Deeper Analysis
Expected Growth in 2011
January 10, 2011
The latest issue of The Economist includes a new monthly survey of forecasters’ growth and price forecasts for a variety of advanced economies. A significant upward revision was made to predicted U.S. growth to 3.0% from a forecast of 2.6% in the December survey. Projected 2011 growth rates in the euro area and Japan were […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Stocks Sharply Lower in Asia and Europe
January 10, 2011
The fear of tighter monetary policies to curb inflation depressed Asia equities. Share prices fell by 4.2% in Indonesia, 2.4% in India, 1.9% in China, 2.1% in The Philippines, 1.8% in Thailand, 1.0% in Singapore and 0.7% in Pakistan and Hong Kong. Japanese markets were closed for Coming of Age Day. European stocks have been […] More