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Fed Says Economic Activity Growing
Economic activity expanded in September and early October, but was constrained by high energy costs, the Federal Reserve reported Oct. 27 in the report on economic activity known as the "Beige Book."Economic activity expanded in September and early October, but was constrained by high energy costs, the Federal Reserve reported...
Tags: economic activity, Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 2004-11-01
Fed notices mixed results for St. Louis economic activity
Local economic activity continued to expand during the latter part of 2004 and into the first weeks of 2005, according to the most recent 8th District Federal Reserve's Beige Book report. The report gave high marks to St. Louis' services sector and residential real estate industry and attributed mixed findings...
Tags: economic activity, Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 2005-02-11
Fed Reports Strong Economic Activity
Most of the Federal Reserves 12 districts reported increases in economic activity in January and February, including freight services, the Fed said in a March 9 report.Most of the Federal Reserves 12 districts reported increases in economic activity in January and February, including freight services, the Fed said in a...
Tags: economic activity, Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 2005-03-14
Fed: Economic Growth Continues
The Federal Reserve said Dec. 1 that 11 of its 12 district banks reported that economic activity expanded in October and November. The Fed made the comments in its regular survey on economic activity known as the "beige book."The Federal Reserve said Dec. 1 that 11 of its 12 district...
Tags: economic activity, Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 2004-12-06
The pace of U.S. economic activity continued to pick up in most of the country in late November.(Economy: how supply managers see high-tech business)(Brief Article)
The pace of U.S. economic activity continued to pick up in most of the country in late November through early January, the Federal Reserve says. Consumer spending was generally higher in the six weeks since the Fed issued its previous beige ... The pace...
Tags: economic activity, Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 2005-02-03
Fed calls economic activity 'lackluster'
The pace of economic activity continued to be "lackluster" during March and the first two weeks of April, the Federal Reserve said April 23 in its regular report on the state of the U.S. economy. The pace of economic activity continued to be "lackluster" during March and the first two...
Tags: economic activity, Federal Reserve Board, U.S. Economy
Research articles 2003-04-28
Fed notices mixed results for St. Louis economic activity
Local economic activity continued to expand during the latter part of 2004 and into the first weeks of 2005, according to the most recent 8th District Federal Reserve's Beige Book report. The report gave high marks to St. Louis' services sector and resideLocal economic activity continued to expand during the...
Tags: economic activity, Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 2005-02-11
"The pace of economic activity in the United States has alternately paused and quickened" over the last year, said Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan in testimony before Congress' Joint Economic Committee, and spring's economic slowdown doe
"THE PACE OF ECONOMIC activity in the United States has alternately paused and quickened" over the last year, said Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan in testimony before Congress' Joint Economic Committee, and ... "THE PACE OF ECONOMIC activity in the United States has ...
Tags: Alan Greenspan, economic activity, Federal Reserve Board, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2005-07-01
ISRAEL: ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN GAZA AND THE WEST BANK DIPS.(from September 2000 to May 2001)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
According to the World Bank, since the outbreak of the Intifada in September 2000 to May 2001, economic activity in the West Bank Gaza has been severely reduced. The World Bank estimates Gross Domestic ProductGDP per capita was reduced by approxima According to the World Bank,...
Tags: economic activity, gross domestic product, World Bank
Research articles 2001-08-13
Fed notes continued expansion for St. Louis' economic activity
Local economic growth continued to expand in the past three months, according to the most recent 8th District Federal Reserve's Beige Book report. The report gave high marks to the growing manufacturing and services sectors, attributed mixed results to the retail industry and gave a positive report about rising home...
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Research articles 2005-07-15
Exporters can soften impact of war by switching focus, BUSINESS TIMES
Business Times Malaysia 02-24-2003 MALAYSIA'S export sector will not escape the economic fallout should war break out in Iraq but economists say it can buffer the decline by concentrating on domestic economic activities. Economists are unc Business...
Tags: economic activity, OPEC
Research articles 2003-02-24
Index of economic activity shows rise as Federal Reserve keeps rate
NEW YORK AP -- A key gauge of future economic activity declined in August following three straight monthly gains. But the nation's economy still seems robust enough to keep growing through February and into the record books as the longest expansion ever in U.S.history, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.
Tags: economic activity, Federal Reserve Board
Research articles 1999-10-06
Economic Activity Slows in St. Louis Federal Reserve District.
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Little Rock Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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Research articles 2001-03-08
Federal Reserve Reports Some Growth in Economic Activity.
By Bill Atkinson, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Bill Atkinson, The Baltimore Sun Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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Research articles 2003-10-16
Economic activity and inflation: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco February 8, 1999
This Economic Letter reviews four papers on the relationship between inflation and economic activity that were presented at a recent macroeconomics workshop organized by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. The papers focused on the Phillips curve, named for AM Phillips...
Tags: economic activity, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, inflation, unemployment
Research articles 2000-01-01
US economic activity up in May. (Management in Brief).(Institute for Supply Management report on US manufacturing sector)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew for the fourth consecutive month in May, according to the Institute for Supply Management ISM. "May was a good month for manufacturing. The PMT strengthened as 16 industries saw improvement Economic activity in the manufacturing sector...
Tags: economic activity, ISM, manufacturing
Research articles 2002-06-10
Fed notes continued expansion for St. Louis' economic activity
Local economic growth continued to expand in the past three months, according to the most recent 8th District Federal Reserve's Beige Book report. The report gave high marks to the growing manufacturing and services sectors, attributed mixed results to thLocal economic growth continued to expand in the past three months,...
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Research articles 2005-07-15
Investors Anticipated a Rebound in Economic Activity
In the early months of 2002, investors anticipated a rebound in economic activity and, consequently, improvement in the equity markets. To their chagrin, continued corporate-governance scandals, rising geopolitical issues and significant retrenchments in capital spending led the markets into negative territory. Fund' strong relative performance to its holdings in four...
Tags: Economic Activity, Investor, Morgan Stanley, Financial Accounting, Finance
White papers 2003-08-05
The term structure of interest rates as a leading indicator of economic activity
The spread between long-term and short-term interest rates has proven to be an excellent predictor of changes of economic activity in Canada. As a general rule, when long-term interest rates have been much above short-term rates, strong increases in output have followed within about a year; however, whenever the yield...
Tags: Bank Of Canada, Interest Rate, Economic Activity, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Finance
White papers 1995-01-01
The Changing Effects of Energy-Price Shocks on Economic Activity and Inflation
In this article the author examines the effects that major changes in energy prices in recent years have had on inflation and on the pace of economic expansion. Changes in the intensity of energy use are examined, as well as developments in Canada's merchandise trade surplus in energy commodities and...
Tags: Bank Of Canada, Economic Activity, Inflation, Currency & Foreign Exchange, Finance
White papers 2001-10-01