Category: Business
Your IMF Update: Press Release - Djibouti
6 Feb 17:05 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fifth Review Under Djibouti's Extended Credit Facility Arrangement and Approves Request for Augmentation of Access and US$ 9.read more »
Your IMF Update: Transcript
6 Feb 16:40 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Transcript of a Conference Call on Pakistan http://www.read more »
SEC Charges Smith and Nephew PLC with Foreign Bribery
6 Feb 10:55 | US Politics and Govt
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2012-25 Washington, D.C., Feb. 6, 2012 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged London-based medical device company Smith & Nephew PLC with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) when its U.S. and German subsidiaries bribed public doctors in Greece for more than a decade to win business. Additional Materials SEC Complaint Smith & Nephew PLC and its U.S. subsidiary Smith & Nephew Inc. agreed to pay more than $22 million in agreements with the SEC and U.S. Department of Justice. The charges stem from the SEC’s and DOJ’s ongoing proactive global investigation of bribery of publicly-employed physicians by medical device companies. The SEC’s complaint against Smith & Nephew PLC alleges that its subsidiaries uread more »
Your IMF Update: Press Release - Romania
6 Feb 10:25 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Press Release: Statement by the WB, EC and IMF on the Review of Romania’s Economic Program http://www.read more »
Your IMF Update: Public Information Notice - Pakistan
6 Feb 09:55 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation and Proposal for Post-Program Monitoring with Pakistan http://www.read more »
Your IMF Update: Mission Concluding Statement - Republic of Croatia
6 Feb 09:20 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Croatia-Concluding Statement of IMF Staff Visit http://www.read more »
Your IMF Update: Press Release - Saudi Arabia
4 Feb 13:10 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the Conclusion of her Visit to Saudi Arabia http://www.read more »
USTR Weekly E-Newsletter
3 Feb 18:29 | Business
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read more »SEC Names Jeanette M. Franzel to the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
3 Feb 12:58 | USA News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2012-24 Washington, D.C., Feb. 3, 2012 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has named Jeanette M. Franzel to be a member of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB). Ms. Franzel, currently a Managing Director of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) with over 20 years of public service, will replace Daniel L. Goelzer, one of the founding members and a former interim Chairman of the five-member Board. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 created the PCAOB to provide independent oversight of audits of public companies and broker-dealers. The Board is responsible for setting audit standards and for registering, inspecting, and disciplining public accounting firms. The SEC oversees the PCAOB and appoints its members. “Jeanette’s commitment to the public trust and America’s investors is demonstrated by her life-long public service and her constant dedication to increasing accounread more »
Your IMF Update: Press Release - Burundi
3 Feb 10:15 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Press Release: IMF Executive Board Approves New US$46.read more »
Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders
3 Feb 10:03 | Business
New orders for manufactured goods in December increased $5.3 billion or 1.1 percent to $466.2 billion. December 2011: 1.1 % change November 2011: 2.2 % change read more »
Employment Improves in January as Jobless Rate Declines to 8.3 Percent
3 Feb 08:54 | USA News
Unemployment fell to 8.3 percent as the economy created some 243,000 jobs in January, the Labor Department said Friday.read more »
Business Employment Dynamics Latest Numbers
3 Feb 08:41 | Business
Gross Job Gains: Total Private 6,892,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 Historical Data Goods-Producing 1,396,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 Historical Data Service-providing 5,496,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 read more »
Import/Export Price Indexes Latest Numbers
3 Feb 08:41 | Business
Imports All Commodities: -0.1% in Dec 2011 Historical Data Fuels & Lubricants: -0.5% in Dec 2011 Historical Data All Imports Excluding Fuels: +0.1% in Dec 2011 read more »
Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers
3 Feb 08:41 | Business
Consumer Price Index (CPI): unchanged in Dec 2011 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 8.3% in Jan 2012 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: read more »
Consumer Price Index Latest Numbers
3 Feb 08:41 | Business
CPI-U, US City Average, All Items: NSA -0.2% in Dec 2011 Historical Data SA unchanged in Dec 2011 Historical Data NSA +3.0% since Dec 2010 Historical read more »
Current Employment Statistics Latest Numbers
3 Feb 08:41 | Business
Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment: +243,000(p) in Jan 2012 Historical Data Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.04(p) in Jan 2012 Historical Data Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: read more »
Mass Layoff Statistics Latest Numbers
3 Feb 08:41 | Business
Seasonally Adjusted: Total Mass Layoff Events 1,384 in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Total Mass Layoff Events +52 in Dec 2011 Historical Data Total Mass Layoff Initial Claimants 145,648 in read more »
Labor Force Statistics Latest Numbers
3 Feb 08:41 | Business
Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate: 8.3% in Jan 2012 Historical Data Civilian Labor Force Participation Rate: 63.7% in Jan 2012 Historical Data Employment-Population Ratio: 58.5% in Jan 2012 Historical Data Annual Averages read more »
Choques Desequilibram a Economia Global
3 Feb 04:13 | Business
EconSouth, Fourth Quarter 2011. (PDF) read more »
Employment: Some good news, some bad news
3 Feb 04:13 | Business
Some industries that were particularly hard hit by the recession are starting to regain some footing, if slowly. Macroblog looks at recent employment data to assess the uneven progress of industries across the employment sector.read more »
Your IMF Update: Press Release - Japan
2 Feb 23:55 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Press Release: Statement by IMF Deputy Managing Director Naoyuki Shinohara at the conclusion of the High Level Tax Conference in Tokyo, Japan http://www.read more »
Your IMF Update: Speech
2 Feb 23:55 | Business
New item in your series of interest:IMF-Japan High level Tax Seminar for Asian Countries on Emerging Taxation Issues in Asian Countries, closing Remarks by Mr.read more »
Your IMF Update: Transcript
2 Feb 15:40 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Transcript of a Press Briefing on the Economic Outlook For Asian Countries http://www.read more »
Your IMF Update: Press Release - Tunisia
2 Feb 11:45 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Press Release: Statement by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde at the Conclusion of her Visit to Tunisia http://www.read more »
CBO Chief Projects Dim Growth, Jobs Outlook
2 Feb 10:48 | US Politics and Govt
Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf said Wednesday he believes economic growth will slow next year and unemployment will rise during a hearing on the economy and deficits before the House Budget Committee.read more »
Your IMF Update: Public Information Notice - Norway
2 Feb 09:25 | Business
New item in your series of interest:IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation with Norway http://www.read more »
Business Employment Dynamics Latest Numbers
2 Feb 08:33 | Business
Gross Job Gains: Total Private 6,892,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 Historical Data Goods-Producing 1,396,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 Historical Data Service-providing 5,496,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 read more »
Import/Export Price Indexes Latest Numbers
2 Feb 08:33 | Business
Imports All Commodities: -0.1% in Dec 2011 Historical Data Fuels & Lubricants: -0.5% in Dec 2011 Historical Data All Imports Excluding Fuels: +0.1% in Dec 2011 read more »
Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers
2 Feb 08:32 | Business
Consumer Price Index (CPI): unchanged in Dec 2011 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 8.5% in Dec 2011 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: read more »
Consumer Price Index Latest Numbers
2 Feb 08:32 | Business
CPI-U, US City Average, All Items: NSA -0.2% in Dec 2011 Historical Data SA unchanged in Dec 2011 Historical Data NSA +3.0% since Dec 2010 Historical read more »
Current Employment Statistics Latest Numbers
2 Feb 08:32 | Business
Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment: +200,000(p) in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.04(p) in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: read more »
Mass Layoff Statistics Latest Numbers
2 Feb 08:32 | Business
Seasonally Adjusted: Total Mass Layoff Events 1,384 in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Total Mass Layoff Events +52 in Dec 2011 Historical Data Total Mass Layoff Initial Claimants 145,648 in read more »
Labor Force Statistics Latest Numbers
2 Feb 08:32 | Business
Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate: 8.5% in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Unemployment Level: -226,000 in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Employment Level: +176,000 in Dec 2011 Historical Dataread more »
Facebook's 'Hacker Way' Described In Public Offering Filing
1 Feb 21:48 | Business
Facebook has made a regulatory filing for an initial public offering of stock, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg inserting a letter to potential investors describing the company's "Hacker Way" of doing business. read more »
Your IMF Update: Press Release - Republic of Moldova
1 Feb 18:00 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Press Release: IMF Executive Board Completes Fourth Reviews Under the Extended Credit Facility and the Extended Fund Facility Arrangements with Moldova, Approves US$77.read more »
Your IMF Update: Press Release - Argentina
1 Feb 17:25 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Press Release: Statement by the IMF Executive Board on Argentina http://www.read more »
SEC Charges Former Credit Suisse Investment Bankers in Subprime Bond Pricing Scheme During Credit Crisis
1 Feb 14:54 | USA News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2012-23 Washington, D.C., Feb 1, 2012 – The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged four former veteran investment bankers and traders at Credit Suisse Group for engaging in a complex scheme to fraudulently overstate the prices of $3 billion in subprime bonds during the height of the subprime credit crisis. The SEC alleges that Credit Suisse’s former global head of structured credit trading Kareem Serageldin and former head of hedge trading David Higgs along with two mortgage bond traders deliberately ignored specific market information showing a sharp decline in the price of subprime bonds under the control of their group. They instead priced them in a way that allowed Credit Suisse to achieve fictional profits. Serageldin and Higgs periodically directed the traders to change the bond prices in order to hit daily and monthly profit targets, cover up losses in other trading books, and send a message to senior managemread more »
Your IMF Update: Public Information Notice - Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste
1 Feb 12:25 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Public Information Notice: IMF Executive Board Concludes 2011 Article IV Consultation with the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste http://www.read more »
Online Labor Demand Rises 61,300 in January: Conference Board
1 Feb 12:17 | Business
Online advertised vacancies rose 61,300 in January to 4,383,400, according to The Conference Board Help Wanted OnLine (HWOL) Data Series.read more »
Your IMF Update: IMF Survey Online
1 Feb 11:15 | Business
New item about your countries of interest:IMF Survey: IMF Study Examines Changing Patterns in Global Gas Marketsread more »
Business Employment Dynamics Latest Numbers
1 Feb 10:33 | Business
Gross Job Gains: Total Private 6,892,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 Historical Data Goods-Producing 1,396,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 Historical Data Service-providing 5,496,000 in 2nd Qtr of 2011 read more »
Import/Export Price Indexes Latest Numbers
1 Feb 10:33 | Business
Imports All Commodities: -0.1% in Dec 2011 Historical Data Fuels & Lubricants: -0.5% in Dec 2011 Historical Data All Imports Excluding Fuels: +0.1% in Dec 2011 read more »
Major Economic Indicators Latest Numbers
1 Feb 10:32 | Business
Consumer Price Index (CPI): unchanged in Dec 2011 News Release Historical Data Unemployment Rate: 8.5% in Dec 2011 News Release Historical Data Payroll Employment: read more »
Consumer Price Index Latest Numbers
1 Feb 10:32 | Business
CPI-U, US City Average, All Items: NSA -0.2% in Dec 2011 Historical Data SA unchanged in Dec 2011 Historical Data NSA +3.0% since Dec 2010 Historical read more »
Current Employment Statistics Latest Numbers
1 Feb 10:32 | Business
Change in Total Nonfarm Payroll Employment: +200,000(p) in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Total Private Average Hourly Earnings for All Employees: +$0.04(p) in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Total Private Average Weekly Hours for All Employees: read more »
Mass Layoff Statistics Latest Numbers
1 Feb 10:32 | Business
Seasonally Adjusted: Total Mass Layoff Events 1,384 in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Total Mass Layoff Events +52 in Dec 2011 Historical Data Total Mass Layoff Initial Claimants 145,648 in read more »
Labor Force Statistics Latest Numbers
1 Feb 10:32 | Business
Seasonally Adjusted Unemployment Rate: 8.5% in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Unemployment Level: -226,000 in Dec 2011 Historical Data Change in Employment Level: +176,000 in Dec 2011 Historical Dataread more »
Construction Spending
1 Feb 10:01 | Business
Total construction activity for December 2011 ($816.4 billion) was 1.5 percent above the revised November 2011 ($804.0 billion). Please see our web site for further details: http://www.census.gov/constructionspending December 2011: 1.5 % change November 2011: 0.4 % change read more »
Your IMF Update: Press Release - Kingdom of Swaziland
1 Feb 09:45 | Business
New item in your series of interest:Press Release: Statement at the Conclusion of an IMF Mission to Swaziland http://www.read more »
