Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Quick Overview

  • U.S. Consumer prices were up 0.2% in January and up 2.1% YoY. Excluding food and energy, prices were up 0.3% in January and up 2.7% YoY.

  • U.S. index of leading indicators were up 0.1% in January, less than expected,

  • The Bank of Japan raised rates from 0.25% to 0.50% by a vote of 8 to 1.

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