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added: 13-09-2007

"EU Budget is decided undemocratically by eurocrats in Brussels and spent without any control" - It is true?

Health Insurance Premiums Rise 6.1 Percent in 2007

added: 13-09-2007

Premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose an average of 6.1 percent in 2007, less than the 7.7 percent increase reported last year but still higher than the increase in workers' wages (3.7 percent) or the overall inflation rate (2.6 percent), according to the 2007 Employer Health Benefits Survey.

US: More Older Workers, Homeowners, Non-English Speakers

added: 13-09-2007

The U.S. Census Bureau released annual data on key social, economic and housing characteristics for the nation, states, and geographic areas with populations of 65,000 or more.

U.S. Advertising Expenditures Decreased 0.3 Percent in First Half of 2007

added: 13-09-2007

Total advertising expenditures in the first half of 2007 slipped by 0.3 percent to $72.59 billion versus the same period in 2006, according to data released by TNS Media Intelligence.

Euro Area Labour Cost Rose by 2.5%

added: 12-09-2007

Total hourly labour costs in the euro area (EA13) rose at an annual rate of 2.5% in nominal terms up to the second quarter of 2007, compared with 2.3% for the previous quarter. In the EU27, the annual rise was 3.2% up to the second quarter of 2007, compared with 3.6% for the previous quarter.

NAR Expects a 3.7 Per Cent Drop in Existing Home Prices in US in Q3

added: 12-09-2007

Investors drove an impressive rally in New York on Tuesday; they're now betting the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week; another round of upbeat news from technology companies also drove the results.

Industrial Production up by 0.6% in Euro Area in July 2007

added: 12-09-2007

In July 2007 compared with June 2007, seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 0.6% in the euro area (EA13) and by 0.4% in the EU27. In June production remained stable in the euro area and grew by 0.1% in the EU27. In July 2007 compared with July 2006, industrial production grew by 3.7% in the euro area and by 3.5% in the EU27.

US: Job Openings and Labor Turnover in July 2007

added: 12-09-2007

On the last business day of July, there were 4.2 million job openings in the United States, and the job openings rate was 3.0 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported. The job openings rate was unchanged in July, while the hires rate and the total separations rate were essentially unchanged.

Mortgage Problems to Dampen Home Sales in the Short Term

added: 12-09-2007

Tighter credit for home mortgages will measurably dampen home sales in the short term and postpone an expected recovery for existing-home sales until 2008, according to the latest forecast by the National Association of Realtors(R).

World's Emerging and Developed Markets Fall in August

added: 12-09-2007

Standard & Poor's announced that the world's emerging and developed equity markets posted negative returns in August with emerging markets declining 1.94% and developed markets falling 0.36% for the month.

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