Angela Merkel addresses British parliament
Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, in an address today to both British Houses of Parliament – The Commons and The Lords - said the...
Moderate economic growth forecast, US
A moderate economic growth forecast for 2014 has been published by Fannie Mae’s Economic & Strategic Research Group.
Despite a slow start to the first...
Rural startups go far away to get bank loans
Rural startups are badly serviced by local bank branches for loans and assistance, researchers at Baylor University reported in a new study.
Entrepreneurs and small...
European economic recovery gaining ground
The European economy is gaining ground, says the European Commission, though not at the same rates or strengths in all countries.
The consequences of debt...
Fed stimulus pullback, is timing right? Economists divided
Economists at the National Association for Business Economics (NABE) are equally divided on whether the Fed stimulus pullback – tapering back on its bond-buying...
Retail sales forecast for 2014, 4.1% growth, US
The National Retail Foundation (NRF) says its retail sales forecast for 2014 predicts growth of 4.1%, excluding restaurants, gas stations and automobile sales.
An increase...
G20 pledged $2 trillion extra global growth
In Sydney, Australia today, the Central Bank Governors and Finance Ministers of the G20 pledged $2 trillion in extra worldwide growth, by implementing policies...
America’s richest get most income growth
America's richest get the most income growth, i.e. the top 1% wealthiest Americans captured 53.9% of all growth in the country between 1979 and...
Eurozone business growth continues at robust pace
Eurozone business growth continues robustly in February 2014, according to Market Economics Ltd.
The Eurozone is currently in its strongest run of growth since Q1...
January Leading Economic Index rose, US
The business climate in the US rose in January, with the Conference Board's January Leading Economic Index (LEI) registering a 0.3% increase to 99.5,...