en-us Reuters) - Manufacturing in parts of the United States was picking up steam, data showed on Monday, but jobs were lagging the recovery and consumers remained cautious, economists said.Business activity in the Midwest and in New York City expanded more than anticipated in November, but analysts...]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:15:14 -0800 Reuters) -Citigroup Inc C on Monday named Willem Buiter as the bank's new chief economist replacing Lewis Alexander, the bank said.Buiter will take up his post in January, 2010 and will also lead the economics research unit after joining the Citi Research and Analysis Group management team.As chief...]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:00:49 -0800 C C Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:17:10 -0800 Reuters) - A group of U.S. business economists boosted their forecast for economic growth over the next year, but said the jobless rate will remain stubbornly high, a survey released on Monday showed.The National Association for Business Economists predicted real growth in gross domestic product for 2010 would be...]]> Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:30:32 -0800 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:36:32 -0800 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:55:00 -0800 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:47:00 -0800 Reuters UK) - Japan's government inched towards agreeing new stimulus measures that could be worth $30 billion (18 billion pounds) on Monday as economic growth is likely to slow next year due to sluggish personal spending and rising inventories.Economists doubt whether that amount will...]]> Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:30:30 -0800 Reuters UK) - The euro zone shook off recession in the third quarter although the largely government-engineered rebound after more than a year of shrinkage fell a little short of forecast, official estimates showed on Friday.Economists said the comeback appeared to be mostly driven by exports and...]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:46:41 -0800 Reuters) - The euro zone economy jumped out of recession in the third quarter, data showed on Friday, but with slightly less spring than expected after growth in the area's top three economies fell short of market forecasts.Gross domestic product in the 16 countries using the euro...]]> Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:30:14 -0800 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:50:00 -0800 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:50:06 -0800 Reuters) - Top forecasters are growing more confident the U.S. economy has embarked on a sustainable recovery, a survey released on Tuesday showed.The Blue Chip Economic Indicators newsletter for November found forecasters had raised their 2010 projections for gross domestic product for a fourth straight month. However, they still...]]> Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:30:13 -0800 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:02:00 -0800 Reuters) - The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent last month, a 26-1/2-year high, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.The Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 190,000 jobs in October,...]]> Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:00:22 -0800 Reuters) - The U.S. jobless rate unexpectedly jumped to 10.2 percent last month, a 26-1/2-year high, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to do more to tackle unemployment even as signs of recovery mount.The Labor Department said on Friday that employers cut 190,000 jobs in October,...]]> Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:11 -0800 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:52:00 -0800 Reuters) - U.S. business productivity grew at its fastest clip in six years in the third quarter and new claims for jobless aid fell to a 10-month low last week, suggesting the labor market may be starting to bottom out.The Labor Department said on Thursday that productivity...]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:30:33 -0800 Reuters UK) - Investors are braced for signs on Thursday that the European Central Bank will soon start weaning banks off cheap and abundant liquidity given that expiry dates are approaching for the central bank's crisis measures.All 78 economists polled by Reuters last week expect the ECB...]]> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:45:54 -0800 Reuters UK) - Bank of England policymakers face their toughest call in months on Thursday, when they must decide whether to inject more stimulus into the economy just as new data suggests Britain may be emerging from recession.Analysts are almost evenly split between the central bank topping...]]> Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:45:30 -0800