Bernanke worried over employment

Federal Reserve president Ben Bernanke said yesterday that the US job situation is a national crisis. "This unemployment situation we have, the jobs situation, is really a national crisis. ...

UK money supply growth slowed down in August

The rate of growth in money supply slowed down in the month of August, increasing by £0.5bn, compared to an average monthly increase of £1.2bn in the previous six months, ...

London open: Stocks fall back as euro saga drags on

Stocks have fallen back in early dealings amid continuing edginess over the Eurozone crisis. All eyes are on the German Bundestag as lawmakers vote on an expansion of the Eurozone bailout ...

Many investors believe one country could leave Eurozone in the next year

Global investors are quite pessimistic on the economic outlook, according to the results of the latest Bloomberg poll of investors. Thus, more than a third of those asked believes that ...

UK inflation set to worsen, then fall back very sharply, says BoE´s Dale

Uk households have yet to suffer a bit more this next fall due to the rise in energy bills, the Bank of England´s chief economist Spencer Dale has told the ...

UK House prices rose 0.1% in September, Nationwide sees risks

Uk house prices rose by 0.1% on month during September, according to data just released by construction society Nationwide, to £166,256, from £165,914 before. Compared with a year ago ...

German unemployment rate falls below 7%

Germany continues to emit some positive news regarding the labour market. The country's statistics office, Destatis, said 26,000 new jobs were created in September, compared to an initial estimate ...

FX round-up: Euro falls as bailout doubts return

The euro mostly traded lower against the dollar on Wednesday, snapping a three-day winning streak, as traders squared off positions towards the end of the month and quarter. The euro had ...

UK consumer credit comes in ahead of forecasts

Total lending to individuals in Great Britain increased by £1.0bn in August (0.1% on month, 0.9% on year), below the 6 month average of £1.2bn, according to the latest data ...

Higher preliminary consumer prices in Spain

Spain's general Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September rose to show an annual inflation rate of 3.1%, according to preliminary data released by the National Statistics Office in Spain. The previous ...
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