Industrial production in the United Kingdom declined 0.50% in September to 99.1 (2003=100) from 99.6 in August and was 0.30% below September, 2006. Energy, which has been in a down trend for the past three years was the only major [...]
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Global| Nov 05 2007Signs of Cooling in the British Economy
- Global| Oct 30 2007
September Unemployment Rates in Japan and in Germany Pose Problems for Central Banks
Both Germany and Japan released labor force data for September today. Labor market conditions were weaker than expected in Japan and slightly stronger in Germany. The data are likely to restrain policy moves by both the Bank of Japan [...]
- Global| Oct 29 2007
U.K. Housing Market Cooling Off
The average price of the quality adjusted house in the UK declined 0.11% in October to 176.1 thousands of British pounds, the first decline since December, 2005. Other measures of activity in the housing market revealed in the [...]
- Global| Oct 23 2007
Consumer Confidence Holds Steady in October in the Netherlands and Italy
Consumer confidence held steady in the Netherlands and in Italy in October. The Dutch measure of consumer confidence had declined 16 percentage points in September, probably reflecting the turmoil in financial markets resulting from [...]
- Global| Oct 22 2007
ĀAre China's Imports Becoming aĀ Problem?ĀĀ
While China's balance of trade on goods has risen steadily, it has been the rise in exports that has captured most attention. Now attention is beginning to the paid to the deceleration in imports that has begun to take place in the [...]
- Global| Oct 16 2007
Confidence Among German Investors Holds Steady: Slight Improvement in Profit Expectations
Contrary to expectations, the excess of pessimists over optimists among German institutional investors and analysts who participate in the ZEW survey did not increase in October but remained at 18.1%. The German financial types are [...]
- Global| Oct 15 2007
Japanese Industrial Production and Domestic Trade up but BoJ Holds Interest Rate Steady
The ups and downs in the Japanese economy continue. Today's data for August are coming in on the up side. The monthly increase in industrial production was 3.52% in August after a decline of 0.4% in July. Comparable figures for retail [...]
- Global| Oct 09 2007
August Trade in Goods: a Dip in Germany's Surplus and a Small Improvement in France's Deficit
The balance of trade in goods in France improved from a deficit of 3.2 billion euros in July to 2.8 billion euros in August. In Germany, the surplus on trade in goods declined to 15.3 billion euros from 16.5 billion euros in July. [...]
- Global| Oct 08 2007
Inflation Trends in Emerging Markets
Inflation is picking up in many emerging markets. Among the highest rates of inflation being recorded are those in Eastern Europe. Latvia, for example, announced today that inflation reached 11% in September and in Ukraine, it was [...]
- Global| Oct 08 2007
Inflation Trends in Emerging Markets
Inflation is picking up in many emerging markets. Among the highest rates of inflation being recorded are those in Eastern Europe. Latvia, for example, announced today that inflation reached 11% in September and in Ukraine, it was [...]
- Global| Oct 02 2007
Profitability of all Nonfinancial UK Corporations: A Record High in the Second Quarter
Corporate profitability in the United Kingdom continued to rise in the second quarter of this year. The net rate of return for all private nonfinancial corporations was a record 15.7%, up from 15.1% in the first quarter. (The net rate [...]
- Global| Oct 01 2007
A Mixed Picture From the Bank of Japan's TANKAN
Results of the third quarter Tankan, the Bank of Japan's short term survey of business conditions of some 10,000 firms, released today, reveal, on balance, a subdued appraisal of business conditions and the immediate outlook. On the [...]
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