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FX Market: Consumer Figures May Point To Higher US Interest Rate…
Online Forex Trading | July 14th 2009 by Rebekah
Given the recent water cooler talk of an economic turnaround, plenty of attention will be placed on the upcoming retail sales figures for the US this week. One reason why: traders are interested in seeing if there is ample evidence for a rate hik read more
Forex European Preview 07.14.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 14th 2009 by Rebekah
The UK Consumer Price Index is expected to show that the annual pace of inflation fell to 1.8% in June, the first time that prices slipped below the Bank of England’s 2% target rate since September 2007. The leading producer price index fell more t read more
Marriott To Report Earnings
iGroupNews | July 13th 2009 by Groups International
On Thursday, July 16, Marriott will report its Q2 earnings that may provide some insight as to the state of the economy. Why is it important? Marriott operates more than 3,200 lodging properties worldwide, and the company’s performance offer read more
Forex European Preview 07.13.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 13th 2009 by Rebekah
Switzerland’s Producer and Import Prices are set fall -5.4% in the year to June, the steepest decline in over 22 years. The metric foreshadows continued downward pressure on consumer prices as lower wholesale costs are reflected in the final price read more
Mid-Day Market Report - July 10, 2009
Epiphany Investing | July 10th 2009 by Ryan Barnes
Today’s overall market continues to look weak, as the S&P 500 struggles to maintain a key medium-term range of 860-880. The heat map below shows that most sectors are weak with the exception of some selected tech names:(extreme hat tip to F read more
Forex European Preview 07.10.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 10th 2009 by Rebekah
June’s UK Producer Price Index report is set to show that output prices fell at an annual rate of -0.8%, the most in over seven years. The metric foreshadows downward pressure on consumer prices as lower wholesale costs are reflected in the final p read more
Realistic economic expectations
The Journal Blog | July 9th 2009
The New York Times reported today that people are growing impatient with how long it’s taking for the Obama Administration’s stimulus money (infrastruction spending) to hit the streets and start creating all those jobs he was talking abou read more
Forex European Preview 07.09.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 9th 2009 by Rebekah
The interest rate decision from the Bank of England highlights the economic calendar in European hours, with all 54 economists surveyed by Bloomberg expecting the bank to keep borrowing costs unchanged at 0.50%. Overnight index swaps suggest the mark read more
Forex European Preview 07.08.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 8th 2009 by Rebekah
The final revision of Euro Zone Gross Domestic Product is set confirm that the currency bloc’s economy shrank -2.5% in the first quarter, the most since the creation of the single currency. A survey of economists conducted by Bloomberg calls for th read more
ISM Services Report Hints at Mixed Bag of Sentiment; (AA)
Epiphany Investing | July 6th 2009 by Ryan Barnes
I suppose every analyst has their favorite economic indicators, whether due to the specific sectors they follow or their slant towards bottoms-up or top-down analysis. To the latter, I try to as much of both as my resources allow, and to the former, read more
WSJ.Com - Despite Improving, Job Front Remains Grim
Million Dollar Jobs Page | June 22nd 2009
Eighteen months into the recession, U.S. workers are still rapidly losing jobs. And they may have to wait years before seeing a full recovery in the labor market. The government on Friday said the economy lost 345,000 jobs in May, fewer than the numb read more
Recession hits the entertainment media newsrooms, too
MAYO Communications International | April 26th 2009 by George S. Mc Quade III
Recession Forces Industry Publications To Do More With Less Say Editors By George S. Mc Quade III West Coast Bureau Chief Most reporters, editors and writers are doing two jobs EPPS members pack workshop in Hollywood, CA. Photo by George M read more
LAEDC Study Finds Business Expansions Are Down
MAYO Communications International | April 4th 2009 by George S. Mc Quade III
New leases, however, are still being signed in professional business services, logistics and warehousing, and entertainment industries despite labor turmoil Los Angeles—The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC) has just read more
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