Not that SPAIN is an inflation bellwether but a 23-year high is a 23-year high -- Soaring energy costs sent Spanish producer price inflation to a 23 ˝ year high of 10.1 percent in July. Many are calling this the peak in inflation. [...]
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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 25 2008Spain's PPI Surges
- Global| Aug 22 2008
Euro Area Export Trends are Lagging
Import growth in the Euro Area is still firm while export growth is fading. Import growth is of course is supported by strength in oil imports, much of that on the price side. For manufactured goods both exports and imports are weak [...]
- Global| Aug 22 2008
Euro Orders Continue to Plunge
Euro orders fell again in June by less month-to-month than in May but drove the Yr/Yr drop to -7.4%. That is much deeper than the -1.8% Y/Y drop recorded in May. Domestic orders in the zone are down Yr/Yr but are still struggling to [...]
- Global| Aug 22 2008
Euro Orders Continue to Plunge
Euro orders fell again in June by less month-to-month than in May but drove the Yr/Yr drop to -7.4%. That is much deeper than the -1.8% Y/Y drop recorded in May. Domestic orders in the zone are down Yr/Yr but are still struggling to [...]
- Global| Aug 21 2008
Despite a Bump Up in July UK Retail Sales Trends Remain Poor
UK retail sales showed a sharp bump up in May of this year. Since that time it has been all downhill for the three major trends in retail sales: 3-mo, 6-mo and Yr/yr. The trends generally display a progressive deterioration in the [...]
- Global| Aug 21 2008
Euro-PMIs Flatten Out
But has Europe already been flattened? The services and MFG PMIs (form NTC/Markit) for EMU flattened out this month falling month-to-month but barely falling. As a result the services and MFG PMIs are at the bottom of their recent [...]
- Global| Aug 20 2008
Japan Sector Indices are Weakening…
The all industries index dropped in June, its first drop in four months. The index still stands in the 88th percentile (top 12 percent) of its range. Construction fell again dropping to the bottom of its range. The all important [...]
- Global| Aug 20 2008
French Orders Show Some Life But Still Negative Trend
French orders edged higher in June as weak domestic orders were offset by strong foreign orders. Foreign orders were by a robust 2.6% m/m in June. Still for the full quarter orders are falling. Total orders are off at an11.3% annual [...]
- Global| Aug 19 2008
German PPI is Still Soaring: 27 Year High Pace
Although German officials are trying to calm the public about growth prospects the inflation numbers that being churned out are far from reassuring in inflation-wary Germany. Core PPI inflation is on a tear up to a 6.1% pace over [...]
- Global| Aug 14 2008
EMU GDP in Clear Downtrend and Declining Across the Board
EMU GDP fell in 2008 Q2the first time since EMU-wide GDP data have been collected. Declines were experienced across the main EMU nations. Yr/Yr EMU growth is still 1.5% Italy’s growth is flat year/year. Germany is still at 1.7% Yr/Yr. [...]
- Global| Aug 13 2008
EMU IP is FLAT
EMU IP came up flat in June but the declining trends are clear. Capital goods output, consumer goods output and intermediate goods output all are on declining profiles. Among large EU/EMU countries Germany is the main exception that [...]
- Global| Aug 13 2008
Euro Headline Inflation is Unruly; Core Setting Down
The inflation story in EMU/EU is clear but not uncomplicated. Inflation at 4% Yr/Yr has accelerated in terms of its headline the only measure the ECB claims to have designs on. But oil prices have dropped. That should pave the way for [...]
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