In spite of financial troubles in Ireland, Greece, Spain and Portugal, forward looking indicators are showing signs of improvement in the level of economic activity in the Euro Area as a whole. The latest measure to show improvement, [...]
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Global| Nov 29 2010EuroCOIN Points to Improvement in Euro Area's Fourth Quarter GDP
- Global| Nov 23 2010
A MONTH OF STRIKES DOES LITTLE TO SHAKE FRENCH BUSINESS CONFIDENCE
·The overall indicator* of the business climate in France was 104 in November, unchanged from October. The indicator is now 4 points above its long term average and 33 points above its low point of 71 in March 2009, but still below [...]
- Global| Nov 23 2010
A Month of Strikes Does Little to Shake French Business Confidence
The overall indicator of the business climate in France was 104 in November, unchanged from October. The indicator is now 4 points above its long term average and 33 points above its low point of 71 in March 2009, but still below its [...]
- Global| Nov 22 2010
Consumer in the Euro Area a Little Less Pessimistic in November
Eurostat's flash estimate of Consumer Confidence shows an improvement for November, although the pessimists still outweigh the optimists. After remaining steady at a balance of opinion of -11% for the past three months, the flash [...]
- Global| Nov 16 2010
Germany's ZEW Survey Shows More Optimism
The 277 financial analysts and institutional investors who participated in the November ZEW survey have become more optimistic than their counterparts in October about the prospects for Germany and the whole Euro Area. The balance of [...]
- Global| Nov 15 2010
German Employment
While the pace of the German economy slowed in the third quarter of this year, the pace of employment rose. Total employment was 40,432 thousand in the third quarter, compared with 40,350 thousand in the second quarter. In the [...]
- Global| Nov 09 2010
Manufacturing In The Netherlands
Manufacturing in the Netherlands accounts for about 15% of total Real Gross Value Added, but 57% of the Gross Value Added by the goods producing sectors. Data on new orders, turnover and production in manufacturing are available in [...]
- Global| Nov 08 2010
The OECD'S Leading Composite Indicators
The OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) published September leading composite indicators for its member countries and six non member transitions countries today. In the attached charts we show the indicators [...]
- Global| Nov 02 2010
Background Data For The G20 Summit In Seoul, November 11-12,'10
Imbalances in world trade are scheduled to be on the agenda at the upcoming meeting of the G20* in Seoul, Korea on November 11 and 12. The Haver data bases, EMERGE and G10, are good places to find background data pertaining to the [...]
- Global| Nov 01 2010
Purchasing Managers' Surveys And GDP In Asia
Purchasing Managers' surveys of Asian manufacturing for October show weakness in Japan, Taiwan and Korea, but strength in India and China. The results of the surveys are expressed in the form of diffusion indexes. Results above 50% [...]
- Global| Oct 26 2010
Reports Of European Business And Consumer Confidence
A number of reports on consumer and business confidence were released today--four pertaining to the consumer for France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland and one pertaining to business for the Netherlands. In Switzerland, the latest [...]
- Global| Oct 25 2010
Trade Weighted Exchange Rates
With the up coming summit meeting of the Group of 20 leading economies on November 11th and 12th in Seoul, Korea exchange rates will be high on the agenda. The finance ministers and central bankers of the 20 met in Gyeongju, Korea [...]
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