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Economic Turmoil Changing the Way 401(k) Investors Think About Retirement Needs

added: 08-04-2009

Barclays Global Investors, N.A. (BGI), one of the world's largest asset managers, released the results of a comprehensive survey showing how the ongoing economic downturn is eroding the retirement confidence of 401(k) participants. Notably, the survey indicates that participants give equal importance to guaranteed retirement income and to covering their health care costs when it comes to improving retirement confidence.

US Job Openings and Labor Turnover in February 2009

added: 08-04-2009

On the last business day of February, there were 3.0 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.2 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported.

30-Year Mortgages Stay Low and Stable

added: 08-04-2009

The weekly average rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgage Marketplace for thirty-year mortgages remained stable for the third consecutive week at 5.08 percent, down slightly from 5.09 percent the week prior, according to the Zillow Mortgage Rate Monitor, compiled by leading real estate Web site Zillow.com®.

Executives See Big Spike in Downsizing in 2009

added: 08-04-2009

Companies worldwide seem poised to wring out large numbers of additional jobs from the global economy in 2009; this according to the 12th edition of Bain & Company’s Management Tools & Trends survey. Fifty-nine percent of the 1,430 executives interviewed globally said they plan to downsize in 2009, up from the 34% who conducted layoffs in 2008. Only 37% of executives reported that their companies did not downsize in 2008 nor plan to in 2009.

Euro Area MFI Interest Rate Statistics: February 2009

added: 08-04-2009

In February 2009 almost all the average MFI interest rates on new deposits and new loans were substantially lower than in the previous month.

mergermarket Greater China M&A Round-Up Q1 2009

added: 08-04-2009

Greater China M&A figures are down 74% from the previous quarter - hitting their lowest level in 4 years, according to mergermarket, the independent M&A intelligence provider.

WTO Praises EU's Stance on Multilateral Trade and Support for Developing Countries

added: 08-04-2009

In its 9th review of the European Union's trade policy, the World Trade Organisation has praised the EU for its instrumental role in strengthening the multilateral trading system and its leadership in the Doha Round of world trade talks. The WTO report highlights the EU's efforts to help integrate developing countries into the international trading system. The report recognises the progress made over the last two years in consolidating EU's Internal Market, and notes the benefits of EU's reformed Common Agricultural Policy. The WTO meeting takes place in Geneva on 6 and 8 April 2009.

ECB Signals Risk of Slowdown in the European Financial Integration Process

added: 07-04-2009

In its third Report on Financial Integration in Europe, the European Central Bank (ECB) signals that there is a risk that the financial integration process in Europe will slow down as a result of the financial and economic crisis. This year’s report focuses on the impact of the financial crisis on the financial integration process. It notes that while significant progress in European financial integration has been made over a longer period of time, signs of retrenchment within national borders have recently emerged in certain financial market segments.

World Bank: Chance Of A Bottoming Out In China Provides Ray Of Hope On An Otherwise Gloomy Horizon

added: 07-04-2009

As countries in the East Asia and Pacific region prepare themselves for an expected surge in joblessness resulting from the global slowdown, a ray of hope may be emerging with signs of China’s economy bottoming out by mid-2009, says the World Bank's latest half-yearly assessment of the region's economic health.

Chile Should Create More and Better Jobs to Cut Poverty and Inequality, says OECD

added: 07-04-2009

Chile should invest more in employment and active social policies in order to reduce its high levels of income inequality and poverty, according to a new OECD report. (Chile is not an OECD member but began talks to become an OECD member in 2007).

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