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Euro Area Balance of Payments in April 2011

added: 22-06-2011

In April 2011 the seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded a deficit of EUR 5.1 billion. In the financial account, combined direct and portfolio investment recorded net inflows of EUR 21 billion (non-seasonally adjusted).

Investors Shaking Up Private Equity Through Secondaries, Portfolio Re-Balancing and Recruitment Drive

added: 22-06-2011

In the wake of the financial crisis, investors (LPs) are driving rapid change in the private equity industry, including a wide-ranging re-balancing of their portfolios and the recruitment of more in-house staff, according to Coller Capital's latest Global Private Equity Barometer.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index®(LEI) for France Increased 0.3 Percent in April 2011

added: 22-06-2011

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index®(LEI) for France increased 0.3 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index® (CEI) decreased 0.1 percent in April.

Forty-Four Percent of Consumers Use Daily Deal Websites

added: 22-06-2011

PriceGrabber®, a part of Experian, has released the results of its Local Deals Survey, revealing that the daily deal industry is still an emerging sector that is growing in popularity, with 44 percent of respondents saying they use or search daily deal Websites. However, of these respondents, 52 percent expressed feeling overwhelmed by the number of bargain-boasting emails they receive on a daily basis. The survey includes responses from 2,088 U.S. online consumers and was conducted from May 20 to 25, 2011.

Report Finds Slow Return to Pre-Recession Job Levels in Metro Areas, Projects 3.5% Growth in GDP for Rest of Year

added: 21-06-2011

Metro areas will be slow to regain their pre-recession employment levels – many of them into the next decade – according to forecasts in a report released by the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) at its annual meeting where the nation's mayors are discussing the tough economic challenges facing cities and their suburbs.

Euro Area Hourly Labour Costs Rose by 2.6%

added: 21-06-2011

Hourly labour costs in the euro area (EA17) rose by 2.6% in the year up to the first quarter of 2011, compared with 1.5% for the previous quarter. In the EU27, the annual rise was 2.7% up to the first quarter of 2011, compared with 1.8% for the previous quarter.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. in May 2011

added: 21-06-2011

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.8 percent in May to 114.7 (2004 = 100), following a 0.4 percent decline in April, and a 0.7 percent increase in March. The largest contributions came from the interest rate spread, consumer expectations, and housing permits.

U.S. Regional and State Employment and Unemployment in May 2011

added: 21-06-2011

Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in May. Twenty-four states recorded unemployment rate decreases, 13 states and the District of Columbia registered rate increases, and 13 states had no rate change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Forty-three states and the District of Columbia posted unemployment rate decreases from a year earlier, four states reported increases, and three states had no change. The national jobless rate was essentially unchanged at 9.1 percent, but was 0.5 percentage point lower than a year earlier.

Euro Area Securities Issues Statistics: April 2011

added: 21-06-2011

The annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was 3.2% in April 2011, compared with 3.4% in March. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.4% in April 2011, compared with 1.2% in March.

comScore Releases May 2011 U.S. Online Video Rankings

added: 21-06-2011

comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, released data from the comScore Video Metrix service showing that 176 million U.S. Internet users watched online video content in May for an average of 15.9 hours per viewer. The total U.S. Internet audience engaged in more than 5.6 billion viewing sessions during the course of the month.

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