Economy in Brief

Chain store sales fell 0.6% last week following three consecutive weeks of gain according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC)-UBS survey. In June sales are 0.4% below the prior month's average. During the last ten [...]

The Index of Consumer Confidence from the Conference Board rose another 2.6% in June to 105.8 following an upwardly revised gain in May. Consensus expectations had been for a lesser increase to 104.1. During the last twenty years [...]

The Index of Consumer Confidence from the Conference Board rose another 2.6% in June to 105.8 following an upwardly revised gain in May. Consensus expectations had been for a lesser increase to 104.1. During the last twenty years [...]

German business confidence improved in June after having declined in the four previous months according to the IFO Institute's survey of some 7,700 entrepreneurs. The data confirm the slight improvement in confidence shown by the [...]

Liquidity growth in the US has slowed markedly this year versus the charged growth rates during the prior three years. Growth during the last three months in the adjusted monetary base fell to 1.2% versus 5.3% growth last year and [...]

At 0.10 in May, the National Activity Index (CFNAI) compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago continued to suggest that US economic growth has slowed.The slowdown, however, would be from the heady rates of growth during 2004 [...]

At 0.10 in May, the National Activity Index (CFNAI) compiled by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago continued to suggest that US economic growth has slowed.The slowdown, however, would be from the heady rates of growth during 2004 [...]

Are you aware that Mexico runs a trade deficit? In May, this was $434.6 million; in 2004, it averaged $726.7 million a month. Over the past year, exports, not seasonally adjusted, have grown 13.3%; while higher petroleum exports are [...]