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Fitch: Czech Banks Robust Despite Global Financial Turmoil

added: 14-08-2008

Fitch Ratings says in a special report that the Czech banking sector has proved resilient to the global market slowdown since the summer in 2007. The operating environment is, however, expected to deteriorate slightly due to slower economic growth in the Czech Republic and its major export countries.

US Import and Export Price Indexes in July 2008

added: 13-08-2008

The U.S. Import Price Index increased 1.7 percent in July, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported, after a 2.9 percent rise in June. Both petroleum and nonpetroleum prices contributed to the advance, increasing 4.0 percent and 0.9 percent, respectively. Export prices rose 1.4 percent in July following a 1.0 percent advance the previous month.

Mobile Money Transfers Opportunity for Service Providers to Exceed $5bn by 2013

added: 13-08-2008

A new analysis by Juniper Research forecasts that Service Provider revenues, derived from mobile money transfer services and remittances, will exceed $5bn globally by 2013 - based on the commissions and charges that they will acquire from the gross value of money transactions made, both domestically within countries and internationally.

China's Inflation Puzzle

added: 13-08-2008

China revealed a third month of slowing inflation in July, as the price controls imposed by the central government and intense competition seemingly trimmed the sharp rise in wholesale price inflation experienced by producers, manufacturers and wholesalers in the same month.

China's ATM Market Report for 2008

added: 13-08-2008

By the end of 2007, the number of networked ATM machines has reached 123,000 units in China, where the compound average growth rate of ATM machines was 20.22% in the past five years, and meanwhile China's total number of ATM machines has reached 138.000 units.

Future Advanced High-Strength Steels Expected to Reduce Mass by 35 Percent, Improve Vehicle Fuel Economy and Lower Emissions

added: 13-08-2008

To help vehicle manufacturers in their pursuit to improve fuel efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) offered insight on the benefits of steel in a seminar on world class manufacturing today at the Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City.

Industrial Production Stable in Euro Area in June 2008

added: 13-08-2008

In June 2008 compared with May 2008, seasonally adjusted industrial production remained unchanged in the euro area (EA15) and grew by 0.1% in the EU27. In May production fell by 1.8% and 1.3% respectively. In June 2008 compared with June 2007, industrial production decreased by 0.5% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU27.

Deloitte Consumer Spending Index Rises Slightly in July 2008

added: 13-08-2008

The Deloitte Research Leading Index of Consumer Spending rose slightly in July due mostly to a slower pace of decline in home prices and the residual effects of the recent distribution of tax rebates. The Index attempts to track consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending.

Immigration to USA Increases Global Greenhouse-Gas Emissions

added: 13-08-2008

The findings of a new study indicate that future levels of immigration will have a significant impact on efforts to reduce global CO2 emissions. Immigration to the United States significantly increases world-wide CO2 emissions because it transfers population from lower-polluting parts of the world to the United States, which is a higher-polluting country.

US Job Openings and Labor Turnover in June 2008

added: 13-08-2008

On the last business day of June, there were 3.6 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 2.6 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. The job openings rate, hires rate, and total separations rate were all essentially unchanged in June.

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