Measures of business and consumer confidence in March for three Eurozone countriesItaly, Belgium and the Netherlands--show growing pessimism among businessmen and consumers. Except for the Netherlands, business men were less [...]
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Global| Mar 18 2003Business Sentiment in Germany: The Economy, Stock and Bonds
Business sentiment in Germany continued to improve in March from the very low level reached in December. The ZEW indicator of market sentiment regarding the economic outlook for the next six months rose to 17.7%, that is, the [...]
- Global| Mar 11 2003
German Industrial Production Rises
German industrial production rose 1.65% in January, a turnaround from Decembers sharp decline, and well above the consensus that had anticipated a further decline of 0.5%. Construction continued to be weak and was down 2.63% from [...]
- Global| Mar 04 2003
A Slight Improvement in the Outlook for Retail Trade in Germany
Retail sales in Germany, as reported by the Bundesbank, rose 2.2% in January from December, the highest month-to-month rise since February, 2000. All the major categories of retail spending rose except motor vehicles and parts, which [...]
- Global| Feb 25 2003
European Indicators of Business and Consumer Confidence Diverge
February indicators of business and consumer confidence in Europe show a mixed picture. In general, businessmen appear to be slightly more optimistic in February than they were in January while consumers are more pessimistic. The [...]
- Global| Feb 18 2003
U. K. Inflation Stays Above Bank of England’s Target for Third Month
Inflation in the United Kingdom was 2.7% in January, 2003, marking the third month of inflation above the Bank of Englands target rate of 2.5%. The Bank uses the year over year change in the retail price index excluding mortgage [...]
- Global| Jan 27 2003
Japan’s Trade Balance Declines in December
With a 7% decline in Japanese exports and a 1% rise in imports, Japans trade surplus declined from 1,050.7 billion yen in November to 657.3 billion yen in December, a greater than expected decline. The strengthening yen since early [...]
- Global| Jan 21 2003
A Modest Improvement in Business Sentiment for the German Economy
The ZEW (Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung) financial market survey of institutional investors and analysts in Germany showed an increase in the share of respondents who have a positive view of the economic outlook over the [...]
- Global| Jan 13 2003
German Industrial Production Increased
The Bundesbank reported that industrial production in Germany increased 2.5% from October to November. The consensus estimate was an advance of only 0.6%. While the month to month increase was surprising, a more realistic picture [...]
- Global| Jan 07 2003
Euro-zone Consumer Confidence Weakens
After improving slightly earlier in 2002, Euro-zone consumer confidence has weakened since mid year. Eurostat reported that the percent balance of respondents to their survey questions, reporting an increase less the percent reporting [...]
- Global| Dec 17 2002
Inflation in the U.K. and Implications for Monetary Policy
Inflation in the United Kingdom as measured by the Retail Price index rose 2.7% in November from a year ago, the sharpest rise since January 2001. Prices of housing expenditures, which rose 6.4%, and gasoline and oil, which rose 4.1%, [...]
- Global| Dec 09 2002
German Industrial Production Fell
The decline in German industrial production from September to October was 2.1%, contrary to consensus expectations of a 0.9% increase. The decline was widespread, but production of capital goods suffered the least reduction of 0.8%. [...]
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