17	U.S. Housing Starts Post A Surprising Gain During June
16	U.S. Home Builders’ Index Recovers To Its Highest Since June '08
16	Philadelphia Fed Index Remains Somewhat Weak
16	Empire State Factory Conditions Improved To Best In Over One Year
16	Sharp Decline In U.S. Claims For Jobless Insurance Suggests Labor Market Improvement
15	EMU Inflation Really Does Turn Lower and Higher, Too
15	U.S. Factory Production Declines Again While Plant Utilization Reaches A Record Low
15	June's 0.7% Rise In CPI Still Left Yr/Yr Drop As Largest Since 1950
14	German Investors And Analysts Become Less Positive On The Outlook
14	U.S. Small Business Optimism Slips From Eight Month High
14	Gasoline Prices Decline Further
14	U.S. PPI Jumps With Higher Gasoline Prices; Core Prices Firm As Well
14	U.S. Retail Sales Again Rise Due To Higher Gas Prices, But Trend Remains Weak
14	U.S. 'YTD Budget Deficit Broaches $1 Trillion
13	Japanese Consumer Confidence Continued to Strengthen In June
13	Japan IP Is In A Strong Quarterly Recovery
13	U.S. Foreign Trade Activity: Recently A Smaller Share of U.S. GDP
10	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Slides This Month
10	U.S. Import Prices Move Higher Again With Oil Price Gain
10	OECD Indicators Begin To Turn Up
10	U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks With Recession To Its Lowest Since 1999
9	UK Trade Picture: Better In Month But In Flux
9	Consumer Credit Usage Falls For An Unprecedented Fourth Straight Month
9	U.S. Pays $8 Billion In Unemployment Benefits
9	U.S. Initial Claims For Unemployment Insurance Fall Sharply But Continuing Claims Reach A New Record
8	German IP Follows Orders Higher
8	U.S. Mortgage Applications For Purchase Rise But Applications To Refinance Remain Low
7	German Manufacturing Orders And Sales Recovering From Their Steep Declines
7	Weekly Chain Store Sales Recover Around The Holiday
7	Gasoline Prices Decline As Economic Momentum Fades Further
6	Prospects for Japan's Q2 2009 Improving
6	Auto Registrations Lead Recovery In Europe
6	Worse Vs Much Worse...
6	U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Continue To Move Sideways
6	U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Improves To The Highest Level Since Last September
2	U.S. Payrolls Decline Another 467,000 As Jobless Rate Increases To 9.5%
2	U.S. Light Vehicle Sales In June Hold A Steady, Sideways Movement
1	U.S. Construction Spending Holding Steady
1	Tankan Improves: Still In Slow-Motion
1	ADP Report: Rate Of Job Loss Lessens A Bit
1	U.S. Pending Home Sales Stable At Their Highest Level Since September
1	ISM Factory Sector Index Rose Modestly While Prices Jump
1	Challenger Layoffs Moderate Further

June 2009
30	U.S. Consumer Confidence Slips
30	UK GDP Is Officially A Train Wreck
30	Energy Prices Are Volatile With Weak Demand & Short Supply Prospects
30	Decline In Case-Shiller Home Price Index Eases
29	Business and Consumer Confidence Improve in the Euro Area
29	Chicago Fed Index Remains Stable in May At Highest Level Since October
26	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Improves With Higher Expectations
26	French Confidence, Still In A Deep Pit, Rises
26	U.S. Personal Income Surge Lifts Savings Rate To Its Highest Since 1993
25	Despite Headlines About New Record Drops, Europe Is Healing
25	U.S. Initial Jobless Insurance Claims Edge Up To Highest in Four Weeks
25	Decline in U.S. 1Q GDP Is Trimmed
24	FOMC Leaves Rates Unchanged
24	U.S. New Home Sales Stay Low As Prices Firm
24	Consumer Confidence Recovers In Italy
24	U.S. Durable Goods Orders Surprisingly Strong For A Second Month
23	Europe Continues to Make a Turn Higher: Sector Results Turn Mixed in June
23	French Business Confidence: Viewed By Entrepreneurs And Purchasing Managers
23	U.S. Mortgage Applications Collapse As Higher Rates Stymie Refinancing
23	Gasoline Prices Off Sharply With Weaker Economic News
23	U.S. Existing Home Sales Rise With Affordability And Tax Credit
22	EMU Trade Balance Deficit For Goods Shrinks
22	German Business Confidence Improving But Still Subdued
19	UK Retail Sales Fall And Markets Quiver
19	U.S. Consumers' Quest For Value
19	Gains in Weekly Chain Store Sales Fade
18	U.S. Leading Indicators Rise Sharply For A Second Month
18	Philadelphia Fed Index Improves Sharply
18	U.S. Initial Jobless Insurance Claims Trend Lower But Edge Up In Latest Week
17	U.S. 1Q'09 Current Account Deficit Shrinks To Smallest Since 2001
17	U.S. May CPI Ticks Up, But 1.2% Drop Y/Y Is Largest Since April 1950
16	Gasoline Prices Reach The Highest Level Since Last October
16	Optimism Increases Among German Investors and Analysts
16	U.S. Housing Starts Recover Modestly
16	U.S. Factory Production Decline Resumes, Matching 1946 Yr/Yr Drop
16	U.S. PPI Decline Yr-to-Yr Matches '49 Record; Core Pricing Power Evaporates
15	EMU Job Market Has Record Q1 Job Loss
15	U.S. Home Builders’ Index Slips
15	Empire State Factory Conditions Deteriorated M/M But Remain Improved From Earlier Low
12	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Stable But The Current View of Economic Conditions Jumps
12	IP Still Falling in Euro Area: but Evidence of Slowing
12	U.S. Import Prices Rise With Higher Oil Prices
12	U.S. Flow of Funds Indicate Further Shrinkage of Balance Sheets
11	U.S. Business Inventory Decumulation Remains Strong and Steady
11	U.S. Retail Sales Rise With Higher Gas Prices; Underlying Trend Is Flat
11	U.S. Initial Jobless Insurance Claims Fall To Their Lowest Since January
10	Industrial Production’s Slide Begins To Taper Off...For Some
10	Trade Deficit Edged Higher As Revision Impact On Data Is Minor
9	German IP Still Dropping Sharply
9	German Orders: Big Surprise Comes in Small Package
9	More First Quarter GDP Results
8	OECD Leading Indicators: Signs of Recovery
5	UK PPI Prices: Decelerating Even As They Accelerate!
5	Payroll Losses Slow As Unemployment Rate Jumps
4	EMU Retail Sales Volumes Erode At Slow Pace
4	U.S. Worker Productivity Increase Stronger, But Underlying Cost Pressures Mount
4	U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Slip
3	U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Improves Further
3	Markit's Service PMI Rises In EMU But Still Shows Contraction
3	ADP Report: Rate Of Job Loss Moderates
3	U.S. May Light Vehicle Sales Recover Only To Low March Level
3	Challenger Layoffs Continue To Indicate Job Market Improvement
2	U-Rates On The Rise
2	U.S. Pending Home Sales Rise To Their Highest Level Since September
2	Gasoline Prices Rise Further Reflecting Strength In Crude Oil Prices
2	U.S. Chain Store Sales Backpedal
1	U.S. Construction Spending Increases Modestly
1	ISM Index Suggests Downturn In Factory Sector Is Easing
1	Encouraging News From UK's Hometrack Housing Survey
1	UK MFG Is On The Mend... So Is Europe And The US
1	U.S. Savings Rate Still Rising As Consumers Remain Cautious

May 2009
29	German Retail Sales Lose Some Weakness
29	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Rose Throughout May
29	U.S. 1Q GDP Decline Lessened, Yet Two-Quarter Drop Rivals 1958 Stats
28	U.S. Durable Goods Orders Recover Earlier Decline And Are Up Slightly 'YTD
28	French Consumer Begins To Feel Less Stressed
28	U.S. Initial Jobless Insurance Claims Slip Again Though Continuing Claims Reach Another Record
28	U.S. New Home Sales Form A Bottom While The Level of Unsold Homes Is At Its Lowest Since 2001
27	U.S. Chain Store Sales Recover
27	U.S. Existing Home Sales Rise As Home Affordability Increases
27	Gasoline Prices Reach Their Highest Level Since October
26	U.S. Consumer Confidence Increases Again On Improved Expectations
26	German May Business Confidence Less Negative: Q1 GDP SAAR of Decline Biggest Since Data Began in 1970
26	IFO Shows Sector Indices Have Bottomed...Maybe
26	Orders In Near Collapse Then (Negative) Growth Rates Stabilize
26	Case-Shiller Home Price Index Is Down By Nearly One-Third From 2006 Peak
26	Chicago Fed Index Improved To Highest Level Since October
21	Japan GDP In Record Drop As Trade Collapses
21	Philadelphia Fed Index Indicates A Slowing Rate Of Decline In Economic Activity
21	U.S. Leading Indicators Improve Sharply To The Highest Level Since November
21	U.S. Continuing Claims For Unemployment Insurance Reach Another Record
20	Japan GDP in Record Drop As Trade Collapses
20	U.S. Mortgage Applications Firm As Refinancings Remain High But Purchase Apps Lag
19	German Investors And Financial Analysts More Optimistic
19	U.S. Chain Store Sales Reverse Earlier Gains
19	Gasoline Prices Continue To Move Higher
19	U.S. Housing Starts' Fall To Record Low Paced By Lower Multi-family Building
18	News From Eastern Europe Still Mainly Negative
18	Japan's Consumer Confidence Is Up For The Fourth Month In A Row
18	U.S. Home Builders’ Index Increases Again
15	U.S. Factory Production Shortfall Eases
15	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Up On Improved Expectations With Heightened Hopes For Gov't Policy
15	EMU GDP Drops Sharply
15	U.S. CPI Unchanged in April; Year-to-Year Drop of 0.7% Is Largest Since 1955
14	Real Euro Digs In Its Heels Despite Weak Growth
14	U.S. PPI Firms With Higher Food Prices, Core Price Gains Still Trending Lower
14	U.S. Initial Weekly Claims For Jobless Insurance Rebound But Still Trending Lower
13	U.S. Business Inventory Decumulation Intensifies
13	E- Area IP Drops Again All Sectors Still Weak
13	U.S. Retail Sales Decline For A Second Month
12	U.S. Small Business Optimism Recovers
12	U.S. Chain Store Sales Rise Further
12	Gasoline Prices Rise To Their Highest Since Early-November
12	The UK Halts Its String Of MFG Output Declines
12	U.S. Trade Deficit Remains Stable and Near Its Lowest Since 1999
11	March Industrial Production Data For Italy And France
11	Liquidity, Exchange Rates & Commodity Prices Point Toward U.S. Economic Improvement
11	OECD LEIs The Long View
8	German Industrial Output Halts Its Strong Of Declines
8	Bad News: U.S. Jobless Rate Jumps to 8.9%Good News: Speed of Job Losses Ease
7	German Orders In Surprise Rebound
7	U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Fall Further
7	U.S. Worker Productivity Inches Up, But Underlying Cost Pressures Mount
6	Commodity Prices And Exchange Rates
6	EMU Services: In Near Lockstep With US
6	U.S. Weekly Mortgage Applications Stabilize
6	Challenger Layoffs Also Show Job Market Improvement
6	ADP Report: Rate Of Job Loss Slowed During April
5	Sharp, Widespread, PPI Drop Puts ECB On The Spot For A Rate Cut
5	U.S. Chain Store Sales Rise Again
5	Petroleum Prices Move Higher
5	U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Recovers To Highest Level Since October
4	Europe Begins to Cut Its Losses
4	Most April Manufacturing PMI's Show a Lessening of Contraction: India's and China's Show Expansion
4	U.S. Construction Spending Improvement Due to Nonresidential & Public Sector Gains
4	U.S. Pending Home Sales Rise For A Second Month
4	U.S. Light Vehicle Sales Remain Depressed As Import Sales Lowest Since 1999
1	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Improves Further To Highest Since September
1	U.S. Factory Inventory Decumulation Continues Strong
1	ISM Index Suggests Modest Slowing Of Factory Sector Downturn

April 2009
30	U.S. Employment Cost Index Increase Slackens To New Low
30	U.S. Personal Spending & Income Still Under Pressure
30	Japan IP Slows Its Rate Of Decline... In Monthly Trends Only
30	U.S. Initial Claims for Jobless Insurance Fall As Continuing Claims Reach Another Record
29	U.S. Weekly Mortgage Applications Fall As Refinancings Lag
29	FOMC Leaves Rates Unchanged
29	U.S. GDP Declines 6.1% In 1Q As Inventory Cutbacks Weigh Heavily
28	Japan Retail Sales Continue to Drop
28	More Retailers in the U.K. Report Increases in Sales versus a Year Ago than Those Reporting Decreases
28	U.S. Consumer Confidence Jumps Sharply With Improved Expectations
28	Gasoline Prices Continue To Hover Just Over $2.00 Per Gallon
28	U.S. Chain Store Sales Firm During April
28	Case-Shiller Home Price Index Falls Further
27	South Korea's GDP Increases in Q1 09, but is Still at Recession Levels
27	U.S. Misery Index Falls Sharply With Lower Energy Prices
27	Consumer Confidence Improves Sharply In Italy
27	IFO Is Up In Month Diffusion, Indices Gain Too
24	U.S. New Home Sales Form A Bottom
24	U.S. Durable Goods Orders Slip; Trend Still Sharply Negative
23	U.S. Existing Home Sales Slip During March As Prices Firm
23	Euro Area PMIs Are Still Low-Valued But Jump
23	U.S. Continuing Claims for Jobless Insurance Reach Another Record
22	UK Unemployment Continues To Soar (Sour)
21	Optimists Exceed Pessimists Among German Investors And Analysts For The First Time Since July 2007
21	Gasoline Prices Remain Steady Around $2.00 Per Gallon
20	French and Italian Orders: Some Divergence Between These Siamese Twins
20	Chicago Fed Index Remained Negative In March
20	U.S. Leading Indicators Fall To The Lowest Level Since 2003
17	EMU Trade Deficit Improves But Picture Does Not
17	MAPI Survey Indicates Deepening Stress in the Factory Sector
17	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Improves Again
16	U.S. Initial Claims for Unemployment Insurance Fall Back
16	Philadelphia Fed Index Indicates Further Economic Contraction
16	Euro Area IP Plunges
16	U.S. Housing Starts Fall to Second Lowest Level on Record But Bottom May Be Forming
15	U.S. Factory Output Decline Is The Sharpest Since The Deindustrialization After WWII
15	Japan's Retail Sales Drop
15	12-Month Decline In U.S. CPI A First Since 1958 And Owes To Energy & Food Prices
14	Singapore's GDP To Decline 6% To 9% In 2009 Says Ministry Of Trade And Industry
14	U.S. Businesses Inventories Fall Further
14	U.S. Finished Goods PPI Falls Unexpectedly While Core Prices Remain Stable
14	French Exports And Imports Drop
14	U.S. Retail Sales Backpedal
13	China's March Exports Up Close to 40%: Imports Up 20%
13	OECD LEI's Are Sinking At The Fastest Pace In Over 40 Years
13	U.S. Budget Deficit Broaches $1 Trillion With TARP Spending
9	Oil Lifts U.S. Import Costs While Nonoil Prices Fall For Eighth Month
9	U.S. Initial Claims for Jobless Insurance Back Off From High; Continuing Claims Double Last Year's Level
9	German IP Drops Sharply Again
9	U.S. Trade Deficit Falls Further To Lowest Since 1999
8	UK Industrial Output Falls Again
8	German New Orders: Halt!
8	U.S. Weekly Mortgage Applications Jump Higher As Refi's More Than Double
7	News from Australia and New Zealand
7	Consumer Credit Usage Remains Negative
7	JOLTS: U.S. Job Openings Tick Higher In February But Remain Off By One-Third Y/Y
7	U.S. Chain Store Sales Pick Up Early This Month
7	Gasoline Prices Hold Prior Weeks' Gains
6	Retail Sales Continue To Fall In The Euro Area
6	Euro Area Inflation Is Still Dropping Fast
3	Market Services PMIs Turn Higher In March
3	U.S. Jobless Rate Reaches 8.5%; 5.1 Million Payroll Jobs Are Lost Since Cycle Peak
3	U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Falls Again
2	French PPI Shows Year/Year Weakness
2	U.S. Factory Inventory Decumulation At A Record Pace
2	March U.S. Light Vehicle Sales Increase From 27-Year Low
2	U.S. Initial Claims for Jobless Insurance Rise To The Highest Level Since 1982; Continuing Claims Reach A Record
1	U.S. Pending Home Sales Tick Higher
1	U.S. Construction Spending; A More Moderate Decline
1	Challenger Layoffs Ease Slightly Second Month
1	Japan TANKAN Makes Heavy Weight for Pre-Summit
1	Rise In ISM Index Suggests Factory Sector Stabilization
1	ADP Report: Payroll Employment Down Another 742,000

March 2009
31	Turkey -- Another Emerging Economy Reports A Dismal 4Th Quarter Gross Domestic Product
31	Flash Dance - Inflation Waltzes to New Lows as Risk Soars to Dizzying Heights
31	U.S. Consumer Confidence Stabilizes Near Record Low
31	Petroleum Prices Strengthen, Then Fall Back
31	Case-Shiller Home Price Index Falls Further
30	EMU Still Sinking In EU Index Report
30	Commodity Prices Meander
30	Has Japanese Industrial Production Bottomed?
27	EMU Orders: Still Sinking Fast
27	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Improves As The Opinion Of Government Jumps
27	U.S. Personal Spending Increases Again, Modestly
26	UK Retail Sales Fall But Trend Holds Up
26	U.S. Continuing Claims for Unemployment Insurance Reach Another Record High
26	U.S. 4Q GDP Decline Remains Sharpest Since Early 1980s As Profits Crater
25	IFO Index Drops But Sentiment Drops But Sentiment Makes Some Gai
25	U.S. New Home Sales Step Up From Record Low
25	Rise in U.S. Durable Goods Orders Surprises
24	Flash PMIs Bottom Out
24	UK Inflation Accelerates
24	Confidence Among French Manufacturers Stays at Record Low Levels
24	U.S. Chain Store Sales Lose Earlier Momentum
24	Petroleum Prices Strengthen On Potential Tightening Of Crude Supplies
23	Shrinking World Trade: Evidence From Euro Area
23	February U.S. Existing Home Sales Recover January Decline as Prices Remain Weak
23	Chicago Fed Index Improved Marginally During February
20	IP In Zone In Record Drop
20	U.S. 2008 Current Account Deficit Shrinks To Smallest Since 2004
19	Philadelphia Fed Index Indicates Further Economic Contraction
19	U.S. Leading Indicators Fall To Cycle Low
19	UK Orders Decline To New Low But Pace Of Decline Slows... Sort Of
19	U.S. Continuing Claims for Unemployment Insurance Touch New Record
18	January IP Drops but the Pace of Decline Slows
18	FOMC Leaves Rates Unchanged At Historically Low Level; Fed's Balance Sheet Expanded
18	Higher Energy Prices Lift U.S. CPI By Most Since July; Core Pricing Power Firm
17	ZEW Survey: German Finance Types More Pessimistic On Current Conditions, Less Pessimistic On Expectations
17	Surprising Rebound In U.S. Housing Starts Owes To Multi-Family
17	U.S. Gasoline Prices Dip While Crude Oil Prices Rise
17	U.S. Finished Goods PPI Rises Modestly; "Downstream" Pricing Remains Weak
16	U.S. Home Builders’ Index Still Under Extreme Pressure
16	HICP Is Behaving Despite Month's Rise
16	Employment In The Euro Area
16	The Empire State Index Reaches New Low
16	Skid in U.S. Factory Output Is Sharpest Since 1975; Utilization Rate Reaches Record Low
13	E- Area Retailing Remains Weak
13	U.S. Import Prices Move Lower Despite Higher Oil Prices
13	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Stays Stable; Opinion of Government Jumps
13	U.S. Trade Deficit Shrinks To Lowest Since 2002
12	U.S. Flow of Funds: Deleveraging Occurs As Asset Values Decline
12	U.S. Businesses Shed Inventories at a Rapid Rate
12	German IP Sinks Sharply
12	U.S. Claims For Jobless Insurance Reach Another Record High
12	U.S. Retail Sales Excluding Autos Rise; Revisions Sharply Higher
11	U.S. Budget Deficit Grows Sharply With Recession & TARP
11	UK Trade Picture Show More Deterioration
11	JOLTS: U.S. Job Openings Fall Further
11	U.S. Weekly Mortgage Applications Rise
10	Manpower Survey: 2Q09 Employment Seen As Weakest Since Credit Crunch Recession
10	IP Drops Sharply in the Euro Area’s Early Reports
10	Foreign Trade in France and Germany: Casualties of the Recession
10	U.S. Small Business Optimism Nearing All-time Low
10	U.S. Gasoline Prices Are Stable; Crude Oil Prices Rise
10	U.S. Chain Store Sales Are Up in Early March
9	Japan Starts 2009 with a Current Account Deficit
9	Some Further Rebounding from Japan’s Economy Watchers Index
6	OECD LEI's Show Severe And Worsening Downturn
6	U.S. Unemployment Rate of 8.1% Highest Since 1983
5	U.S. Factory Inventories Fell A Fifth Month, Shipments Off 15.6% Y/Y
5	U.S. 4Q Worker Productivity Revised Down Sharply
5	U.S. Initial Claims For Jobless Insurance Fell Back
4	EMU Services Contract as UK Sector Cuts Losses
4	ADP Report: Payroll Employment Off 697,000
4	U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Eased Slightly
4	Challenger Layoffs Eased Somewhat
3	February U.S. Light Vehicle Sales Lower Still
3	Australia's Central Bank Takes A Breather: Economy Responding To Monetary And Fiscal Stimulus
3	Swiss GDP: In The Soup With The Rest Of Europe
3	U.S. Gasoline Prices Remained Just Above $1.90; Demand Stabilizing
3	U.S. Chain Store Sales Dipped Last Week, But Rose For The Month
3	U.S. Construction Spending Fell Further
3	U.S. Pending Home Sales Fell To Record Low; Falling Rates & Prices Push Affordability to New High
2	Euro Area MFG PMIs Drop
2	South Korea: Industrial Production Improves a Bit; Exports in Won Rise, but in USD, Fall
2	U.S. January Personal Savings Rate Highest Since 1995
2	ISM Index Flat Month-To-Month, Still Near Low

February 2009
27	Deflation Is Back!
27	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Estimate Little Changed At Lowest Since 1980
27	U.S. 4Q GDP Revised Down To Show Sharpest Drop Since 1980
26	EU/EMU Indices Crash Again In February
26	U.S. New Home Sales Lowest Since 1963
26	U.S. Initial Claims For Unemployment Insurance Highest Since 1982; Continuing Claims Another Record
26	U.S. Durable Goods Orders Lowest in Six Years; Latest Six-Month Decline a Record
25	Yen-Based Japan Exports Are Cut Nearly In Half
25	U.S. Mortgage Applications Fall: Refi's & Purchase Applications Off
25	January U.S. Existing Home Sales & Prices Fell
24	German IFO Survey Shows Little Change in the Dismal Appraisal of the Business Climate
24	U.S. Consumer Confidence Fell To A Record Low
24	U.S. Chain Store Sales Up Again Last Week
24	Case-Shiller Home Price Index Fell A Record 18.5% Last Year
24	U.S. Gasoline Prices Dipped
23	Italy’s Inflation Rates Show Turn of Trend
23	Can The Baltic States Hold Their Currency Pegs?
23	Economists Forecast Moderate Rebound in Second Half
23	Chicago Fed Index Fell Further
20	Philadelphia Fed Index Lowest Since 1990
20	Euro Area PMI's Continue To Drop... Very Sharply
20	U.S. CPI Ticked Up
19	U.S. Initial Claims For Jobless Insurance High and Stable
19	U.S. Leading Indicators Rose Slightly
19	Italy's Trade Flows Dive In December
19	U.S. PPI Firmer Than Expected
18	U.S. Factory Output Down Sharply Again in January; Off 10.0% Y/Y
18	U.S. Import Price Decline Quickened
18	CBI Finds Further Weakening
18	U.S. Housing Starts Plumb Another Record Low
17	U.S. Home Builders’ Survey Ticked Up Slightly
17	Exports and Imports Plunge in the Euro Area as Deficit Contracts
17	German Investors Begin To See A Ray Of Hope For The Economy
17	U.S. Empire State Index Fell To A New Low
16	Data Confirm Worst Fears Of Rapid Decline In Japanese Economy
13	GDP In EMU Falls Hard In 2008-Q4
13	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Sinks to Its Lowest Since 1980
12	U.S. Business Inventory Cutbacks Gained Steam
12	U.S. Initial Claims For Unemployment Insurance Slipped From Recent High
12	Industrial Production Drops Sharply Across Sectors in the Euro Area
12	U.S. Retail Sales Recover Modestly Following Six Months of Decline
11	U.S. Budget Deficit Surges As Revenues Collapse & Spending Jumps
11	France: INSEE Business Indicator Stops Falling
11	U.S. Trade Deficit Narrowed Further With Global Recession and Lower Oil Prices
10	Industrial Production Plunges in Main EMU Countries and Beyond
10	Sweden's Activity Index Points to a 5% + Annual Rate of Decline in Fourth Quarter GDP
10	U.S. Small Business Optimism Fell Even Further; Pricing At All-time Low
10	U.S. Gasoline Prices Highest Since December
10	U.S. Chain Store Sales Continued Unchanged Last Week
9	Economic Activity in Japan Speeds Downhill in Q4
9	Consumer Credit Growth Under Wraps
6	Industrial Production Sectors All Dropping Fast
6	U.S. Payrolls Slashed 598,000; Jobless Rate Rose To 7.6%
5	U.S. Factory Inventories Lower Still
5	U.S. Worker Productivity Growth Up, Unit Costs Ease
5	U.S. Initial Claims For Jobless Insurance Highest Since 1982, Continuing Claims Reach Another Record
4	Challenger Layoffs Highest Since 2002
4	U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Moved Higher Again
4	EMU Services PMI's Slow Descent Signal In January
4	EMU Consumer Spending Tanks Along With Spending Plans
4	ADP Report: Payroll Employment Fell Another 522,000
4	January U.S. Light Vehicle Sales Lowest Since 1982
3	U.S. Pending Home Sales Up in December But Down For 2008. Affordability At New High With Lower Rates & Prices
3	Recession Comes to Brazil
3	PPI For Euro Area Is Plunging
3	German Retail Sales Head South For The Winter
3	U.S. Chain Store Sales Recovered Last Week
3	U.S. Gasoline Prices Up Again
2	South Korean Exports Plummet: Sharp Fall in Exports to Pacific Rim
2	MFG PMIs Stop Their Descent
2	U.S. December Income, Consumption & Prices Fell While Savings Rose
2	ISM Index Improved Slightly From Historic Low

January 2009
30	Japan Hits The Skids Hard In December
30	EU Index At Record Low
30	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Up Slightly In January, Yet Still Near Series' Low
30	U.S. Employment Cost Index Increase Eased Slightly During 4Q; 2008 Gain A Record Low
30	U.S. Recession Intensifies; 3.8% Drop in Real GDP Is Sharpest Since 1982
29	December U.S. New Home Sales Lowest Since 1963
29	U.S. Durable Goods Orders Slumped Further
29	U.S. Weekly Continuing Claims For Jobless Insurance At Record High
28	FOMC Leaves Rates Unchanged
28	Italy's Business Confidence Continues To Drop
28	U.S. Mortgage Applications Fall as Refinancing Boom Ends
27	German Biz Confidence In a Small Rebound: What's All the Fuss?
27	U.S. Chain Store Sales Fell Back; 2.4% Yearly Decline a Record
27	U.S. Gasoline Price Rise Stabilized
27	Case-Shiller Home Price Index Fell A Record 18.2%
27	Consumer Confidence Fell To A Record Low
26	Deterioration in World Trade Continues: the News from Sweden
26	Canada's Mixed Inflation Picture...
26	Chicago Fed Index Well Into Recession Territory
26	U.S. Leading Indicators Rose Slightly
26	U.S. Existing Home Sales Rose Last Month
23	PMI Indices for EMU Bounce – Dead Cat or Live One?
23	Consensus Forecast for 4Q GDP: Activity Down 5%
22	Euro Area Orders Drop Sharply...Again
22	U.S. Weekly Claims For Jobless Insurance Highest Since 1982
22	U.S. Gasoline Prices Up Again
22	U.S. Home Builders’ Survey At Record Low
22	U.S. Housing Starts At Record Low
21	German PPI Points To Lower Inflation Ahead
21	Italy's Trade Picture Deteriorates
21	U.S. Chain Store Sales Recover Modestly
20	Germany's Zew Indicators: Expectations Less Pessimistic Current Conditions Continue To Worsen
20	U.S. Budget Deficit Above $1 Trillion This Year
19	Japanese Mining and Manufacturing Producers in a Free Fall in November
16	Michigan Consumer Sentiment Up Again In Early January Yet Still Near The Series' Low
16	U.S. Factory Output Fell Again in December; 2008 Decline The Largest Since 1975
16	EMU Trade Deficit Widens: Exports and Imports Collapse
16	U.S. CPI Fell A Third Month Due To Lower Energy Prices
15	Core Inflation in the EMU and in the US Falling Together… at Last
15	Philadelphia Fed Index Improved Slightly But Still Low
15	U.S. Weekly Claims For Jobless Insurance Back Up
15	U.S. December PPI Fell Again; 2008 Strength in Pricing Abruptly Ends
14	U.S. Business Inventories Fell Further
14	U.S. Import Prices Down Sharply Again: Both Oil & Nonoil
14	EMU Industrial Production is Plunging
14	The Dismal Christmas: U.S. Retail Sales Fell Sharply
13	Grim News from the UK
13	U.S. Budget Deficit Continued To Swell Toward A Record
13	JOLTS: U.S. Job Openings Lowest Since 2003
13	U.S. Small Business Optimism Fell Further to Near All-time Low; Pricing At All-time Low
13	U.S. Gasoline Prices Again Moved Higher
13	Economy Watchers Index Drops Sharply
13	U.S. Trade Deficit Narrowed Sharply With Recession and Lower Oil Prices
12	Industrial Production: India, China, South Korea
12	OECD LEIS Sink and Signal a More Impressive Slowdown
9	Industrial Output Falls Hard Across Europe
9	U.S. Payrolls Slashed 524,000; 7.2% Jobless Rate Highest Since 1993
8	EMU is on an All-time Low for Sentiment
8	Germany Posts Terrible Orders
8	Credit Cards Pocketed; The Frugal U.S. Consumer
8	U.S. Weekly Claims For Jobless Insurance Fell Further
7	Euro Area PPI Inflation Drops Sharply… or Does It?
7	U.S. Chain Store Sales Recovering
7	Challenger Layoffs Remained High
7	U.S. Mortgage Applications Fell Slightly Last Week
7	ADP Report: Payroll Employment Fell By 693,000
6	Decline in Production and Lower Inflation in Brazil: A Reduction in the Target Rate (Selic)?
6	U.S. Factory Inventories Fell Again
6	U.S. Gasoline Prices Moved Higher
6	U.S. Pending Home Sales Lower Still
6	U.S. ISM Nonmanufacturing Index Improved Slightly
6	EMU Inflation Falls More Sharply Than Expected
6	Europe's Services PMI At New Low
6	U.S. Light Vehicle Sales Inched Up in December; Down 18.5% For The Full Year
5	More Evidence of Declining Inflation
5	U.S. Construction Spending Off Further Due to Housing Decline
5	U.S. Monetary Policy: Pushing On A String?
5	ISM Index Fell To The Lowest Since 1980