Net purchases of securities by foreign investors in US markets totaled $47.4 billion in April, somewhat larger than March's $40.6 billion. These last two months, however, are well below recent trends, which generated an average of [...]
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| Jun 15 2005Foreign Buying of US Securities Moderates, Especially Among Agency Debt
- Global| Jun 10 2005
Japanese Investors Buy Sizable Amount of Foreign Debt; Foreign Investors Buy Sizable Amount of Japanese Debt
Japan's Ministry of Finance (MoF) has reorganized its data on the purchase and sales of foreign securities by Japanese investors and the similar data on foreign investment in Japanese securities. The new data began this past January [...]
- Global| Jun 09 2005
More Industrial Production: Lackluster in the UK, Trending Upward in South Africa
Industrial production picked up in the UK in April, rising 0.8%, the first increase since December. Metals, machinery, wood and paper products and electrical machinery were among the main movers in April's upturn. Beneficial to UK [...]
- Global| Jun 08 2005
Industrial Production Shows Three-Tiered Performance in Netherlands, Slovakia and Turkey
Manufacturing activity advanced in three Euro-Asian nations in April, according to industrial production data published today by national statistical offices. In the Netherlands, manufacturing output gained 1.8%, partially reversing [...]
- Global| Jun 03 2005
Chilean Inflation Eases in May After Energy-Driven Surge in April
Consumer prices in Chile slowed last month after a strong rise in April. The total CPI was up 0.4% (seasonally adjusted by Haver) following 0.7%. This helped the 12-month inflation rate ease to 2.7% from 2.9%. Energy prices were [...]
- Global| Jun 02 2005
China Trade in Surplus, but Imports Are Large, Nonetheless
In the May edition of "Haver Analytics News", we announced the availability of the CEIC China Premium Database. This new database, CHINA, has over 125,000 series covering many, many facets of Chinese economic life. The level of detail [...]
- Global| Jun 01 2005
Euro-Zone Manufacturing PMI Shows Net Contraction for Second Month
Manufacturing activity in Europe is decreasing. The widely followed "PMI" surveys, compiled by NTC Research in London and published by Reuters, indicate net decreases in overall manufacturing in the Euro-Zone for May, the second [...]
- Global| May 27 2005
BBA Data Show Tentative Firming in UK Mortgage Lending; Consumer Credit Still Soft
British Bankers Association data on lending to individuals have recently been added to Haver's "UK" database. The April figures were reported today and updated by our "European shift", the manager and crew who work from roughly [...]
- Global| May 26 2005
Consumer Confidence in Sweden Edges Lower, but Spending on Durable Goods Remains Strong
Consumers in Sweden have been less optimistic over the past couple of months than earlier this year, according to the consumer confidence survey conducted by the National Institute of Economic Research (NIER) in Stockholm. The [...]
- Global| May 25 2005
Spanish GDP Growth Maintains Firm Pace; Chain-Linking Introduced
GDP in Spain grew 0.9% in Q1, the same as in Q4, according to the quarterly data released this morning by the National Statistics Institute. Boosts to the quarter's performance came from government consumption, up 2.6%, and a drop in [...]
- Global| May 20 2005
French GDP Growth Slows in Q1; Data Rebased to 2000 Prices
GDP growth in France slowed markedly in Q1 to 0.2% from 0.7% in Q4 2004. A smaller gain in household consumption and an outright decline in exports were responsible for the sluggish Q1 performance. Notably, however, fixed capital [...]
- Global| May 19 2005
Employment Gains in Germany, Denmark; Decline in Netherlands Is Moderating
Employment conditions in several countries are showing some improvement. After about three years of decline or sluggishness, uptrends are developing in the number of people employed. This is evident in Germany, where seasonally [...]
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