Author: Alon Levitan

A whole host of economic data points were released today in the Eurozone, the majority of which point to continuing difficulties for the faltering economies and growing doubts of recovery. First, the European Commission released...

The U.S. Labor Department earlier today released December’s non-farms payroll report, which showed that some 200,000 new jobs were created last month. In contrast, the consensus forecast had called for only 150,000 new...

The United States will release Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) data at 1:30 pm London time on January 6th. The market consensus is for a print of 152K for the month of December. The NFP report is produced by the Bureau of Labor...

Australia reported that its trade surplus narrowed to AUD 1.38 billion in November. The data showed that investment spending was increasing while at the same time consumer spending was decreasing. Economists noted that consumer...

The ADP employment report released today showed that 325,000 positions were created in December. The figures are adjusted on a seasonal basis. The ADP report precedes the Non-Farm payrolls report due tomorrow. The ADP report...

Home prices in China fell for the fourth month in a row according to a survey published today. Home prices fell 0.25% in the month of December compared to November. December saw an average price of 8,809 yuan per square meter...

American factories reported a rise in orders in November. This was the highest gain in over four months. Factories reported that orders grew by 1.8% according to the latest report from the Commerce department. There was a strong...

Even as the new year starts afresh, the Eurozone’s relentless debt worries continue to plague its leadership. It was announced that the heads of Germany and France will meet once again early next week to discuss and hammer...

The ISM factory index rose to 53.9 in December from 52.7 in November. The rise in the index was due to increasing demand for autos, strong retail sales and replenishing of inventories towards the end of the year. Manufacturing...

U.S. markets closed 2011 with a whimper as low volume and lack of buying interest dragged on stocks. For the year, the Dow Industrials ended in the black, choking up a 5.5% gain, while the S&P 500 index, along with the more...