Asian stocks rose for a fourth day in a row on Wednesday as Chinese factory output jumped to a 19-month high in October, while the ailing U.S. dollar hovered near a 15-month
Sterling fell on Tuesday after a ratings agency said highly-indebted Britain was the major economy most at risk of losing its triple-A rating. The pound retreated from a three-month high against the
The industrial turnover index in Cyprus reached 98.8 (base 2005=100) in August, recording a decrease of 10.3% compared with August 2008. The turnover index for manufacturing in August 2009 reached 88.9, recording
Motor vehicle registrations in Cyprus fell by 37% over the same of of the previous year in October, to 3496, from 5,546 in October 2008. For the period January-October, total registrations of
Oil prices fell on Tuesday to around $79 a barrel as a late-season hurricane subsided in the Gulf of Mexico and traders awaited key U.S. inventory data. U.S crude for December delivery
On the basis of preliminary estimates for foreign trade in September 2009, total imports/ arrivals reached EUR 481.2 mln, of which EUR 328.0 mln were arrivals from other member states of the
Cyprus building permits showed volatility in August, reflecting perhaps both a quiet summer month and the uncertainty of the sector’s future direction. The number of building permits authorised by the municipal authorities
A surge in car imports in September pushed Britain's goods trade deficit to its widest since January, surprising analysts who had expected the weakness in the pound to boost exports and narrow
European shares rose for a fifth straight session on Tuesday as banks gained after HSBC said loan impairment allowances for its U.S. consumer finance business fell in the third quarter, the first
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
