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The annual growth rate of M3 stood at 1.0% in October 2010, compared with 1.1% in September 2010. The three-month average of the annual growth rates of M3 over the period August 2010 - October 2010 rose to 1.1%, from 0.8% in the period July 2010 - September 2010.

Costs of labour market adjustment can be more widely shared in publicly subsidised short-time working schemes, according to the 2010 Annual Report from the European Restructuring Monitor, presented at the European Employment Forum in Brussels. Just as the last two decades saw a reorientation from passive to active labour market policy, so should a flexicurity-aligned system of short-time working adopt a more active stance, Eurofound argues in its report.

Fitch Ratings says in a newly published special report that emerging market (EM) banks in different regions will face divergent challenges in 2011. However, most EM bank ratings have a Stable Outlook as ratings adequately reflect current trends and risks.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Mexico increased 0.6 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) increased 0.4 percent in September.

Despite the economic crisis in the U.S. which has put many out of work and forced others to accept decreased benefits and pay, two in five Americans (41%) say this Thanksgiving they feel that they have more to be thankful for than a few years ago. Another two in five (41%) say they have about as much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving, compared to a few years ago and just over one in ten (13%) say they have less to be thankful for this year; 5% say they are not sure.

The Employment in Europe report has become one of the main tools of the European Commission in supporting Member States in the analysis, formulation and implementation of their employment policies. As in previous years, the Employment in Europe report 2010 addresses topics that are high on the European Union's employment policy agenda. It gives a comprehensive overview of the employment situation in the EU and of the labour market measures taken by the Member States. This year it analyses the effects of market segmentation between "temporary" and "permanent" contract holders (insiders and outsiders), particularly in relation to young people.

Fannie Mae's most recent nationwide housing survey finds that Americans are less certain that the housing market has bottomed, and continue to be wary of buying a home. The Third Quarter 2010 Fannie Mae National Housing Survey polled homeowners and renters between July 2010 and September 2010. Findings were compared to similar surveys conducted in June 2010, January 2010, and December 2003.

In 2009, EU27 external trade in services slowed down compared with 2007 and 2008. EU27 exports of services to the rest of the word fell by 10%, from 524 billion euro in 2008 to 473 bn in 2009, and EU27 imports by 8%, from 446 bn to 409 bn. As a result, EU27 trade in services recorded a reduced surplus of 63 bn in 2009, compared with surpluses of 78 bn in 2008 and 87 bn in 2007.

With the traditional holiday shopping season just beginning, retail stores and online merchants are angling to capture their share of consumer spending. StrategyOne, a Daniel J. Edelman strategic research and measurement consultancy firm, today launched its annual Holiday Shopping Index to help forecast the shape of this year's holiday spending - especially in the early weeks of the season. The survey concluded that 88% of consumers have more gifts and presents still to purchase, and 79% are undecided about exactly what gifts to buy this year.

Millward Brown revealed findings from a recent U.S. study that looked at why people continue to shop in stores despite the convenience of online shopping.