The EMU overall sentiment index rose in September to 103.4 from 103.1 keeping the European advance in play. Of the main five countries four saw increases in their confidence levels, Italy was the exception, but Spain's index rose [...]
Introducing
Robert Brusca
in:Our Authors
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| Sep 29 2010Consumer Confidence Continues To Lag But EU Indices Advance
- Global| Sep 28 2010
GFK Survey Jumps For October
GFK goes its own way - The GFK survey of German Consumer Confidence rose sharply in its look-head assessment of October. The index rise to 4.9 from 4.3 was a stunner given the withering expectations for Germany. Although various [...]
- Global| Sep 27 2010
Global Money Supply Remain Tame Still Gold Bugs Flourish Like Bed Bugs
Money growth is largely tame - With the Federal Reserve pondering doing more and the case for further monetary stimulus being argued in the UK and with Japan trying to put a number on a new fiscal stimulus plan the path of money [...]
- Global| Sep 24 2010
IFO Is Not IFFY; Produces Upside Surprise
IFO acts like economic UFO – Look up in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, no! It's the German economy! Germany's IFO this month does seem a bit over the top compared to what expectations were. Maybe 'UFO' is too strong a [...]
- Global| Sep 23 2010
Flash PMIs Flash Warning Signals...I Sink Therefore I am...(In Trouble?)
That sinking feeling Atlantans may have had...Europe is not a lost continent but it may be losing its growth. Indeed, Europe's flash-PMIs were weak enough to sink the euro upon their release and end its period of rising strongly Vs [...]
- Global| Sep 22 2010
Euro-Area Orders Unwind Last Months Gain
Growth wanes - Facade of strong orders begins to melt as July orders unwind June's gain. MFG goods sales fell in July to boot. Drops in sales and in orders are widespread in July. The drop in orders was more than markets has expected [...]
- Global| Sep 21 2010
Canada's Inflation Stays Moderate
Canada's CPI rose by 0.1% in August as the core rose by 0.1% as well. Canada's inflation trends show moderate-to-low variability but not much sense of acceleration. Inflation seems to be subdued with only a slight hint of acceleration [...]
- Global| Sep 17 2010
German PPI Settles Down In August
The PPI facts of life: The PPI was subdued in August rising by just 0.1%. This comes after several months of elevation. The elevation, however, was not shared by the core which instead has bumped up in August after being low and [...]
- Global| Sep 16 2010
UK CBI Survey Continue Backing Off
The UK CBI survey showed backing off continues in the trend for new orders. Exports from EMU also have been weakening. Germany reported weaker IP and weaker new industrial orders. Germany’s Zew index has seen expectations back off [...]
- Global| Sep 15 2010
Euro-Area Inflation Ticks Up But Is Still Well-Behaved
Overall inflation ticked up to 0.4% (m/m) in August. But trends remain very much subdued in the Zone. Core inflation rose by 0.2% in August and by 0.1% in July. Broader trends signal no damage. Three month headline inflation descended [...]
- Global| Sep 13 2010
US And OECD LEIs Dive...Still, No Harbingers Of Growth To Come Early In The Biz Cycle
Over six months the OECD and the US trend-adjusted LEIs are now much weaker. The OECD prefers to use its measures as gauges over six month periods. On that basis either growth is slowing or an actual slow down is setting in depending [...]
- Global| Sep 10 2010
UK Inflation Begins To Settle Down
PPI inflation is not in the gun-sights of any central bank that targets inflation. But it's an important ingredient in the inflation mix. Most measures of inflation tend to have the same cycles so in each there is a reason to take [...]
- of370Go to 281 page