The EMU HICP has finalized for January. Headline prices fell and core prices ( ex energy and unprocessed food) fell by 0.3%. Core prices continue to drive their Yr/Yr rate lower to juts under 1%. Goods prices in the Zone are up by [...]
Global| Feb 26 2010
EMU Inflation Stays Under Wraps
Global| Feb 26 2010
U.S. Existing Home Sales Plummet As Prices Fall Sharply
The National Association of Realtors reported that January sales of existing homes fell another 7.2% to 5.050M units (SAAR) after a little-revised 16.2% December decline. The decline may have been again influenced by the timing of a [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Global| Feb 26 2010
U.S. GDP 4Q Increase Made Stronger By Inventories
Rebuilding of depleted inventories was more of a factor behind improvement in 4Q economic than previously estimated. The result brought 4Q real GDP growth up to 5.9% (AR) from the advance estimate of 5.7%. Last quarter's growth was [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Global| Feb 26 2010
U.S. GDP 4Q Increase Made StrongerBy Inventories
Rebuilding of depleted inventories was more of a factor behind improvement in 4Q economic than previously estimated. The result brought 4Q real GDP growth up to 5.9% (AR) from the advance estimate of 5.7%. Last quarter's growth was [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Global| Feb 25 2010
A Pause And Backtrack In EU/EMU Growth In February
Manufacturing orders are up by 0.8% in December but the sequential growth rates do not show that the growth of orders continues to accelerate. MFG sales are also slowing as capital goods and intermediate goods sales rates over three- [...]
Global| Feb 25 2010
U.S. Initial Unemployment Insurance Claims Jump With Poor Weather
Snowstorms in the eastern half and the southern regions of the country helped prompt a jump in unemployment insurance claims. Today's Labor Department report indicated that initial claims for jobless insurance increased 22,000 last [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Global| Feb 25 2010
U.S. Durable Goods Orders Surge Due To Aircraft
Improvement in the factory sector looked material last month. The overall level of durable goods orders jumped 3.0%, that followed an upwardly revised 1.9% December increase and it far outpaced Consensus expectations for a 1.5% gain. [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
Global| Feb 25 2010
U.S. Durable Goods Orders SurgeDue To Aircraft
Improvement in the factory sector looked material last month. The overall level of durable goods orders jumped 3.0%, that followed an upwardly revised 1.9% December increase and it far outpaced Consensus expectations for a 1.5% gain. [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
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