The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(TM) (LEI) for the Euro Area increased 0.7 percent in November to 101.7 (2004 = 100), following a 0.6 percent increase in October and a 0.9 percent increase in September. Five of the eight components contributed positively to the index this month. However, its six-month growth rate has slowed in [...]
In 2009, we saw the monetary inflation created by the Federal Reserve’s zero percent interest rates drive up the prices of U.S. stocks, without dramatically increasing the prices of U.S. consumer goods.
We consider 2009 to have been a brief period of euphoria, before a rapid increase in the prices of food, energy, clothes and [...]
The National Inflation Association is pleased to announce its top 10 predictions for 2010.
1) We will learn the 2009 holiday shopping season was a bust.
The Commerce Department reported seasonally adjusted November retail sales up 1.3% from October. However, if you apply the average seasonal adjustments that were used during the years 2006 and 2007, which [...]
In addition to exercising more and pledging to eat healthier, the new year could be the right moment to revisit how you’re doing at work and set career resolutions. Max Messmer, chairman of Accountemps and author of Managing Your Career For Dummies® (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.) points out that for workers who lost jobs [...]
ClearedJobs.Net releases 2009’s list of recruiter honorees selected by Security Cleared Job Fair Attendees throughout the year
During each of the Cleared Job Fairs held throughout 2009, participating security cleared job seekers were given the opportunity to vote for the nation’s top recruiting experience from a pool of employers and defense contractors seeking professionals with active [...]
Garcia Research and Santiago ROI, two long-standing leaders in the US Hispanic marketing community, launched LATINOMICS(sm), The Hispanic Market Index(TM), an ongoing tracking service to monitor consumer sentiment, economic activity, political perspectives and other issues of the day within the burgeoning US Hispanic community. The initial wave, a national representative survey of roughly 600 interviews [...]
A new national poll released today shows strong support for “for-profit” education in this economic decline. The poll conducted by Lake Research Partners for Americans For Democratic Action Education Fund surveyed 1,000 adults with oversamples of 500 African Americans, 500 Latino/as, and 250 lower-income whites. The poll shows that “for-profit education empowers minority groups, and [...]
It has been a productive and exciting year for Syria. The country has in the past faced difficulties due to its weak administrative structure, together with US sanctions, which have had an affect on investment and development opportunities. This is changing. The challenges the country faces include shifting from an oil-exporting economy towards a net [...]
A Dow Jones poll in 2009 showed that the decisive factor for company bosses when choosing banks was relationship and commitment.
The World Finance panel sought to recognise the financiers who have helped reshape the banking industry over the past 12 months. Each of the winners have helped to set high standards of progress, innovation [...]
The Greater Washington Board of Trade’s Business Outlook Survey Predicts New Hiring, Investments for New Year
A new survey conducted for the Greater Washington Board of Trade shows that 59 percent of regional business executives expect the Greater Washington’s business and economic conditions will improve over the next six months while six percent expect it to [...]