The year/year ex-construction PPI continues to head lower, while the six-month measure has seen some steady pressure and recent quasi-plateauing. But the three- month PPI is heading strongly lower. On balance, the Euro Area PPI seems [...]
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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.
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Global| Oct 12 2007Euro Area PPI Behaves in August
- Global| Oct 11 2007
UK RICS Survey Shows Price Drop and Expectations Lower for Sales and Future Prices
The UK RICs survey is a net balance survey and therefore samples the breadth of gains or drops across the area and dimension surveyed. In September the net balance for prices fell to -15 from -3 in August, a sharp month-to-month [...]
- Global| Oct 11 2007
Still No Life in German Retail Sales
While auto sales have revived in August, the rest of retail sales remain lethargic.In real terms retail sales excluding auto sales fell by 1.6% in August. For the third quarter, sales are off to a weak start as nominal retail sales [...]
- Global| Oct 10 2007
Germany's DIHK Survey Points to Slowdown
Survey backs off and points to weaker conditions ahead The German chamber of commerce survey (DIHK) is still strong, make no bones about that. But the survey is now off peak and clearly pointing to softer conditions ahead.Business [...]
- Global| Oct 10 2007
IP in Euro Area Still Growing Despite Slowing Signs
EMU growth is cropping to be strong in Q3, at least for industrial output. In France manufacturing output excluding energy is up at a 9% annualized Q/Q rate. In Germany output is up at a 7.9% rate. In Spain its up at an 8% rate. Even [...]
- Global| Oct 09 2007
Japan's Economy Watcher’s Index Drops for Sixth Month in a Row
Economy watchers index at five year low.
- Global| Oct 08 2007
German Orders Still Strong but Definitely Fading…
Both the chart and the table tell the story of waning German order strength. We have followed Euro-orders series closely as the euro has gained strength. What we see is that there is a clear loss in momentum. That loss is more severe [...]
- Global| Oct 08 2007
German Orders Still Strong but Definitely Fading…
Both the chart and the table tell the story of waning German order strength. We have followed Euro-orders series closely as the euro has gained strength. What we see is that there is a clear loss in momentum. That loss is more severe [...]
- Global| Oct 05 2007
French Household Confidence Takes Sharp Reversal
Household confidence in France fails to climb to or above -10. The chart on French consumer confidence shows that there is something around the level of -10 on the index that seems critical to the development of the direction on the [...]
- Global| Oct 05 2007
OECD Indicators Show Moderation in Growth Ahead
THE OECD leading economic indicators trend adjusted are showing a sharp moderation in the regional key indexes. The US is reversing sharply after embarking on a strong upturn earlier in the year. The Euro area is continuing to show [...]
- Global| Oct 03 2007
European Retail Sales Remained Mixed, Weak in August but Solid in Q3
Retail volumes grew by just 0.1% in the Euro area 13 in August. This follows an upwardly-revised +0.4% in July. That is not an auspicious start to the quarter. However since Q2 ended on such a strong note, again of 0.6% that has sent [...]
- Global| Oct 03 2007
Service Sector Weakens in Europe
Service sector slows across EMU -- The Reuters/NTC EU indexes on the services sector show widespread weakness in September. For the Euro area 13, the index has dropped a sharp 3-plus points in September and the reading now resides [...]
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