Employment has begun to falter in the UK, according to the latest Labor Force Survey, published today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). In the 3 months centered on October, the number of people employed fell 49,000 from [...]
Introducing
Carol Stone, CBE
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Carol Stone, CBE came to Haver Analytics in 2003 following more than 35 years as a financial market economist at major Wall Street financial institutions, most especially Merrill Lynch and Nomura Securities. She has broad experience in analysis and forecasting of flow-of-funds accounts, the federal budget and Federal Reserve operations. At Nomura Securites, among other duties, she developed various indicator forecasting tools and edited a daily global publication produced in London and New York for readers in Tokyo. At Haver Analytics, Carol is a member of the Research Department, aiding database managers with research and documentation efforts, as well as posting commentary on select economic reports. In addition, she conducts Ways-of-the-World, a blog on economic issues for an Episcopal-Church-affiliated website, The Geranium Farm. During her career, Carol served as an officer of the Money Marketeers and the Downtown Economists Club. She has a PhD from NYU's Stern School of Business. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and has a weekend home on Long Island.
Publications by Carol Stone, CBE
Global| Jan 18 2006UK Labor Market Weakens in Late 2005
- Global| Jan 13 2006
CPI Inflation Slows Further in France for December, Still Restrained in Spain, Finland and Slovakia
Inflation was modest across four European countries as 2005 ended, according to CPI data reported today. In France, the total index rose 0.2% in December from November and 1.5% from December 2004. This was even slower than the 2.1% in [...]
- Global| Jan 12 2006
Australian Employment Performance Hesitates at End-2005 After Potent Gains in Earlier Months
In December, employment in Australia rose a mere 2,100, and the unemployment rate was unchanged from November at 5.1%. Forecasts cited in one news service survey had looked for a 9,000 gain in employment and the 5.1% unemployment [...]
- Global| Jan 11 2006
Industrial Production Mixed in Europe in late 2005, but Mostly Keeping to Growth Path
Five moderate-sized European countries reported industrial production today for November. That simple statement is about the only general statement we might make about their reports. It looks that one cannot make a simple, broad [...]
- Global| Jan 06 2006
Canada Employment Eases in December, But Only in Elderly Age Group
Canada's labor market was fairly firm in 2005, despite a modest reversal in employment for December, data for which were published this morning by Statistics Canada. In December, employment fell by 2,100 from November, but both [...]
- Global| Jan 05 2006
UK Corporations' Profitability Still Firm, Led by High Oil Company Returns
Today, January 5, a wide variety of data was reported by national statistical agencies and private sources all over the world. Some of these reports glean considerable press coverage, particularly if the results are a surprise, such [...]
- Global| Jan 04 2006
Higher CPI in Thailand Is Rare Instance of Energy Cost Pass-Through
The overall CPI for Thailand was flat in December from November, when it had fallen 0.4% from October. But the total index for the year was up 5.8%, exactly double the increase in 2004. The December "core" rate, excluding raw food and [...]
On this last business day of 2005, the French statistics compilers, the National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) reported unemployment data for November. The rate fell to 9.6% from 9.7% in October, the fifth [...]
- Global| Dec 29 2005
Chilean Employment Down in November, but Yearly Growth Trend Maintained
The active sectors of the Chilean economy seem to have moderated a bit in the last couple of months, but are still keeping up favorable comparisons with a year ago. Total employment decreased 34,000 in November and 30,000 in October, [...]
- Global| Dec 28 2005
Japan's CPI: Firming or Still Soft?
Japan's Statistics Bureau in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) yesterday reported consumer prices for November. Generally, these prices seem to be working their way into an upturn, but the extent of this [...]
- Global| Dec 23 2005
EU Current Account Deficit Widens in October; Investment Income Contributes as Well as Goods Imports
The European Central Bank today reported that the Euro-Zone12 countries had an aggregate current account deficit of 9 billion in October, the largest monthly deficit since December 2000. Adverse movements in both credit and debit [...]
- Global| Dec 22 2005
Japanese Trade Surplus Widens Modestly in November
The Japanese trade balance has started to improve, with favorable movements in both exports and imports since the surplus reached a low point in September. In November, the surplus was ¥708.1 billion (seasonally adjusted), almost the [...]
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