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Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe Labor Department is responsible for measuring inflation, and it has just released its first reading…
ThinkstockThe European Union’s (EU) statistical agency, Eurostat, reported this morning that industrial production in May for the 17 countries of…
ThinkstockBoth China’s prime minister and its finance minister hinted that China’s growth of gross domestic product (GDP) may slow considerably…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Treasury Department reported today that for the month of June the federal budget ran a surplus of $117…
ThinkstockThe U.S. Department of the Treasury auctioned $13 billion in 30-year bonds today at an average yield of 3.66%, a…
ThinkstockDo you want to live, or operate a business, in a state that is good for business or bad for…
Ed Brown, via Wikimedia CommonsThe Labor Department has released its weekly jobless claims for the past week. The first caveat…
ThinkstockWholesale inventories posted a fairly decent drop in the May, which may create further room for improved restocking activity into…
By International Monetary Fund [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsBarely buried in the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast for global…
ThinkstockChina’s exports dropped 3.1% in May, which is viewed as more evidence the Chinese economy is slowing. PMI data has…
ThinkstockPerhaps you are tired of hearing about the credit ratings of the PIIGS in Europe or maybe not. It turns…
ThinkstockThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released its newest forecasts for global growth in its World Economic Outlook (WEO), and…
ThinkstockIt is a shame that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) can only suggest solutions to the European financial crisis and…
thinkstockA review of the Greek economy has concluded that the struggling country needs to make more changes if it is…
ThinkstockGreece may have made some economic progress, but it has not made enough for its major financial supporters to claim…
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