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U.S. Venture Investment Lowest in 11 Years, Down 50% to $3.9 Billion in First Quarter 2009

added: 21-04-2009

New data from Dow Jones VentureSource shows that the U.S. venture capital industry continued to contract in the first quarter of the year. Venture capitalists invested just $3.90 billion in U.S. companies in the quarter, a 50% decline from the nearly $7.78 billion invested over the same period in 2008 and the lowest quarterly investment total since 1998. Only 477 venture deals were completed in the quarter, well below the 706 deals done in the first quarter last year and the industry's lowest quarterly deal total since 1996.

Annual RAPEX Report 2008 Shows Rise in Number of Dangerous Products Being Detected

added: 21-04-2009

The number of dangerous consumer products withdrawn from the EU market rose by 16% in 2008 compared to in 2007, the Commission's annual report on the Community rapid alert system for non-food dangerous products. This rise from 1 605 notifications in 2007 to 1 866 last year shows that the capacity of the RAPEX system has substantially increased again in 2008, following a substantial investment of resources and training by the European Commission and Member States.

Euro Area Balance of Payments and International Investment Position at the End of the Fourth Quarter of 2008

added: 21-04-2009

The current account of the euro area balance of payments recorded a deficit of EUR 22.0 billion in the fourth quarter of 2008. The largest bilateral deficits were with the group of “other countries” i.e. non-G10 countries outside the European Union, the European Union institutions and Japan. By contrast, the largest surpluses were with the United Kingdom, the countries that joined the European Union in 2004 and 2007 and the United States.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ for the U.S. Decreased 0.3 Percent in March 2009

added: 21-04-2009

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for the U.S. decreased 0.3 percent, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index™ (CEI) decreased 0.4 percent and The Conference Board Lagging Economic Index™ (LAG) decreased 0.4 percent in March.

China: Total Investment in Fixed Assets of the Country Kept Going up in the First Quarter 2009

added: 21-04-2009

Total investment in fixed assets of the country stood at 2,812.9 billion yuan in the first quarter, a year-on-year rise of 28.8 percent. Of which, investment in fixed assets in urban and rural areas hit 2,356.2 and 456.7 billion yuan, climbing 28.6 and 29.4 percent respectively.

Euro Area Securities Issues Statistics: February 2009

added: 20-04-2009

The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents increased from 10.1% in January 2009 to 11.1% in February. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.1% in February 2009, the same as in January.

China: Consumer Price Index Declined in March 2009

added: 20-04-2009

In March, consumer price index dropped 1.2 percent year-on-year. Of which, urban and rural area was down by 1.4 and 0.7 percent respectively; the price of foodstuff, non-foodstuff, consumable and services descended 0.7, 1.3, 1.1 and 1.4 percent respectively. The general level of CPI decreased 0.3 percent month-on-month; the price of foodstuff was down by 0.6 percent, of the total, fresh vegetable surged 1.6 percent, while that of fresh egg dropped 0.5 percent.

Global Hedge Fund Assets Will Reach $2.6 Trillion by 2013

added: 20-04-2009

Hedge fund assets will bottom out at roughly $1 trillion in 2009, after which capital appreciation and $800 billion in net inflows over the next four years will push global levels to $2.6 trillion by 2013, according to a new study of institutional investors, investment consultants and hedge funds released by The Bank of New York Mellon and Casey, Quirk & Associates.

Green Market: Is Green Still Golden?

added: 20-04-2009

Everyone knows that the price of going green is usually steeper than the alternative—in almost any product category. So with the recession putting the squeeze on consumer spending, are marketers becoming less enthusiastic about pushing environmentally correct products?

Economic Survey of Estonia 2009

added: 20-04-2009

Estonia grew faster than most emerging market economies during 2000-07, but it is now in a severe recession. While the initial reversal of GDP growth was caused by a collapse of domestic demand, at the current juncture Estonia is vulnerable to external shocks as well. The current-account deficit has been reduced, but there are risks of further cut-back in credit that could intensify or prolong the reduction of output. The main challenge facing the policymakers is therefore to bring the economy quickly back to trend growth, which is complicated because of past policy commitments.

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