Economy in Brief

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that labor market conditions remained in a state of flux during March. The latest Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) indicated that the job openings rate held steady at 2.0% with a [...]

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that labor market conditions remained in a state of flux during March. The latest Job Openings & Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) indicated that the job openings rate held steady at 2.0% with a [...]

A number of economic variables in the Chinese economy have been updated for April over the past few days. Although still relatively low, 2.8% in April, the inflation rate based on the Consumer Price Index has been rising steadily. In [...]

After a jackrabbit jump the OECD trend restored Leading Economic indicators are slowing their pace. Still, viewed over six months which is the OECD’s preferred way of using them, the grow rates across the OECD region remain quite [...]

The newspaper, word-of-mouth, and personal contacts each are tools for job-searching. In this the internet age, however, postings of available jobs can also be found online. Monster.com, provided by Monster Worldwide Inc., is a web- [...]

Consumers have backed away from reducing debt as rapidly as during last year. The Federal Reserve reported late-Friday that consumer credit outstanding rose $2.0B during March following a revised $6.0B February drop. That decline was [...]

Consumers have backed away from reducing debt as rapidly as during last year. The Federal Reserve reported late-Friday that consumer credit outstanding rose $2.0B during March following a revised $6.0B February drop. That decline was [...]

In the midst of chaos in markets in the aftermath of the US stock market snafu on Thursday and ongoing turmoil over Greece in Europe despite the Greek bail-out being substantially approved by all parties, Europe’s growth is looking [...]