Thursday, October 02, 2008

Quick Overview

  • The U.S. Senate approved the $700 bailout plan.

  • U.S. factory orders fell 4.0% in August, more than expected.

  • The European Central Bank kept its interest rate unchanged at 4.25%. Trichet said policy makers “discussed” cutting interest rate.

  • Producer prices in the Euro area fell 0.5% in August.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Greed is such an ugly word. We free market devotees refer to them as animal spirits who get carried away occasionally.