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Bankrate: Fixed Mortgage Rates Hold the Line

added: 06-03-2009

Mortgage rates were largely unchanged from one week ago, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate remaining at 5.41 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.41 discount and origination points.

China Private Equity, Venture Capital and Mergers & Acquisitions in 2009 Sees Continued Boom Ahead

added: 06-03-2009

China continues to be the world's most robust emerging market for private equity and venture capital finance, even in a difficult global economic environment, according to a report just released by China First Capital, Ltd., a boutique investment bank with offices in China, Hong Kong and the USA.

E-commerce in the EU

added: 06-03-2009

The European e-commerce market was estimated to be worth 106 billion euros in 2006 (an order of magnitude comparable to the size of the US e-commerce market. 70% of turnover is concentrated in 3 key markets (the United Kingdom, Germany, and France).

EU Climate Change: EC Dishes the Dirt on the Importance of Soil

added: 06-03-2009

A new report made public by the Commission underlines the crucial role that soils can play in mitigating climate change. Soils contain around twice the amount of carbon in the atmosphere and three times the amount to be found in vegetation. Europe's soils are an enormous carbon reservoir, containing around 75 billion tonnes, and poor management can have serious consequences: a failure to protect Europe's remaining peat bogs, for example, would release the same amount of carbon as an additional 40 million cars on Europe's roads.

Fitch on Bank-Support and Fiscal Measures in Asia-Pacific

added: 06-03-2009

Fitch Ratings notes in a just published report, "Bank-Support and Fiscal Measures Being Implemented in Asia-Pacific", that such measures vary widely, depending on the perceived need for support given the funding and balance sheet strength of each country's banks and the exposure of their economies to the global downturn. In this regard, Korea, Australia, Japan and China have so far been the most active.

The Harris Poll® Annual Confidence Index Rises 10 Points

added: 06-03-2009

Over the past four decades, The Harris Poll has measured the confidence, or lack of confidence, in the leaders of major institutions. This year’s survey finds that confidence has increased substantially since last year and fourteen of the sixteen items listed show a rise in confidence. Overall, The Harris Poll Confidence Index has risen ten points this year.

Online Shopping Increasingly Popular in the EU, but Development "held back" by Barriers to Cross Border Trade

added: 05-03-2009

A new report on "Barriers to E-commerce", presented by EU Consumer Commissioner Meglena Kuneva shows that online shopping is increasingly popular in the EU, but warns that barriers to cross border trade are holding back its development.

Euro Area and EU27 GDP Down by 1.5% the Fourth Quarter of 2008

added: 05-03-2009

GDP fell by 1.5% in both the euro area (EA15) and the EU27 during the fourth quarter of 2008, compared with the previous quarter, according to first estimates released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In the third quarter of 2008, growth rates were -0.2% in the euro area and -0.3% in the EU27.

US E-Commerce Sales will Contract by 0.5% in 2009

added: 05-03-2009

eMarketer is now forecasting that US retail e-commerce sales (excluding travel) will contract by 0.5% in 2009, falling to $133 billion. But - and here is the good news - as the economy improves, online sales will return to the double-digit growth rates seen prior to 2008.

US Monster Employment Index Edges Upward in February 2009

added: 05-03-2009

The Monster Employment Index rose moderately in February, adding four points, as a majority of industries, occupations and regions registered increased online job availability.

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