The ZEW financial experts, out of 38 assessments, find that there is more strength in 32 of them. The sweep of the change in assessments is undeniably higher in January. The economic situation has four above 50 percentile standings [...]
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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| Jan 21 2020ZEW Assessments and Expectations Improve But Gain Less Markedly
- Global| Jan 21 2020
ZEW Experts See Improvement...But Is There Really That Much?
The ZEW financial experts, out of 38 assessments, find that there is more strength in 32 of them. The sweep of the change in assessments is undeniably higher in January. The economic situation has four above 50 percentile standings [...]
- Global| Jan 17 2020
Euro Area Trade Surplus Shrinks
The EMU current account surplus fell to 33.94 billion euros in November from 35.76 billion euros in October. Year-on-year the current account surplus is slightly larger and the November total is also above the 12-month average. The [...]
- Global| Jan 16 2020
German Inflation Begins to Look More 'Normal'
Germany's inflation, in fact, is not back to normal or even in the normal range…yet. Even if it were, the ECB mandate is to run policy off of the EMU-wide inflation situation, not the German situation. Germany does have the lowest [...]
- Global| Jan 15 2020
Euro Area IP Is Weak; Germany Logs Its Weakest GDP Growth In Six Years
EMU area IP remains weak EMU area output gained just 0.2% in November after a 0.9% decline in October. Total output has negative growth rates over 12 months, six months and three months. The rate of decay of IP is not progressing, but [...]
- Global| Jan 14 2020
Japan's Economy Watchers Index Is Mixed
Japan's economy watchers index is mixed in December. The current index improved slightly while the future index decayed slightly. More broadly, the current index declines over three months, over six months and 12 months. The drop in [...]
- Global| Jan 14 2020
Japan's Economy Watchers Index Is Mixed
Japan's economy watchers index is mixed in December. The current index improved slightly while the future index decayed slightly. More broadly, the current index declines over three months, over six months and 12 months. The drop in [...]
- Global| Jan 13 2020
December’s Slower Wage Growth Reflects Drop in Incentive/ Commission Income---Labor Markets Are Still Tight
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- Global| Jan 13 2020
U.K. Manufacturing Output Drops Sharply
U.K. manufacturing industrial production dropped by a sharp 1.7% in November. It was the largest drop since April when manufacturing output fell by an outsized 4.2%. On data back to January 2015, this is the second largest monthly [...]
- Global| Jan 10 2020
Bank of France Survey Weakens But the BOF Outlook Is Held Steady
The Bank of France Business survey indicator has weakened in December, falling to 96.5 in December from 97.3 in November. At 96.5, it is below its 12-month average of 97.9 and its standings in December at 28.6 percentile since [...]
- Global| Jan 09 2020
EMU Unemployment Stabilizes and Divides a Region
The EMU unemployment rate remains in November at its lowest rate since 2008. On the month, the unemployment rate fell in Austria, France, and Spain. With a lag, the unemployment rate fell in Greece and also in EU member, the United [...]
- Global| Jan 08 2020
German Orders Sink But the Outlook Remains Mixed
Reports for the New Year continue to come in emitting erratic signals. Global PMI data from Markit remain weak with poor momentum but also throw out some hints of stabilizing. In the U.S., the ISM is delivering a split decision but [...]
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