Survey backs off and points to weaker conditions ahead The German chamber of commerce survey (DIHK) is still strong, make no bones about that. But the survey is now off peak and clearly pointing to softer conditions ahead.Business [...]
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Robert Brusca
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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.
Publications by Robert Brusca
Global| Oct 10 2007Germany's DIHK Survey Points to Slowdown
- Global| Oct 10 2007
IP in Euro Area Still Growing Despite Slowing Signs
EMU growth is cropping to be strong in Q3, at least for industrial output. In France manufacturing output excluding energy is up at a 9% annualized Q/Q rate. In Germany output is up at a 7.9% rate. In Spain its up at an 8% rate. Even [...]
- Global| Oct 09 2007
Japan's Economy Watcher’s Index Drops for Sixth Month in a Row
Economy watchers index at five year low.
- Global| Oct 08 2007
German Orders Still Strong but Definitely Fading…
Both the chart and the table tell the story of waning German order strength. We have followed Euro-orders series closely as the euro has gained strength. What we see is that there is a clear loss in momentum. That loss is more severe [...]
- Global| Oct 08 2007
German Orders Still Strong but Definitely Fading…
Both the chart and the table tell the story of waning German order strength. We have followed Euro-orders series closely as the euro has gained strength. What we see is that there is a clear loss in momentum. That loss is more severe [...]
- Global| Oct 05 2007
French Household Confidence Takes Sharp Reversal
Household confidence in France fails to climb to or above -10. The chart on French consumer confidence shows that there is something around the level of -10 on the index that seems critical to the development of the direction on the [...]
- Global| Oct 05 2007
OECD Indicators Show Moderation in Growth Ahead
THE OECD leading economic indicators trend adjusted are showing a sharp moderation in the regional key indexes. The US is reversing sharply after embarking on a strong upturn earlier in the year. The Euro area is continuing to show [...]
- Global| Oct 03 2007
European Retail Sales Remained Mixed, Weak in August but Solid in Q3
Retail volumes grew by just 0.1% in the Euro area 13 in August. This follows an upwardly-revised +0.4% in July. That is not an auspicious start to the quarter. However since Q2 ended on such a strong note, again of 0.6% that has sent [...]
- Global| Oct 03 2007
Service Sector Weakens in Europe
Service sector slows across EMU -- The Reuters/NTC EU indexes on the services sector show widespread weakness in September. For the Euro area 13, the index has dropped a sharp 3-plus points in September and the reading now resides [...]
- Global| Oct 02 2007
Euro Area PPI Behaves in August
The Euro Area's year-over-year PPI excluding construction continues to head lower, while the six-month measure has seen some steady pressure and recent quasi-plateauing. But the three-month PPI is heading strongly lower. On balance, [...]
- Global| Oct 01 2007
Broad Slowdown in Euro-area MFG
The finalized Euro area MFG PMIs from NTC show a picture of a weakening MFG sector. All countries for which up-to-date MFG readings are available show MFG is still expanding in September on a country by country basis in EMU (i.e. [...]
- Global| Oct 01 2007
UK MFG Drops Off but Remains in a Growth Profile
The UK manufacturing sector was weaker than expected in September but output price pressures rose to a record high, according to the latest Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply/NTC survey. The headline UK September [...]
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