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THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
Aircraft boost Nov. factory orders
Factory orders rose 2.5% in the month on a 134.3% surge in new orders for nondefense aircraft and parts. That offset weakness in auto, defense and machinery orders. Ex transportation, orders were flat. Nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft, which reflect business spending, fell 2.1%.
Poll: consumer confidence rising
The ABC/Washington Post consumer comfort index rose for a ninth week to -9 from -10 in the week ended Jan. 1. Some 40% of consumers said they had a positive view of the national economy, up one percentage point from the prior week. Those with a positive view of their personal finances slipped a percentage point to 58%.
EU inflation could spur rate hikes
Consumer prices rose 2.2% vs. a year ago for the 12-nation group in Dec. They were up 2.3% in Nov. Both readings are above the European Central Bank's inflation ceiling of 2%, and that could prompt interest rate hikes in '06. The ECB raised rates for ...
- 12 cities contend to be home of Europe's Central Bank. (European Central Bank)
- Magazine article from: American Banker Evans, John January 30, 1992 700+ words
...the normally staid world of European central banking, the long knives...centers on the location of the European Central Bank, a Federal Reserve-style...monetary union ... how can a European central bank be placed in London?" Migration...
- IMF approves European Central Bank application to become a holder of Special...
- Press release article from: M2 Presswire November 16, 2000 700+ words
...2000-IMF: IMF approves European Central Bank application to become a holder...IMF) approved today the European Central Bank's (ECB) application to...Eastern Caribbean Central Bank European Central Bank International Bank for Reconstruction...
- The Excessively Cautious Bank; European interest rates.(Europe's cautious...
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) October 4, 2003 700+ words
...monetary-policy meeting as the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) this week, before he hands over to Jean...performance. But it would be wrong to conclude that a central bank's monetary policy is only as good as its boss...
- Making a point; European Central Bank.(The European Central Bank)
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) May 7, 2005 700+ words
...area, Jean-Claude Trichet, president of the European Central Bank, is in no mood to cut interest rates. Why? EVERY...euro area hold their monthly meeting not at the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt, but somewhere else in the...
- Defended; The European Central Bank.(The European Central Bank and monetary...
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) April 27, 2002 700+ words
...by slashing interest rates. By contrast, the European Central Bank dithered, cutting rates by too little, too late...policy to play a bigger role. * "Monitoring the European Central Bank 4: Surviving the Slowdown", by David Begg, Fabio...
- Faites vos jeux; The European Central Bank.(The European Central bank needs a...
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) January 26, 2002 700+ words
Look what I wrote, Christian In search of a new vice-president A ROUTINE letter, says the European Central Bank. Maybe, say those who watch the ECB. But a reminder, still, about the fun in the next few months, with luck at the expense...
- Monetary policy: Euros Look for Low Rates: Continental economists yearn for...
- Magazine article from: US Banker November 1, 2002 700+ words
The European Central Bank is expected to cut interest rates by the end of the year to help bolster the Continent's ailing economies, which is particularly...
- EUR/USD: Trading the European Central Bank Interest Rate Decision.
- News wire article from: Mena Report September 2, 2009 700+ words
Summary: The European Central Bank is widely expected to hold...Trichet anticipates... The European Central Bank is widely expected to hold...months. Trading the News: European Central Bank Interest Rate Decision What...
