The U.K. economy is showing mixed evidence of a slipping industrial sector as industrial sector overall orders have dropped to a five-month low and to their first neutral reading in that span. Export orders are at their weakest over [...]
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Robert Brusca
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Robert A. Brusca is Chief Economist of Fact and Opinion Economics, a consulting firm he founded in Manhattan. He has been an economist on Wall Street for over 25 years. He has visited central banking and large institutional clients in over 30 countries in his career as an economist. Mr. Brusca was a Divisional Research Chief at the Federal Reserve Bank of NY (Chief of the International Financial markets Division), a Fed Watcher at Irving Trust and Chief Economist at Nikko Securities International. He is widely quoted and appears in various media. Mr. Brusca holds an MA and Ph.D. in economics from Michigan State University and a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan. His research pursues his strong interests in non aligned policy economics as well as international economics. FAO Economics’ research targets investors to assist them in making better investment decisions in stocks, bonds and in a variety of international assets. The company does not manage money and has no conflicts in giving economic advice.
Publications by Robert Brusca
Global| Mar 23 2015U.K. CBI Index Shows Mixed Trends
- Global| Mar 20 2015
Canadian Inflation; A Study in Contrast
Inflation in Canada continues weak, crawling along the bottom of the range established by the Bank of Canada. The central bank has a desired inflation in a range of 1% to 3% but also expects that inflation will drop below 1% for much [...]
- Global| Mar 19 2015
Japan's Sector Indices Struggle to Hold Ground
Japan's sector indices improved month-to-month in three of four sectors as well as overall. But year-over-year all sectors are lower and all sectors have been net lower over 12 months for seven months in a row. The Bank of Japan has [...]
- Global| Mar 18 2015
Italian Trade Trends Stagnate Along with Much Else in Europe
Italy's trade picture showed a weakening in exports and still-weak import growth as it echoed the message from the broader European trade data today. European data showed a larger surplus in January as exports remained flat and [...]
- Global| Mar 17 2015
ZEW Index Advances with Some Caution
Germany's ZEW index saw increases in both its current index and its index of expectations. Both are in `good shape' in terms of their levels and in terms of their momentum. The current index is higher than its March value historically [...]
- Global| Mar 16 2015
Japan's Consumer Confidence Hovers at Low Reading
Consumer confidence in Japan has averaged a reading of 39.4 over the last 12 months. This month's pick-up to 40.7 in February from 39.1 in January barely improves on its one-year average. Moreover, the three-month and six-month [...]
- Global| Mar 13 2015
French Sales Volumes Recover in February
French sales volumes recovered in February, rising by 1.2% after two straight monthly declines in excess of 1%. In the last four months, French sales volumes have moved by more than 1% in each month: twice up and twice down. This is [...]
- Global| Mar 12 2015
Surprise! Euro Area IP Falls
EMU industrial output fell in January by a thin 0.1%. Still, the drop was a surprise. Output in manufacturing fell by 0.3%. Overall output is up by 0.2% over the past year while manufacturing output is up by just 0.1% over the past [...]
- Global| Mar 11 2015
U.K. IP Prevaricates as Does Policy
On a day when Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has said that it would be foolish to cut interest rates to combat low inflation, the U.K. has also produced a sharp weakening in its industrial sector. Manufacturing output is lower [...]
- Global| Mar 10 2015
OECD LEIs Point to Continued Growth But Maybe Not Much of It
The OECD LEIs display values above 100 for most countries, indicating that growth is still on the docket for most of them. Japan, China, Austria and Germany are exceptions. But even the exceptions have numerical
99', [...]handles' of - Global| Mar 09 2015
Japan's Economy Watchers Index Fights Back
Economic growth in Japan was revised lower in Q4, unsettling markets. But the more topical economy watchers index rose in February, poking its head up above the 50 level to stand at 50.1, signaling expansion. The employment gauge [...]
- Global| Mar 06 2015
German IP Shows Some Upside
German industrial production shows signs of stabilizing and reasserting growth in the January report. The chart of year-over-year growth rates shows that by sector the year-over-year trends have stopped falling and that capital goods [...]
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