Yr/Yr the PPI is mostly holding to its gains but the monthly index has gone flat for two months running. Inflation to the extent it percolates anywhere is still present mostly in the intermediate goods sector where commodity prices [...]
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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| Aug 03 2010Euro PPI Goes Flat
- Global| Jul 29 2010
Italy Biz Confidence Ticks Higher And Slows Rate Of Gain
Italy: still rebounding - Business confidence in Italy continues to rebound even as some have an eye on Italy as one of THOSE countries with too much debt and one that could be in trouble. Ever since the Greek crisis broke the Euro- [...]
- Global| Jul 28 2010
Most Money Supplies Speed Up A Bit
While money supplies have speeded up a bit over three months compared to six months there is no great monetary stimulus in the offing. In the UK there is a set back. Despite all the concerns about the huge excess bank reserves in the [...]
- Global| Jul 26 2010
Belgian National Bank Index Improves After June Set-Back Still, No Gusto...
The Belgian National Bank index, a precursor of other EMU indicators and a relatively reliable harbinger of those reports, improved in July after suffering a set-back in June. The BNB index stands short of the two-thirds mark of its [...]
- Global| Jul 22 2010
EMU Orders Surge in May...Big Surprise
In May orders in the EMU surges by 3.8% a sharp acceleration from May's rise of 0.6%. With this surge the 3-, 6- and 12-month rates of growth are held high and steady at the extremely high pace of above 23% with the three-month growth [...]
- Global| Jul 22 2010
EMU Flash PMIs Resume Their Rise
The FLASH PMIs for EMU from Markit show that the European expansion's death has been greatly exaggerated. In July the MFG PMI advanced to a reading of 56.48 from 56.64 in June. The Services PMI rose to 55.98 in July from 55.51, also [...]
- Global| Jul 20 2010
PPI Pressures Continue To Rise In Germany: Do We Care?
Off to the races - The German PPI excluding energy continues to show an escalating pace of inflation for each horizon and the patterns shows that acceleration is still the order of the day. Prices are advancing faster over three [...]
- Global| Jul 19 2010
EMU Current Account Deficit Widens
The EMU current account deficit widened in May and is fluctuating in a higher deficit zone. Both merchandise exports and imports are accelerating but goods imports are outpacing goods exports in the Zone on all horizons. Services [...]
- Global| Jul 16 2010
Euro Car Registrations Jump In June But Are Quashed In Quarter
Total car registrations in EU jumped by 9.8% in June. Even so, for the quarter 'sales' are off at a nearly 20% annual rate and the same is true for the three month growth rate. For 2010-Q2 only the UK and Italy have small positive [...]
- Global| Jul 14 2010
Euro-Area IP Continues Its Gains But Trends Slow
While Euro-Area IP made strong gains in May again and its three-month growth rate picked up, the Yr/Yr rate of growth is giving back ground. It looks as though Europe's rate of industrial production growth is set to slow. The three [...]
- Global| Jul 13 2010
Japan Consumer Confidence Continues To Edge Higher
Consumer confidence in Japan edged higher in June to 43.6 from 43.0, as Japan's index of industrial output also made a surprise advance. Expected income growth and employment and the willingness to buy durable goods each improved on [...]
- Global| Jul 12 2010
UK GDP Little Changed In Revision
The revision in UK GDP left few changes on overall growth. But the trade picture is deteriorated as a sharply wider deficit was reported for Q1. Exports in Q1 are now dropping at a 6.6% annual rate and imports are up at a 6.7% pace [...]
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