Economy in Brief

Consumer confidence as reported by the Conference Board rose 1.0% in July to 106.5 and added to a 0.7% June increase that was revised down slightly from the initial report. Consensus expectations had been for a decline in confidence [...]

Consumer confidence as reported by the Conference Board rose 1.0% in July to 106.5 and added to a 0.7% June increase that was revised down slightly from the initial report. Consensus expectations had been for a decline in confidence [...]

Earlier this month South Korea reported a seasonally adjusted deficit on foreign trade of 1.94 billion won in June compared with a surplus of 1,505 billion won in May. This was the first deficit since March, 2003 and was the result of [...]

The weekly leading index of the US economy published by the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) was unchanged in the latest week, a performance which typifies the index's movement during 2006. Versus its year end 2005 level, the [...]

The weekly leading index of the US economy published by the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) was unchanged in the latest week, a performance which typifies the index's movement during 2006. Versus its year end 2005 level, the [...]

The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Mfg. Survey did improve in June, but the low reading of 4 still was down sharply from the highs reached earlier this year. The m/m rise reflected scant improvement in shipments & new orders though [...]

The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Mfg. Survey did improve in June, but the low reading of 4 still was down sharply from the highs reached earlier this year. The m/m rise reflected scant improvement in shipments & new orders though [...]

GDP growth in the UK ticked up to 0.8% in Q2 from 0.7% in Q1. The initial report of Q1 in late April was 0.6% so interim revisions were upward, with history also somewhat stronger than was thought at that time. This "preliminary" [...]