Spain's price trends show tempered results only for investment goods. Overall PPI inflation is stronger over three months than for year/year trends. Intermediate goods trends are firm at around a 6% pace. Consumer goods price trends [...]
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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 27 2007Spain’s PPI: Eases Monthly Pace in July but Still Too Strong
- Global| Aug 24 2007
Yr/Yr UK GDP Growth Holds Steady
GDP steady Y/Y up Q/Q on stronger private consumption. UK trends are more or less in tact with the release of the Q2 GDP report. Both exports and imports are sharply lower owing to a boost in both flows in Q1 2006. Quarterly trade [...]
- Global| Aug 24 2007
German Export and Import Prices Misbehave as Domestic Trends Turn Lower Too
Longer view shows price pressures dissipating in Germany. On the month, German export and import prices were subdued but over three months some pressures are evident. But broader year-over-year trends do seem to have turned a corner. [...]
- Global| Aug 24 2007
Yr/Yr UK GDP Growth Holds Steady
GDP steady Y/Y up Q/Q on stronger private consumption. UK trends are more or less in tact with the release of the Q2 GDP report. Both exports and imports are sharply lower owing to a boost in both flows in Q1 2006. Quarterly trade [...]
- Global| Aug 23 2007
German GDP Rebound Still Not Supported by the Consumer
Germany is a much more export oriented economy than is the United States. With the formation of the EMU, Germany was helped by having a large proportion of its trade no longer subject to foreign exchange fluctuations. Goods sold [...]
- Global| Aug 23 2007
Belgian National Bank Index Declines in August
The BNB index fell to 3.3 in August from 4.2 in July and, along with the German Zew index, it gives us a signal of softening activity in the Euro area. However the decline in the index is not severe and the Belgian metric continues to [...]
Euro area domestic orders are fine but are slower than export orders - both are accelerating over 3 months. The UK alone (not a Euro area member) shows orders weakening but the CBI survey shows gains in August. We are left with a bit [...]
- Global| Aug 21 2007
Euro Area Export and Import Growth Both Tic Up in June
Exports were up more strongly in June than were imports shrinking the Euro area trade deficit in the month. Exports have a reasonably strong history of growth across its main categories. Import growth also has been firm and broad- [...]
- Global| Aug 21 2007
Euro Area Export and Import Growth Both Tic Up in June
Exports were up more strongly in June than were imports shrinking the Euro area trade deficit in the month. Exports have a reasonably strong history of growth across its main categories. Import growth also has been firm and broad- [...]
- Global| Aug 20 2007
French Industrial Orders Pop in June
French industrial orders build on May acceleration. As the Euro area growth seemed to sputter in Q2, various indicators weakened as well. And GDP in the Euro area was below expectations in Q2. Certainly the VAT hike in Germany, the [...]
- Global| Aug 20 2007
French Industrial Orders Pop in June
French industrial orders build on May acceleration. As the Euro area growth seemed to sputter in Q2, various indicators weakened as well. And GDP in the Euro area was below expectations in Q2. Certainly the VAT hike in Germany, the [...]
- Global| Aug 17 2007
German PPI Steadies at Above 2% Pace
Trends in German producer prices are partly favorable. Excluding energy, manufacturing PPI trends are sideways. The year-over-year rate has showed a slight downtrend while the six-month rate has popped up and the 3-month rate has [...]
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