Economy in Brief: 2007

The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany, which assesses the outlook in the next six months, based on the opinions of investors and analysts, rose 2.9 points in March to 5.8%. While the current level is a substantial [...]

With flat January retail sales and a 0.1% overall rise in February, retail sales have little lift in Q1. The February retail sales report, with no revisions to the main headlines over the past two months - an unusual development, [...]

With flat January retail sales and a 0.1% overall rise in February, retail sales have little lift in Q1. The February retail sales report, with no revisions to the main headlines over the past two months - an unusual development, [...]

China's trade surplus in February was $23.76 billion, marginally smaller than the record of $23.83 billion reached last October. The surplus was well above expectations. In order to eliminate some of the distortions resulting from the [...]

China's trade surplus in February was $23.76 billion, marginally smaller than the record of $23.83 billion reached last October. The surplus was well above expectations. In order to eliminate some of the distortions resulting from the [...]

Nonfarm payrolls grew by 97,000, an increase that was right in line with the Consensus forecast for a 100,000 rise; the prior two months' gains were revised upward once again, this time by a collective 55,000. The unemployment rate [...]

Nonfarm payrolls grew by 97,000, an increase that was right in line with the Consensus forecast for a 100,000 rise; the prior two months' gains were revised upward once again, this time by a collective 55,000. The unemployment rate [...]

Industrial production among a group of European countries reporting today appears to have slowed in January, but is keeping up vigorous trend growth. The largest, Germany, is an exception for the month, with a 1.7% gain in January, [...]