Economics

Shaw Joins KKR Buying Cleaner Energy Rivals Won’t Touch: Energy

2014-02-18 10:32:54

Hedge funds and private equity firms from D.E. Shaw & Co. to KKR & Co. (KKR) are ramping up their investments in renewable energy projects.

China Manufacturing Growth Accelerates, PMI Shows

2012-05-02 09:05:02

China’s manufacturing expanded at the fastest pace in a year, reducing pressure on policy makers to open the taps on credit in the world’s second-largest economy.

Three Fed Policy Makers See No Need to Ease

2012-05-02 09:04:03

Three voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee said they don’t see a need to ease policy further as the U.S. economy maintains its expansion.

Indonesia Chases China As Middle-Class Consumption Soars

2012-05-02 09:02:57

In May 1998, Indonesia was in turmoil. During the previous 10 months, the currency had plunged 80 percent in value and food prices had soared 200 percent. Rioters were marauding through Jakarta, torching businesses owned by wealthier ethnic Chinese, who were fleeing for their lives.

U.S. Manufacturing Grows at Fastest Pace in a Year

2012-05-02 09:01:00

Manufacturing grew in April at the fastest pace in almost a year, propelled by a pickup in orders that signaled factories will remain a source of strength for the U.S. expansion.

Gross Cuts Treasuries, Raises Mortgages in Fed Buy Bet

2012-04-27 09:38:50

Pacific Investment Management Co.’s Bill Gross said that while more monetary stimulus isn’t likely at the moment, additional quantitative easing remains an option for the Federal Reserve if employment growth is sluggish.

France Unemployment Near 10% Fueled by Laws Election Omits: Jobs

2012-04-27 09:37:50

Tired of waits to fill orders and lack of control over his Asian factories, Pierrick Haan, chief executive officer of Dupont Medical, decided last year to return production of some wheelchairs and medical equipment to France.

Spain Cut by S&P for 2nd Time This Year on Banks, Economy

2012-04-27 09:36:40

Spain's sovereign credit rating was cut for the second time this year by Standard & Poor's on concern that the country will have to provide further fiscal support to banks as the economy contracts.

Japan Production Rises Less Than Forecast as BOJ Meets

2012-04-27 09:35:12

Output gained 1 percent from February, compared with the 2.3 percent median forecast in a Bloomberg News survey of economists, a Trade Ministry report showed in Tokyo today. A separate release showed consumer prices rose 0.2 percent from the year before, exceeding estimates. The Bank of Japan (8301)’s goal for inflation is sustained 1 percent gains.

Bernanke Takes On Krugman’s Criticism Ignoring Own Advice

2012-04-26 14:44:00

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke took on Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman yesterday and called his advice to reduce unemployment by boosting inflation “reckless.”

Cameron Braces for U.K. Confidence Shock as Recession Returns

2012-04-26 14:41:56

Prime Minister David Cameron’s government is bracing itself as the first U.K. recession since he took office threatens to deliver a shock to confidence.

Europe Seen Adding Growth Terms to Budget Rules as Focus Shifts

2012-04-26 14:40:38

Europe may add an annex to its budget treaty spelling out how countries can boost growth as the bloc shifts its emphasis on tackling the debt crisis, a German government official said.

Bernanke Signals Further Easing Unlikely

2012-04-26 14:39:29

Chairman Ben S. Bernanke is signaling that further Federal Reserve stimulus is unlikely unless the economy unexpectedly deteriorates.

Thein Sein Wins Japan Backing for Myanmar Infrastructure Efforts

2012-04-23 09:57:31

Myanmar’s President Thein Sein returns home with the support needed to resume financing ports, bridges and roads after winning a debt forgiveness deal from Japan, the Southeast Asian nation’s biggest creditor

Consumer Spending Probably Paced Growth: U.S. Economy Preview

2012-04-23 09:13:40

The biggest gain in consumer spending in a year probably helped the U.S. economy keep expanding in the first quarter even as fuel costs climbed, economists said before a report this week.

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