Economy in Brief

The Leading Index of the Big 7 OECD economies slipped 0.3% in February following three consecutive months of gain. The decline reversed the earlier improvement in the index's six month growth rate and it fell to 0.3%, the weakest in [...]

The Canadian labor market has shown some further gains early in 2005, as employment has continued rising and the unemployment rate has edged lower. Employment was up 4,400 in March, following 26,200 February. Both goods and service [...]

In a recent report the International Monetary Fund echoed the notion posed earlier by a Wall Street brokerage that crude oil could touch $100 per barrel in the foreseeable future. Will The Oil Market Continue To Be Tight? is available [...]

In a recent report the International Monetary Fund echoed the notion posed earlier by a Wall Street brokerage that crude oil could touch $100 per barrel in the foreseeable future. Will The Oil Market Continue To Be Tight? is available [...]

Four diverse countries reported February industrial production data today, UK, Germany, Hungary and Malaysia. While three saw a decrease in February, output is generally rising, albeit fitfully. Malaysia has the strongest gains of [...]

After increasing steadily from the early February low, initial claims for unemployment insurance fell last week by 19,000 to 334,000 versus an upwardly revised level the prior week. Consensus expectations had been for 330,000 claims. [...]

After increasing steadily from the early February low, initial claims for unemployment insurance fell last week by 19,000 to 334,000 versus an upwardly revised level the prior week. Consensus expectations had been for 330,000 claims. [...]

German factory orders declined in February, with domestic and foreign customers both pulling back. This was the second successive monthly decrease, although these followed a widespread jump in December. The Ministry of Economy and [...]