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US Employer Costs for Employee Compensation - June 2008

added: 11-09-2008

Employers spent an average of $1.25 for employee retirement and savings plans for every hour worked in June 2008, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.

Economics Committee Calls For Legislation To Improve Financial Market Supervision

added: 11-09-2008

Two formal requests for the European Commission to introduce legislation to improve the supervisory framework for financial markets were adopted in the Economics Committee on Wednesday. The first relates to specifically to hedge funds and private equity, while the second is concerned with the future architecture of market supervision in general.

China's Inflation Battle Succeeding

added: 11-09-2008

Well, the leak last week in the official Chinese media was spot on: China's inflation rate at the consumer level continues to soften.

The Leading Index for the U.K Declined 0.7 Percent in July 2008

added: 11-09-2008

The Conference Board announced that the leading index for the U.K declined 0.7 percent, and the coincident index increased 0.1 percent in July.

Procurement a High Priority at Most Companies, Yet Many Are Failing to Implement Cost, Operational Improvements

added: 11-09-2008

Almost three-quarters (74 percent) of executives believe procurement issues are a high priority at their companies, yet about half (49 percent) say that the procurement function in their companies focuses too much on cost reduction instead of value creation, according to a survey of almost 600 global procurement and C-level executives by KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm.

IT Employment Hits Another All-time High in August 2008

added: 11-09-2008

While there was considerable deterioration of the general employment market in August, IT employment reached another all-time high during the month, according to the National Association of Computer Consultant Businesses (NACCB), which tracks monthly IT employment.

U.S., Europe Trail Developing Economies for Best Job Opportunities

added: 11-09-2008

Executives around the world overwhelmingly favor developing economies over the more established global powers such as the United States, Europe and Japan for job opportunities in today's economy. Sixty-four percent feel that Brazil, Russia, India and China (the BRIC nations) offer the best career options, compared with 22 percent who selected the United States and just nine percent who selected other developed economies such as Western Europe and Japan.

Internal Doors in Europe: 7.3 Billion Euro Market Facing the Construction Crisis

added: 11-09-2008

According to our latest study for the Internal Doors market in Europe, In 2007, the total internal doors market in Europe top 5 accounted for 49.9 million units, valued at 7.3 billions euros. This data makes the internal doors market one of the major markets related to the construction sector.

Tailor Immigration Policies To Future Needs, says OECD

added: 11-09-2008

OECD countries should adapt their labour migration policies more closely to likely future demand for workers in all areas of their economies, opening up to lower-skilled workers as well as to those with high skills, according to a new OECD report.

Fitch: Indian Oil Sector Subsidies Need a Serious Re-think

added: 11-09-2008

Fitch Ratings has commented that higher world oil prices coupled with increasing demand in India have led to a situation where the oil subsidy policy - the way it is currently practiced in India - is becoming unsustainable.

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