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Fitch: European Autos - Emerging Markets Mitigate Weak Mature Markets Growth

added: 02-07-2008

Fitch Ratings says continuous robust new cars sales growth in several emerging markets, including Russia, India, China, Brazil (BRIC countries) and Argentina, mitigates poor demand in European manufacturers' domestic markets. Together with the rapid development of low-cost cars, the major move of car manufacturers to emerging regions is one of the main trends in the auto industry.

EU-Mediterranean Trade

added: 02-07-2008

Trade relations between the EU and the neighbouring Southern Mediterranean (MED) countries are governed by the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership (also referred to as the Barcelona Process), which was launched in November 1995. The partner countries are Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Tunisia and the Palestinian Authority, as well as Turkey.

Annual Inflation in the OECD Rises to 3.9% in May 2008

added: 02-07-2008

Consumer prices in the OECD area rose by 3.9% in the year to May 2008, compared with 3.5% in the year to April 2008. This constitutes the highest inflation rate since June 2001. On a monthly basis, the price level rose by 0.7% in May, compared with 0.5% in April.

Industrial Producer Prices Up By 1.2% In Euro Area

added: 02-07-2008

In May 2008 compared with April 2008, the industrial producer price index1 rose by 1.2% in the euro area (EA15) and by 1.3% in the EU27. In April, prices increased by 0.9% and 1.1% respectively.

Inflation Up In South Korea

added: 02-07-2008

Inflation in South Korea has had its biggest rise in 10 years as the country battles rapidly rising oil prices. That's well above a forecast 4.8% annual rate from the country's central bank, issued a few hours before the official government figure was released.

American Car Sales Fell

added: 02-07-2008

As expected American car sales fell sharply in June: not as much as forecast, but enough to again cause real damage to the market leaders, which this time included significant losses for Toyota for a combination of reasons.

Risk Index Indicates Risk Intensifying in Areas With Previous Rapid Home Price Growth

added: 02-07-2008

PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. released its Summer 2008 U.S. Market Risk Index(SM), which ranks the nation's 50 largest metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) according to the likelihood that home prices will be lower in two years.

Monster Employment Index Dips Slightly in June 2008

added: 02-07-2008

The Monster Employment Index edged down three points in June, as U.S. online recruitment activity eased slightly following the typically elevated early-springtime hiring period.

Japanese Business Loses Confidence

added: 02-07-2008

Confidence levels among the top end of Japanese business is at a four year low as companies forecast lower earnings for the first time in seven years.

U.S. VC-Backed Companies See Exit Drought in 2Q08

added: 02-07-2008

With the broader economy sputtering, venture capital firms are finding it increasingly difficult to generate returns through the sale or public listing of portfolio companies. In the second quarter of 2008 there were no initial public offerings (IPOs) of U.S. venture-backed companies. Moreover, liquidity generated via mergers and acquisitions (M&As) fell to $4.7 billion with just 56 transactions completed, according to the Quarterly U.S. Liquidity Report released by Dow Jones VentureSource.

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