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Ape 11, 14 • 3426 Manatu •
Mafaufau i le Va •
Maria Iakopo
faamatalaga Teugatupe i Siamani tau oloa siiatoa e pa'u i le 1.7% ona o le tau o tagata faatau a Siamani ua pa'ū i le 1%
After being locked out of the debt markets for several years Greece made a successful return this week raising €3 bn euros and confidence has tentatively returned to many of the PIIGS debt markets over recent weeks. Now Fitch ratings has seen fit to raise...
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Ape 10, 14 • 3142 Manatu •
Mafaufau i le Va •
Maria Iakopo
faamatalaga Teugatupe i Ausetalia o le leai ni galuega na paʻu i le 5.8% a o Eleni mulimuli ane toe foʻi atu i le aitalafu maketi ina ua toeititi atoa le fa tausaga o toesea
Despite a lot of criticism with regards to the steering of the economy by the socialist government French industrial production has improved, according to the latest data available the improvement was by 0.3% in February. Australia produced a very healthy...
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Ape 9, 14 • 3077 Manatu •
Mafaufau i le Va •
Maria Iakopo
faamatalaga Teugatupe i Siamani oloa faʻatau atu i fafo na siitia e le 4.3% ae o le UK o loʻo iai tupe faʻatupeina tupe maua i le - £ 9.1 piliona
Japanese equities were in bearish territory after any hopes for monetary stimulus faded, whilst the rest of Asia-Pacific was up after Wall Street staged a relief rally on Tuesday. Japan’s losses were driven by comments from central bank governor Haruhiko...
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Ape 8, 14 • 3244 Manatu •
Mafaufau i le Va •
Maria Iakopo
faamatalaga Teugatupe on Swiss unemployment falls as retail sales rise
It’s not often that we flag up the performance of the Swiss economy in our mind the gap column but we felt it justified special mention and focus this morning given the perfect economic microcosm and model the country projects. Not only have retail...
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Ape 7, 14 • 3231 Manatu •
Mafaufau i le Va •
Maria Iakopo
faamatalaga Teugatupe i luga o le gaosiga o Siamani ua siitia ae foliga mai o le fausiaina o Ausetalia ua liliu le tulimanu
German production rose moderately over the last month according to Germany’s official stats department adding belief to what many analysts believe is the powerhouse of the European economy, which will help to single handedly help turn around the...
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Ape 4, 14 • 3893 Manatu •
Mafaufau i le Va •
Maria Iakopo
faamatalaga Teugatupe on Germany’s factory orders rise whilst UK house prices fall by 1.1%
From the UK this morning we received a surprise in the form of house price falls with the Halifax reporting that house prices in the UK have fallen by 1.1% in March, this is only the third decline over the past 15 months. Analysts will now be carefully...
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Ape 3, 14 • 4393 Manatu •
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Maria Iakopo
faamatalaga Teugatupe on Chinese PMI signals contraction as Australia’s positive trade balance surprises analysts
Overnight there was some key data released in Australia which many analysts believe reaffirms Australia’s place as one of the fastest growing economies, with crucially its foundations for economic growth built on solid ground. Retail sales came in on...
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Ape 2, 14 • 3905 Manatu •
Mafaufau i le Va •
Maria Iakopo
faamatalaga Teugatupe on A powerful earthquake off the coast of Chile spikes copper prices whilst Spanish unemployment falls moderately
From Spain there was good news published this morning regarding the unemployment rate with a reading showing that unemployment fell by 239,773 in the last year. This is the best performance of registered unemployed in March since 2006. From the UK we had the...
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Ape 1, 14 • 3436 Manatu •
Mafaufau i le Va •
Maria Iakopo
faamatalaga Teugatupe luga o fale gaosi Saina PMI pito i luga ia Mati ona o RBA tausia Ausetalia faʻavae tulaga mausali i le 2.5%
Overnight we learned that the RBA, the central bank of Australia, (as expected) kept the base rate unchanged at 2.5%. In the statement accompanying the base rate decision the RBA cited improved economic conditions and performance globally, particularly in...
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Mar 31, 14 • 3210 Manatu •
Mafaufau i le Va •
Maria Iakopo
faamatalaga Teugatupe luga o tagata Siamani e o faʻatau i le 2014 ae o loʻo faʻateleina le faʻatauina atu o fale fou i Ausetalia
Despite not all of its leading economic indicators being as positive as other leading global economies Germans do appear to have an elevated belief in the quality of the recovery witnessed over recent years. According to stats released this morning retail...