International Business News - Economic Indicator Reports http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/economicindicatorreports.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/economicindicatorreports.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Current: 6.1 M http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/us-existing-home-sales-16-00-cet.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091123/us-existing-home-sales-16-00-cet.htm Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:33:34 EST Year on year, the volume of retail sales in October 2009 was 3.4 per cent higher than in October 2008. Predominantly food stores increased by 1.6 per cent compared to the same period a year ago. Predominantly non-food stores increased by 3.5 per cent. Within predominantly non-food stores, all sectors showed growth apart from other stores which decreased by 4.7 per cent. The largest rise was textile, clothing and footwear stores at 10.7 per cent, driven by clothing. Non-store retailing and repair... http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/uk-retail-sales.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091119/uk-retail-sales.htm Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:38:26 EST New residential construction declined unexpectedly in October, falling by 10.6% M/M to 529K units (from 592K units the month before). The decline was in stark contrast to the market consensus for a 600K units print, and was well shy of our own call for a rise to 620K units. This was only the second monthly decline in this indicator in six months, and brings the level of homebuilding activity to its lowest level since April. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/uhousing-starts.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091118/uhousing-starts.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:25:38 EST Current: 40.7 billions Previous: 28.6 billions http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/us-long-term-tic-flows-beat-expectations-15-00-cet.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/us-long-term-tic-flows-beat-expectations-15-00-cet.htm Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:37:05 EST Current: -1,9% Previous: -4,8% Consensus: -1,8% http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/us-production-price-index.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091117/us-production-price-index.htm Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:24:52 EST U.S. consumer sentiment fell in early November amid a grim outlook for future job prospects, although separate data showing rising imports in September raised some hopes of renewed U.S. economic growth. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/uconsumer-sentiment-falls-imports-climb.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091113/uconsumer-sentiment-falls-imports-climb.htm Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:35:31 EST The employment rate for July to September 2009 was 72.5 per cent, a fall of 0.1 percentage point on the quarter. There was a small increase of 6,000 in the number of people in employment to 28.93 million, the first quarterly increase since May-July 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091111/uk-labour-market.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091111/uk-labour-market.htm Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:38:01 EST The seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of housing starts reached 157,300 units in October. This is an increase from 149,300 units started in September, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091109/canada-october-housing-starts.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091109/canada-october-housing-starts.htm Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:23:49 EST Export orders reached 11 months high in September as demand from China and ASEAN countries improved. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091023/taiwan-better-than-expected-export-orders.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091023/taiwan-better-than-expected-export-orders.htm Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:38:17 EDT September CPI contracted 2% y/y, consistent with market's expectation. Compared to August, it rose 0.3%, its 5th straight monthly increase. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091023/malaysia-september-cpi-met-expectation.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091023/malaysia-september-cpi-met-expectation.htm Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:36:03 EDT Current: 69.4 Previous: 73.5 http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091016/usof-michigan-consumer-sentiment-16-00-cet.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091016/usof-michigan-consumer-sentiment-16-00-cet.htm Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:10:29 EDT Real GDP in 3Q09 grew an annualized 14.9% q/q, with manufacturing contributing the bulk of the growth. The government has also revised 2009 growth to between -2% and -2.5% from -4% to -6%. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091012/singapore-upside-surprise-3q-gdp.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091012/singapore-upside-surprise-3q-gdp.htm Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:01:53 EDT As widely expected Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) decided to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.00%. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091001/philippines-bsp-stays-on-hold-no-surprise.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20091001/philippines-bsp-stays-on-hold-no-surprise.htm Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:06:39 EDT Industrial production rose by 1.8% m/m in August, in line with market expectations. Manufacturers forecast production to rise another 1.1% in September and 2.2% in October. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090930/japan-industrial-production-recovery-continues.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090930/japan-industrial-production-recovery-continues.htm Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:13:41 EDT Current: -0,7% http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090930/us-gdp.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090930/us-gdp.htm Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:52:28 EDT The FOMC indicated an improved outlook for the U.S. economy. - The Committee also decided to slow the pace of agency debt and MBS purchases, and extended the purchasing horizon for the program. - Despite the improving economic outlook, the Fed continues to indicate its willingness to keep rate low for an "extended period". http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090923/ufed-brightens-outlook-and-slows-pace-asset-purchases.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090923/ufed-brightens-outlook-and-slows-pace-asset-purchases.htm Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:16:08 EDT Today's retail sales surprised on the upside. Revenues increased by 2.7% over the previous month. The market had expected a "mere" 1.9%. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/us-retail-sales-15-09.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/us-retail-sales-15-09.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 10:32:36 EDT The UK's deficit on trade in goods and services was £2.4 billion in July, unchanged from June, originally published as a deficit of £2.2 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/uk-trade-deficit-unchanged-at4-billion-july.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/uk-trade-deficit-unchanged-at4-billion-july.htm Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:21:51 EDT First-time claims for unemployment benefits showed a modest increase in the week ended August 8th, surprising economists who had expected a modest decrease. Nonetheless, jobless claims remain well off the peaks seen in the spring. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/weekly-jobless-claims-unexpectedly-show-modest-increase.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090813/weekly-jobless-claims-unexpectedly-show-modest-increase.htm Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:17:00 EDT While the Commerce Department released a report on Wednesday showing that the U.S. trade deficit widened in the month of June compared to the previous month, the deficit for the month still came in narrower than economists had been anticipating. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090812/utrade-deficit-widens-to-27bln-in-june.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090812/utrade-deficit-widens-to-27bln-in-june.htm Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:43:00 EDT