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First reported 2 hours ago - Updated 8 mins ago - 6 reports

China manufacturing at nine-month low in June

China's manufacturing activity shrank again in June, HSBC said on Thursday, hitting a nine-month low and adding to concerns about the strength of the world's second biggest economy.A labourer works in a textile factory in China's Anhui province. China's ... [Published Channel NewsAsia - 14 mins ago]

Entities: China, Manufacturing, Beijing, Reformism, Qu Hongbin

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 14 mins ago - 9 reports

Treasury Yields Touch 15-Month High After Fed: Asian Bonds Slide

Treasuries held a three-day slide, with the 10-year yield reaching the highest in 15 months, before U.S. employment reports today which follow comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke that policy makers could end bond purchases in mid-2 ... [Published Bloomberg - 14 mins ago]

Entities: Treasuries, yield, Bill Gross

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 34 mins ago - 9 reports

Federal Reserve System

Fed paints brighter US picture

The Federal Reserve sketched a slightly brighter picture of the US economy this year and next, a sign it is moving closer to slowing its bond-buying programme.The Fed now predicts unemployment will fall to 7.2 per cent or 7.3 per cent at the end of 2013 ... [Published stuff.co.nz - 6 hours ago]

Entities: Federal Reserve System, Inflation, Unemployment

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 14 reports

FOMC statement: Is it the end of bond buying?

In determining the size, pace, and composition of its asset purchases, the panel will take appropriate account of likely efficacy & costs of such purchases The Federal Reserveâs policy committee met for the last two days and the Federal Open Market Committee ... [Published India Infoline - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Inflation, Mortgage-Backed Securities, Federal Funds Rate, Treasury Securities

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 13 reports

International Monetary Fund

IMF warns Spain on unemployment

The International Monetary Fund is warning that Spain risks high joblessness and sluggish growth for years unless its takes ';urgent action';. In its annual assessment of the Spanish economy, ... ... [Published Big News Network - 9 hours ago]

Entities: International Monetary Fund, Spain, Unemployment

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 4 reports

May unemployment rate drops to 6.8 percent - June 19, 2013

OLYMPIA – Washington’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to an estimated 6.8 percent in May, the first time under 7 percent since November 2008, when the rate was 6.5 percent.The state’s unemployment rate has fallen by 0.7 percentage points ... [Published Employment Security Department - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Unemployment Rate, Microsoft Excel, Paul Turek

First reported 6 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 7 reports

Moderate earthquake strikes central Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile — A moderate earthquake has shaken buildings in Chile's capital. The country's emergency office said no damage was immediately reported from the quake that struck in central Chile.Post a commentCommenting requires registration.Comments ... [Published Las Vegas Sun - 5 hours ago]

Entities: Chile, Earthquake, Santiago, Las Vegas (Nevada, United States)

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 9 reports

NZ economy grows at half expected pace

Source: Breakfast The New Zealand economy grew at half the pace analysts were expecting in the first three months of the year, as drought across the North Island sapped milk production and dragged the agriculture sector down. The kiwi dollar fell on the ... [Published Big News Network - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Statistics New Zealand, New Zealand Dollar, Drought, New Zealand

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 8 hours ago - 12 reports

Strong exports help cut deficit

Rising exports and tourists spending more caused New Zealand's current account deficit to improve in the March quarter.The current account deficit was 4.8 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) for the March year, compared with 5 per cent for the December ... [Published Taranaki Daily News - 8 hours ago]

Entities: New Zealand, Gross Domestic Product, Westpac Banking Corporation

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 15 hours ago - 58 reports

Consumer prices barely rise in May

Higher costs of housing and power to run homes pushed consumer prices mildly higher in May, but inflationary pressure in the U.S. was largely subdued, and the cost of health care eased again.The consumer price index rose by a seasonally adjusted 0.1 percent ... [Published Bend Bulletin - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Gasoline, Index, MarketWatch Inc, Rising Prices, Labor

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 17 hours ago - 42 reports

Home construction rises in May, data

According to the latest data released, the total home construction in the US rose during the month of May indicating that the housing market is gradually recovering in the country.Housing developers in the country increased construction activity in May ... [Published Topnews.in - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Construction, Telecommunication, Real Estate

First reported Jun 18 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 75 reports

UK's inflation rate rises more than expected

ANNUAL UK consumer prices index inflation rose by more than expected in May, to 2.7% from 2.4% in April, according to official figures which underline the squeeze on households' spending power.Howard Archer, chief UK economist at consultancy IHS Global ... [Published Herald Scotland - Jun 19 2013]

Entities: Inflation, Howard Archer, Gasoline, United Kingdom

Quotes

...$ "AAA also reminds drivers as they head out for the holiday that it is important to keep their mind on the task of driving," said Roeber. "Mental$ distractions can lead to a type of tunnel vision or inattention blindness where motorists don't see potential hazards right in front of them. It is not sufficient to have our hands on the wheel and eyes on the road, we also need our minds on driving." $ Air traveltravel to increase slightly

AAA: More than 40 million Americans to travel for July 4th weekend [Published Sys-Con Australia - 6 mins ago]

"While reforms can boost long-term growth prospects, they will have a limited impact in the short term" he said, adding economic growth for the second quarter should weaken slightly

China manufacturing at nine-month low in June [Published Channel NewsAsia - 14 mins ago]

At 0227 GMT, the index was down 2.4 percent. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 2.7 percent. "Today's selling is actually a bit tempered because we've already anticipated and discounted the bad news" said Jose Vistan, analyst at AB Capital Securities

PSEi falls 3 percent in early trade [Published ABS-CBN News - 42 mins ago]

"Beijing prefers to use reforms rather than stimulus to sustain growth. While reforms can boost long-term growth prospects, they will have a limited impact in the short-term. As such we expect slightly weaker growth in 2Q."

China June flash HSBC PMI hits 9-month low [Published Economic Times - 46 mins ago]

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Blogs

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FOMC: The Door to Scaling Back Asset Purchases ... [Published Wall Street Pit - 1 hour ago] The$ $ was released minutes ago, and it sent a clear signal that the door to scaling back asset purchases was now wide open. $ Of course, we still await the press conference, where Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke can place his own spin on the statement, ...
Thursday: Existing Home Sales, Unemployment Cla... [Published Calculated Risk - 4 hours ago] Another take on the FOMC statement and Bernanke press conference from Goldman Sachs' economists Jan Hatzius and Sven Jari Stehn:The FOMC was more hawkish than we had expected. First, Chairman Bernanke suggested that tapering would start “later” this year ...
5 Highlights From Bernanke’s Press Conference [Published Wall St. Cheat Sheet - 4 hours ago] Guess when the Fed issued its post-meeting statement?“Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May suggests that economic activity has been expanding at a moderate pace,” the U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday. The ...
Bernanke Might be Driving in a Fog – Pimco’s Gross [Published Wall Street Pit - 4 hours ago] PIMCO co-CIO Bill Gross appeared on Bloomberg TV?s ?Street Smart? with Trish Regan and Adam Johnson today, where he said that investors who are selling Treasuries on expectations that the Federal Reserve will scale back QE are missing the influence of ...
BILL GROSS: Ben Bernanke Is Deathly Afraid Of D... [Published Clusterstock - 4 hours ago] PIMCO's Bill Gross appeared on Bloomberg Television with Trish Regan and Adam Johnson to discuss the Fed's big FOMC announcement , economic forecasts, and press conference. Among other things, Gross emphasized the importance of the low inflation ...

Audio/Video

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The Fed's Unemployment Call [Published FOX Business - Video - 9 hours ago]
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Press Releases

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