Economic News

Manufacturing firms across the UK are continuing to enjoy their biggest rise in exports since 1995, but domestic orders remain flat, a report says. The study by the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) said 14% of the 1,000 firms it questioned reported a rise in export orders in the past three months. The fourth quarter in a row of growth, it is also the best consecutive rise in manufacturing exports in 11 years. As a result, the EEF said confidence among manufacturers remained high. Over- ...

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones) -- It is the classic American success story, with an economic twist. A relatively obscure economic indicator remains unnoticed only to be discovered and put on center stage and onto the lips of Wall Street traders. This rags-to-riches story fits the Office of Housing Enterprise Oversight home price index, to be released Tuesday and covering the April-June quarter. The  ...

Dan Atkinson, Mail on Sunday3 September 2006 BRITAIN will this month attempt to fight off plans for a single European seat at the head of the International Monetary Fund, the body that oversees the world economy. WANT TO KNOW MORE? DATA: UK economic facts OTHER STORIES GNER threat to dump franchise Market report: Friday close Schroders to face eviction Sainsbury's lures bigge ...

NEW YORK (XFN-ASIA) - U.S. Treasury bond prices ended Friday with small gains in the wake of a heavy dose of economic data. Investors moved to the sidelines ahead of an early market close and a long weekend to observe Labor Day in the United States. At 3 p.m. EDT, the 10-year Treasury note was up 1/32 from late Thursday. Its yield, which moves in the opposite direction, was virtually unchanged at ...