Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Quick Overview

  • The confidence of American consumers strengthened in the latest week, possibly due to lower gasoline prices, ABC News and The Washington Post said on Tuesday.

  • Japan's Finance Ministry said that YoY private capital spending was up 16.6% in the second quarter.

  • The Euro zone purchasing managers service-sector index fell by -0.8 points to 57.1 from 57.9 in July, which was a 7-month low.

  • South Africa's Chamber of Mines said the country produced 68.7 tons of gold in the second quarter, down 6.4% YoY.

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