Manufacturing accelerated in November, USA
Manufacturing accelerated to 57.3 - a two-year high - in November in the United States, according to the Institute of Supply Management’s (ISM) index.
Analysts...
Euro reaches five year high against the Japanese yen
Following data indicating that eurozone unemployment is decreasing, the value of the euro is crawling back up to as high as $1.3621 (trading at...
Holiday shopping online in the office may harm productivity
With over half of all office workers planning to do their holiday shopping online in the workplace, there will be a toll to pay...
November China manufacturing index the same as in October
China manufacturing index stood at 51.4 in November, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, the same reading as in October.
Even so, 51.4 is...
Online sales increased by 19.7 percent over Thanksgiving
Many shoppers went online to look for the best deals this year, as online sales increased by 19.7 percent in Thanksgiving, according to IBM.
The...
EU fleets fishing in waters of developing countries reap profits subsidized with taxpayers’ money
A new study in the online journal PLOS ONE, suggests that EU fishing companies that fish in waters belonging to developing countries reap profits...
UK bankers earn highest bonuses in Europe
UK bankers earn the highest bonuses in Europe, says the European Banking Authority.
Among those earning more than one million euros ($1.36m) a year, their...
Dutch credit rating falls to AA+ from AAA
Dutch credit rating has fallen from AAA to AA+, according to credit-rating agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P), due to “weak growth prospects”.
Over the last...
Eurozone unemployment rate falls to 12.1% in October
The Eurozone unemployment rate hit a 20-month low to 12.1 in October, compared to 12.2% in September, while annual inflation rose to 0.9% from...
Japanese inflation increases in October
Japanese inflation (consumer prices), excluding fresh food rose by 0.9% in October compared to the same month in 2012, the Ministry of Internal Affairs...