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Euro Area MFI Interest Rate Statistics: January 2011

added: 10-03-2011

In January 2011 average MFI interest rates on new deposits showed mixed developments across sectors and types of deposits. Most of the average MFI interest rates on new loans to households increased,whereas new loans to non-financial corporations showed mixed developments. Average MFI interest rates on outstanding amounts of deposits and loans remained basically unchanged.

EU27 Current Account Deficit 30.4 bn euro in the Fourth Quarter of 2010

added: 10-03-2011

The EU27 external current account recorded a deficit of 30.4 billion euro in the fourth quarter of 2010, compared with a deficit of 4.9 bn in the fourth quarter of 2009 and a deficit of 19.7 bn in the third quarter of 2010.

Resource-Rich Economies Lift Pacific's Performance - ADB Report

added: 10-03-2011

The recovery in the global economy will help the Pacific economies improve in 2011. The strongest gains are expected in the resource-rich countries that are benefiting from both major new resource projects and better world commodity prices, says the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) Pacific Economic Monitor.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Japan: January 2011

added: 10-03-2011

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Japan increased 1.3 percent while The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) decreased 0.9 percent in January.

European Online Recruitment Continues to Exhibit Growth, Reports Monster Employment Index

added: 09-03-2011

“We’re continuing to see a positive trend in online recruitment activity in the long-term, with the rate of growth in industrial activity remaining a key driver of this, especially in Germany.” commented Alan Townsend, Vice President of Business Operations at Monster Europe. “While the continued cuts in government spending across public sectors are having an impact on recruitment levels in these sectors, the various indicators of growth within the private sector continue to show positive momentum.”

comScore Reports January 2011 U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

added: 09-03-2011

comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month average period ending January 2011. The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 24.9 percent market share. Google Android took the lead among smartphone platforms with 31.2 percent market share, after two short months in second place.

OECD Annual Inflation Rate Steady at 2.1% in January 2011

added: 09-03-2011

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 2.1% in the year to January 2011, the same inflation rate as in December 2010. Energy and food prices continued to rise at relatively high rates: 8.4% and 2.6% respectively in January 2011, broadly unchanged from December 2010.

Nine in Ten Americans Say U.S. Retirement System under Severe Stress

added: 09-03-2011

A new public opinion research report finds that an overwhelming majority of Americans believe the nation’s retirement infrastructure is crumbling and that stock market volatility makes it impossible to predict retirement savings. The research also finds that Americans remain highly anxious about their ability to achieve a secure retirement, view retirement as simply surviving, and believe Washington is disconnected from Americans’ retirement anxiety.

Financial Rules Must Do More For Developing Countries

added: 09-03-2011

Overhauls of global financial rules typically take years to put into action and rapidly lose relevance. The Basel I and II accords succeeded one another, and took roughly a decade each to implement. The global financial crisis abruptly ended implementation of the latter. Basel III may be no different. The risk is that today’s proposed fixes address the problems of yesterday. If these fixes look outdated now, then they will look even more irrelevant by 2018 – the deadline for full implementation.

Hedge Funds and Equities in Demand in 2010, According to Towers Watson

added: 09-03-2011

The number of equity mandates awarded by global professional services company Towers Watson’s clients worldwide in 2010 increased by over 30% from 2009, while the number of hedge fund mandates grew by 50% during the same period. At the same time, the number of bond mandates fell by 30%, with U.S. and European bonds showing the most significant fall in demand from the previous year. Private markets attracted significantly more interest from investors in 2010 than in 2009, with the number of mandates growing 73%, led by renewed interest in direct real estate and distressed debt.

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