... industrial production. Japan’s forward-looking ‘economy watchers’ index fell to 40.9 ... run, higher saving is surely a good thing for our economy because it provides capital that can be devoted to modern infrastructure, technology, ... s popular to pick a letter of the alphabet to describe the likely course of the economy. The letter I would choose doesn’t exist in our alphabet, ...

... growth rate was the fastest since the first quarter of 2007 but the acceleration in the economy is unlikely to be maintained in subsequent quarters. Fiscal stimulus has so ... year. Earlier last week, the Cabinet Office had reported that its economy watchers index, based on a survey of workers in ... second quarter. Last month, the United States reported that its economy grew 0.9 percent, or 3.5 ...

... window dressing, writes British ambassador Andrew Heyn This is a particularly interesting time for Burma watchers. A flurry of activity, both domestically and internationally, has aroused hopes that things might be starting ... in the UN's human rights committee made depressingly clear. The economy continues to stagnate. The most widespread reaction in Burma to these recent developments is to ...

... creation. By his account, he has helped walk the U.S. economy "some substantial distance back from the abyss.& ... University economist Nouriel Roubini, known fondly by economy-watchers as Dr. Doom. When he predicted back ... a central bank, or for preventing the collapse of the U.S. economy. But to have done all of these within the span of a few months is certainly one of the greatest intellectual ...

... India detailing how Chinese car sales might not appear to be all that they are: China economy watchers have in recent weeks been puzzled by two seemingly ... be interpreted with some caution,” said Moody’s Economy.com economist Matt Robinson. “The stark ... and driven.” The theory went that in order to shore up the economy, the government had directed stated-owned enterprises ...

... the current account, corporate goods prices, consumer confidence, the Economy Watchers index, machinery orders, and revised industrial production and capacity utilization.  Other Asian releases of note will ... scheduled, too. Australian labor statistics head up a slate for that economy that also includes business conditions and confidence, housing finance, and job ads ...