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Fitch: CEE External Financing Risks Highlight Country Differences

added: 15-05-2009

Fitch Ratings says in a special report that the global financial crisis has left those countries in central and eastern Europe (CEE) that have substantial current account deficits (CADs), maturing external payments and foreign currency (FX) debt on private sector balance sheets with a challenging external financing outlook.

China: Value-Added of the Industrial Enterprises above Designated Size Expanded From January to April 2009

added: 15-05-2009

From January to April, value-added of the industrial enterprises above designated size (enterprises with an annual income over 5 million yuan) was up by 7.3 percent year-on-year, or 8.4 percentage points dropped over same period of previous year.

Bankrate: Mortgage Rates Retreat

added: 15-05-2009

Mortgage rates pulled back this week, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate sliding to 5.21 percent. According to Bankrate.com's weekly national survey, the average 30-year fixed mortgage has an average of 0.4 discount and origination points.

Economic Sentiment Turns Cautiously Optimistic Among CFOs and CPA Executives as Pessimism Eases, Neutrality Rises

added: 15-05-2009

Pessimism about the U.S. economy among chief financial officers and senior-level executive Certified Public Accountants eased in the Second Quarter, according to a new survey conducted by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the University of North Carolina's Kenan-Flagler Business School.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for Korea Increased 0.6 Percent in March 2009

added: 15-05-2009

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for Korea increased 0.6 percent and The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index™ (CEI) increased 0.8 percent in March.

EU27 Investment in the Rest of the World Down by 30% in 2008

added: 14-05-2009

In 2008, EU27 FDI (foreign direct investment) in extra-EU27 countries (outflows) fell by 28%, from 496 billion euro in 2007 to 354 bn in 2008, while FDI into the EU27 from the rest of the world (inflows) decreased by 57%, from 400 bn to 173 bn. In 2008, intra-EU27 FDI flows dropped by 42% compared with 2007.

China: Operation of the National Real Estate Market from January to April 2009

added: 14-05-2009

From January to April, the total investment in real estate development was 729.0 billion yuan, up by 4.9 percent year-on-year, and 0.8 percentage points over first three months, while that of a decrease of 27.2 percentage points over same period of previous year. Of which, investment in commercial residential buildings reached 511.4 billion yuan, 3.4 percent of increase year-on-year, picking up 0.2 percentage points over first three months, or 31.8 percentage points dropped over same period of previous year, which occupied 70.2 percent of the investment in real estate development.

U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes in April 2009

added: 14-05-2009

The U.S. Import Price Index rose 1.6 percent in April, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. A 15.4 percent increase in import petroleum prices more than offset a 0.4 percent decline in the price index for nonpetroleum imports. Export prices also rose in April, increasing 0.5 percent.

Industrial Production Down by 2.0% in Euro Area in March 2009

added: 14-05-2009

In March 2009 compared with February 2009, seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 2.0% in the euro area (EA16) and by 1.9% in the EU27. In February production decreased by 2.5% and 2.2% respectively. In March 2009 compared with March 2008, industrial production declined by 20.2% in the euro area and by 18.8% in the EU27.

Foreclosure Activity Remains at Record Levels in April 2009

added: 14-05-2009

RealtyTrac(R) released its April 2009 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report(TM), which shows foreclosure filings - default notices, auction sale notices and bank repossessions - were reported on 342,038 U.S. properties during the month, an increase of less than 1 percent from the previous month and an increase of 32 percent from April 2008. The report also shows that one in every 374 U.S. housing units received a foreclosure filing in April, the highest monthly foreclosure rate ever posted since RealtyTrac began issuing its report in January 2005.

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