EU readings still strong…but countries and sectors are slowing The accompanying chart shows the diminished lift in the aggregate EU sentiment index and the same result for the largest EMU nations. Only France is still showing Yr/Yr [...]
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Robert A. Brusca is Chief Economist of Fact and Opinion Economics, a consulting firm he founded in Manhattan. He has been an economist on Wall Street for over 25 years. He has visited central banking and large institutional clients in over 30 countries in his career as an economist. Mr. Brusca was a Divisional Research Chief at the Federal Reserve Bank of NY (Chief of the International Financial markets Division), a Fed Watcher at Irving Trust and Chief Economist at Nikko Securities International. He is widely quoted and appears in various media. Mr. Brusca holds an MA and Ph.D. in economics from Michigan State University and a BA in Economics from the University of Michigan. His research pursues his strong interests in non aligned policy economics as well as international economics. FAO Economics’ research targets investors to assist them in making better investment decisions in stocks, bonds and in a variety of international assets. The company does not manage money and has no conflicts in giving economic advice.
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Global| Oct 31 2007EU Readings Still Strong…but FADING
- Global| Oct 30 2007
German Wholesale Sales Falter Again
German real ex-auto wholesale sales fell by 0.3% in September after dropping by 0.8% in August. These declines blunted the sharp 1.3% gain in July that followed a rise of 0.6% in June. Around mid-year German wholesale sales seemed to [...]
- Global| Oct 30 2007
IFO Details Begin to Show Cracks…
The IFO indexes from Germany provide us with detail to their earlier release. The chart on the left shows that the EU indexes for Germany’s MFG sector track the result for the IFO. Both indexes are pointing lower with the IFO index [...]
- Global| Oct 29 2007
Japan Retail Sales Edge Back in Sept...Is Slowing Trend Still in Place?
Real retail sales surged in August but they fell in September. Still, the combination leaves retail sales net better off over the past two months. The Yr/Yr chart (real retail sales) shows that the downtrend that has been in place is [...]
- Global| Oct 29 2007
France's Service Sector Holds Its Strength
Readings are mostly firm, strong. France's service sector continues to claim strong readings. While Euro area and French manufacturing measures have softened, the service sector continues to post its strongest overall reading since [...]
- Global| Oct 29 2007
France's Service Sector Holds Its Strength
Readings are mostly firm, strong. France's service sector continues to claim strong readings. While Euro area and French manufacturing measures have softened, the service sector continues to post its strongest overall reading since [...]
- Global| Oct 25 2007
French Biz Climate Indicator Holds Mostly Steady
Frances industry survey from its statistical agency INSEE remains quite firm throwing off readings that are at the top one-third or higher of their respective ranges since 1990: Business climate, production, production trends, orders [...]
- Global| Oct 25 2007
IFO Survey Shows Weakness is Still in Train...but at Moderate Pace
The IFO survey shows its various sectors to be well off peak. The overall index did slip again in October from +7.5 to +7.1. MFG, construction, wholesaling and services slipped on the month with only retailing getting a boost, but a [...]
- Global| Oct 24 2007
NTC Indexes for the Euro area are Very Weak; MFG Signal is Fading
The NTC indexes are clear on the Euro area. It is weak. Manufacturing is showing progressively less lift. The service sector, hard hit in September, is up in October, but, were it not for the weak September this October reading would [...]
- Global| Oct 24 2007
Italy's Biz Index in a Small, Unconvincing Rebound
The ISAE business index did improve slightly in October from September. But the index, as well as its momentum, remain solidly in a down trend The ISAE business survey components tell a tale of a sector that is fading. For overall [...]
- Global| Oct 24 2007
Italy's Biz Index in a Small, Unconvincing Rebound
The ISAE business index did improve slightly in October from September. But the index, as well as its momentum, remain solidly in a down trend The ISAE business survey components tell a tale of a sector that is fading. For overall [...]
- Global| Oct 23 2007
Italy’s Retail Sales Show a Slowdown in Progress
Italys retail sales stay on a low-growth path. Italys retail sales have slowed and are staying at that slower pace. Over the past year, at 0.6%, retail sales have slowed from their previous years pace of 1.1%. On sequential growth [...]
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