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US Job Openings and Labor Turnover in September 2007

added: 07-11-2007

On the last business day of September, there were 4.1 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.9 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. The job openings rate and total separations rate were unchanged in September, while the hires rate was essentially unchanged.

Falling Home Prices Cause Homeowners to Focus on Cost Savings When Remodeling

added: 07-11-2007

While interest in remodeling remains high, the most recent survey of 5,000 U.S. homeowners, cost savings is now a key consideration as U.S. home prices continue to decline. The Fall 2007 Remodelestimates.com Remodeling Sentiment Report, a semi-annual survey of 5,000 U.S. homeowners, shows a continuing trend among homeowners toward
minimizing remodeling costs.

Industrial Real Estate Markets Remained Stable in Q3

added: 07-11-2007

The U.S. warehouse market continued its upward trajectory during the third quarter of 2007, but the deceleration noted in the previous quarter became more evident in the July through September period, according to Colliers International, a global real estate services firm.

Gasoline Price Spike Heralds Economy

added: 07-11-2007

Gasoline prices spiked 14 cents last week, turning the Thanksgiving season into a lucrative early Christmas present for oil companies, said the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights.

The Leading Index for Japan Decreased 1.3 Percent

added: 07-11-2007

The Conference Board reports that the leading index for Japan decreased 1.3 percent and the coincident index decreased 0.3 percent in September.

Improving Competitiveness of the European Automotive Industry is First Priority

added: 06-11-2007

The European automotive industry has urged the EU to truly coordinate policies towards maintaining and improving the strength of the European automotive sector. “The automotive sector is a cornerstone of the EU economy. Twelve million families depend on it”, said Ivan Hodac, Secretary General of the European Automobile Manufactures Association (ACEA) at a press conference in Brussels.

US Productivity Rose about 2.5 Percent?

added: 06-11-2007

There has been no shortage of analysts who have warned of the past half year that the US economy is headed for a recession and soon. The economy wasn't in recession in the third quarter, not with nearly 4 percent annualized growth in real GDP.

Fitch Revises Hungary's Outlook to Stable

added: 06-11-2007

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Republic of Hungary's Long-term Foreign Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of 'BBB+', its Short-term Foreign Currency IDR of 'F2', its Long-term local currency IDR of 'A-'(A minus) and its Country Ceiling of 'A+'. The Outlooks on Hungary's Long-term IDRs have been revised to Stable from Negative.

Banks Must Establish Dialogue With Consumers to Succeed in the Retirement Market

added: 06-11-2007

Retail banks face heated competition in the race to capture their share of mass affluent consumers' trillions of dollars in retirement assets, according to a study released by BAI, the banking industry's leading professional organization and Mercatus LLC, a strategy consulting firm.

U.S. Corporate Bond Downgrades Hit Highest Quarterly Level in Two Years

added: 06-11-2007

The par value of U.S. corporate bonds affected by downgrades rose to the highest quarterly level in nearly two years in the third quarter as the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis and associated credit crunch began to take a toll on credit quality, according to Fitch Ratings.

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