Friday, March 06, 2009

Quick Overview

  • U.S. unemployment rate rose to 8.1% in February with a net loss of 651,000 jobs -- no worse than analysts had predicted.

  • YoY U.K. Producer prices rose 3.1% in February.

  • Residents of two northern Japanese villages have received the first $65 per person, from the government's controversial Y2 trillion cash handout scheme aimed at boosting consumer spending.

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