The 0.7% gain in the January consumer price index (CPI-U) was the strongest for any month since last September and lifted the y/y gain to a firm 4.0%. Consensus expectations had been for a 0.5% m/m rise. Energy prices ballooned 5.0% [...]
- Global| Feb 22 2006
CPI Lifted By Energy & Food
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 21 2006
U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Rose
The composite index of leading economic indicators ticked up 0.1% last month after an upwardly revised 0.6% gain during December which was initially pegged at 0.3%, according to the Conference Board. The uptick fell short of Consensus [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 21 2006
U.S. Leading Economic Indicators Rose
The composite index of leading economic indicators ticked up 0.1% last month after an upwardly revised 0.6% gain during December which was initially pegged at 0.3%, according to the Conference Board. The uptick fell short of Consensus [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 21 2006
A Stunning Rise in French New Industrial Orders: Better GDP Growth Ahead?
French real Gross Domestic Product rose only 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2005 over the third quarter. For the year, GDP was up 1.4%. A growing deficit on foreign trade continued to offset modest gains in domestic demand, that is, [...]
- Global| Feb 21 2006
ECRI Leading Index Down Recently, Momentum Improved
The weekly leading index of the US economy published by the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) slipped during the last three weeks after picking up considerable momentum in early January. The index declined 0.9% last week after [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 21 2006
Leading Economic Indicators Surged
The Conference Board reported that the Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators surged 1.1% last month, nearly twice the Consensus expectation, following an upwardly revised 0.3% increase during December. The breadth of one [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 21 2006
Leading Economic Indicators Surged
The Conference Board reported that the Composite Index of Leading Economic Indicators surged 1.1% last month, nearly twice the Consensus expectation, following an upwardly revised 0.3% increase during December. The breadth of one [...]
by:Tom Moeller
|in:Economy in Brief
- Global| Feb 20 2006
Cross Currents in the Italian Economy: Industrial Sales and New Orders Rising, Trade Deficit Exploding
Italian industrial sales rose 2.3% in December and new orders rose 3.0%. At year end sales were 11.7% above December 2004 and new orders were up 3.3% The strong performance of industrial sales and new orders in 2005 is shown in the [...]
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