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On Olympic's Eve, Corporate Real Estate Executives Urge Chinese to Get Greener

added: 03-08-2008

Despite gains, China is being urged by expansion-minded corporate real estate executives to establish stricter environmental rules, a call-to-action expected to intensify as the Olympic Games are set to begin in Beijing this month, according to results of a new survey.

E-commerce Sales in France will reach €20.9 billion this year

added: 02-08-2008

Online merchants in France took in €1 billion ($1.71 billion) during Q2 2008, according to the Association pour le commerce et les services en ligne (ACSEL) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).

US Employment Situation in July 2008

added: 01-08-2008

The unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent, and nonfarm payroll employment continued to trend down in July (-51,000), the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. Employment continued to fall in construction, manufacturing, and several service-providing industries, while health care and mining continued to add jobs. Average hourly earnings rose by 6 cents, or 0.3 percent, over the month.

Euro Area Economic and Financial Developments by Institutional Sector: First Quarter 2008

added: 01-08-2008

In the first quarter of 2008, the annual growth rate of net disposable income in the euro area equalled 3.4%, compared with 4.6% in the fourth quarter of 2007. The annual growth rate of consumption was 4.1% in the first quarter, which was higher than in the fourth quarter (3.8%). In the first quarter the annual growth rate of net saving declined to -2.8%, from 12.6% in the previous quarter. The annual growth rate of gross fixed capital formation was 3.9% in the first quarter of 2008, compared with 5.7% in the previous quarter.

Household Saving Rate At 13.7% In The Euro Area And 10.0% In The EU27: First Quarter of 2008

added: 01-08-2008

Household saving rate at 13.7% in the euro area and 10.0% in the EU27. Business investment rate at 22.9% in the euro area and 23.2% in the EU27.

Merchandise Trade Volume Growth Remains Sluggish In First Quarter 2008

added: 01-08-2008

Despite a modest recovery of quarterly trade volumes (2.5% for exports and 0.4% for imports), year-on-year import volume growth of the Group of Seven continued to slow in the first quarter 2008 to only 1.0%, the lowest rate since the first quarter 2006. Exports were up 5.6% in the first quarter of 2008 compared with the same period in 2007.

CEO Confidence Hits New Lows

added: 01-08-2008

The Chief Executive magazine's CEO Confidence Index continued its streak of losses in July and fell 2.3 points to 82.2, reaching its lowest point since 2002, when it started at 100 points. The survey was conducted among 338 top executives.

India's Inflation Rate is 11.91%

added: 01-08-2008

The contrast was telling: there was India's central bank sending a strong signal that it will not tolerate high inflation by announcing a larger than expected increase in its key lending rate and threatening more measures to come. And there was US ratings agency; Standard & Poor's lifting China's credit rating one notch to A-plus from A, despite all the poor publicity about the Olympics.

Euro Area Unemployment Stable At 7.3%

added: 01-08-2008

The euro area (EA15) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate stood at 7.3% in June 2008, unchanged compared with May. It was 7.4% in June 2007. The EU27 unemployment rate was 6.8% in June 2008, unchanged compared with May. It was 7.1% in June 2007.

US Employment Cost Index in June 2008

added: 01-08-2008

Total compensation costs for civilian workers increased 0.7 percent from March to June 2008, seasonally adjusted, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported,the same as the increase from December 2007 to March 2008. Wages and salaries rose 0.7 percent and benefits rose 0.6 percent. In the previous quarter, wages and salaries increased 0.8 percent and benefits increased 0.6 percent.

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