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IBD'S TOP 10.(A)
Incomes Rise, But Spending Dips
1Personal incomes rose 0.4% in Dec., led by a 0.6% climb in wages, a clue the labor market may be stabilizing. Personal spending fell 0.2%. As 0% auto financing fades, the loss of car sales weighs on results. The PCE deflator, a key inflation gauge, fell 0.2%. The savings rate rose to 1% from Nov.'s 0.5%. Year over year, incomes rose 2.7% and spending climbed 3.6%. More on this page
Manufacturing Decline Slowing
2ISM's Chicago Purchasing Managers index rose to 45.1 in Jan. from 41.5 in Dec. It's better, but Midwest manufacturing still shrank for the 18th straight month. The production index rose to 50.4, its first gain since Dec. '00. Other areas stayed below the critical 50 mark. The orders index rose to a 16-month high of 48.7 in Jan. from 44.6 in Dec. That showed easing cost pressures.
Job Market Weak, But Improving
3New jobless claims rose 30,000 to a seasonally adjusted 390,000 for the week ended Jan. 26, the fourth straight week claims stayed below the 400,000 recession level. The four-week moving average,which takes out weekly volatility, fell 15,250 to 386,000, the lowest since Aug. 18. Continuing claims for the week ended Jan. 19 rose to 3.38 mil from 3.36 mil the prior week.
Markets Enjoy Another Nice Day
- The SET index rose to its highest in three years.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire June 15, 2003 700+ words
...On 12 June the SET index rose 2.16 per cent to...has been in three years, a report in Krungthep...billion baht and the index rose 9.13 points to...reached in three years. Most of the activity...Analysts said the index rose mainly in response...
- Hang Seng China Enterprises Index rose, XINHUA.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire February 26, 2004 700+ words
...Kong's Hang Seng China Enterprises Index rose 116.87 points, or 2.38 percent...Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index rose 23.67 points, or 1.51 percent...mainland. Hang Seng Mainland Composite Index rose 27.50 points, or 1.70 percent...
- The business confidence index rose in December - Krungthep Turakij 5/2/02.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire February 6, 2002 700+ words
...2001 found that the business confidence index rose to 47.8 points, up from 45.4 points...second month since February that the index rose over 50 points. The Leading Economic...November 2001. The Leading Economic Index rose steadily through most of 2001.
- Greek wholesale prices' index rose 2.3 pct in Jan, yr/yr.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire March 10, 2004 700+ words
...s wholesale prices' index rose to 2.3 percent in...the same month last year, compared with increases...composite wholesale price index rose 0.8 percent in January...in the previous two years The average index rose 2.2 percent in the...
- Industrial production index rose in September.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire November 6, 2002 700+ words
...The industrial production index rose 2.3 per cent in September...2001. The product delivery index rose 42.6 per cent over the same period last year to 203.2 points and the...from the same period last year to 152 points. In September...
- SET index rose 102 per cent this year.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire December 29, 2003 700+ words
...baht in 2002. The SET index rose 102.44 per cent from...December 2003. During the year the index reached a high...350.98 points. The MAI index rose 174 per cent, from 127...highest trade volume this year were Thai Petrochemical...
- Industrial confidence index rose in June.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire July 25, 2003 700+ words
...fnWEB - Bangkok - July 25, 2003 - The industrial confidence index rose from 98.5 points in May to 103.7 points in June. The...on a survey of 429 managers in 30 industries. The overall index rose to 103.7 points, its highest level in the past six months...
- The industrial production index rose in May - Krungthep Turakij 6/7/02.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire July 8, 2002 700+ words
...May 2001. The merchandise delivery index rose 12.1 per cent from April and 21...The finished product inventory index rose to 150.6 points, up 7.7 per...compared to the same period last year. The production index for the aquatic...
- The industrial production index rose in May.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire July 12, 2002 700+ words
...May 2001. The merchandise delivery index rose 12.1 per cent from April and 21...The finished product inventory index rose to 150.6 points, up 7.7 per...compared to the same period last year. The production index for the aquatic...
- Greek Economic Climate Index rose in October.
- News wire article from: Europe Intelligence Wire November 17, 2004 700+ words
...the number of employed in the sector The Economic Climate Index rose by 0.6 percentage points in the EU-25 in October to 104...points, recovering after a fall to 103.9 in September. The index rose to 101.3 in October from 101 in September in the Eurozone...