Thursday, March 04, 2010

Quick Overview

  • U.S. jobless claims fell 29,000 last week to 469,000

  • U.S. factory orders rose 1.7% in January

  • U.S. non-farm productivity increased 5.8% in Q4

  • Japan's business investment fell 17% in Q4

  • The Bank of England kept its interest rate unchanged.

  • The EU kept its interest rate unchanged at 1.00%,

  • EU GDP fell 2.3% in Q4

  • Japan's business investment fell 17% in Q4

  • Greece’s five-year bond was three times oversubscribed.

  • Analysts in China expect the country's iron ore imports in March this year could reach an all-time record high of 60 million mt.

  • Australian Iron ore exports may rise to AU$35 billion ($31 billion) in the 12 months ending June 30, 2011, from AU$29 billion ($26.2 billion) this year.

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