Durables goods orders fell sharply in August by 4.9% after a 6.1% spurt in July. Excluding transportation, orders fell by 1.8% after a +3.4% in July and a 1.3% drop in June. Orders growth has been erratic. Still, trends are for the [...]
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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| Sep 26 2007U.S. Durable Goods Orders Drop by 4.9% in August after 6.1% Spurt in July
- Global| Sep 25 2007
U.S. Consumer Confidence Drops Off Sharply
With the September Conference Board report we have a bit more of a dilemma on our hands. While the August job report was very weak as the month went on consumer confidence did not weaken from its earliest readings which were [...]
- Global| Sep 25 2007
U.S. Existing Home Sales Weakness Accelerates in the West
As of last month, the Northeast had seemed to stabilize. So had the Midwest. In the South conditions had still been easing but with a hint of flatness month/month in July. But in August the South saw sales fall again and the West saw [...]
- Global| Sep 25 2007
U.S. Existing Home Sales Weakness Accelerates in the West
As of last month, the Northeast had seemed to stabilize. So had the Midwest. In the South conditions had still been easing but with a hint of flatness month/month in July. But in August the South saw sales fall again and the West saw [...]
- Global| Sep 24 2007
Belgium National Bank Index Softens
Belgium is not one of the large EU countries. But it is situated in the heart of the union and it does issue an index ahead of those issued by other EU member countries. It is the timeliness of this index and its correlation with the [...]
- Global| Sep 24 2007
E-zone Orders Show a Loss in Momentum in July
July orders are weak across the EU main countries In July EMU-13 orders were off by 4%, a sharp reversal of Julys 4.5% gain. In August the twin forces of the US subprime meltdown and the Euros rise will be further impediments for [...]
- Global| Sep 21 2007
Japan is Losing Momentum Across Sectors
Construction sector is on its LIFETIME LOW since 1993. The chart on the left shows the 12-month momentum in Japans various key sectors. Among them, only construction is contracting and it has been doing that since mid -2006. [...]
- Global| Sep 21 2007
NTC Measures Plunge in September-Back to Central Banking School?
Slip-slidin away The chart on the left tells the story. The table below gives the perspective on the trend with more precision. Anyway you slice it, the release of the Reuters NTC PMI FLASH! readings for the Euro area tell a grim [...]
- Global| Sep 20 2007
In the UK, CBI Orders are Fading Over All Major Horizons
The CBI survey presents its data in net balance form like the Philadelphia Fed survey and NFIB survey. Values above unity denote increases, below unity they show declines. The ratings are about the breadth of the trend rather that the [...]
- Global| Sep 20 2007
French Orders Continue to Rise Year-Over-Year
Manufacturing orders are sharply lower in France in July following a pattern we have seen among previous European reports of industrial orders in July. Like those reported earlier, French new orders, which dropped sharply in July, [...]
- Global| Sep 19 2007
Italy’s Orders Show Volatility as Domestic Orders Slow
Euro-zone orders have begun to get choppy with weakness seen in foreign German orders in July and now a M/M drop in Italys foreign orders. AND while some of the MFG surveys are off peak, most industrial readings still stand at good [...]
- Global| Sep 19 2007
German PPI ex Energy Pressures are Back
Year-over-year German inflation is lower. But over six months and six months pressures are back in August. The small seeming 0.4% rise in August is enough to boost the three-month growth rate and the six-month rate. Currently, the [...]
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