Small business sentiment has gone up for the seventh consecutive month in Canada during March, according to the latest business barometer index by the CFIB (the Canadian Federation of Independent Business’s). The CFIB has stated that the continuing optimism indicates that smaller and medium sized companies have returned to a level of sentiment that would [...]
Small business confidence in the United States went up to its highest point in a year during the first quarter of 2012, according to a survey released this week. More small firms are also planning to increase hiring as the American economy’s prospects have improved, the poll shows. The confidence index by Vistage International jumped [...]
Official figures have revealed that the US economy created 243,000 new jobs during January – the highest total for nine months. The increase was far greater than analysts had expected – they had predicted a rise of around 150,000 jobs. The rate of unemployment also fell to a level of 8.3%, falling from a revised [...]
There have been indications recently that more US banks might be loosening the purse strings for smaller and medium-sized companies, as conditions for business are improving and borrowers are becoming more able and willing to take on new debt. One indication comes from the fact that small-business lending in America reached a four-year high during [...]
Business survey results from the last few months suggest smaller and medium sized companies based in the United States are beginning to grow more confident about the country’s economic future. Confidence among small American businesses had improved for a third month in a row in November, according to a survey released recently – it was [...]
The inflation rate in the UK has declined during November. According to the UK Office for National Statistics (ONS), the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rate of inflation dropped to 4.8%, falling from its October reading of 5%. The current rate is still way above the Bank of England’s CPI inflation target, which is 2%. The [...]
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Markets throughout the globe suffered falls yesterday due to concerns over worldwide debt. This comes after debt fears continued in both the eurozone, and the United States. The Dow Jones index in the US closed down by 2.1%, while stock markets in Europe, including those of the two largest eurozone economies France and Germany, declined [...]
Stocks in Asia fell on Friday, with some indexes heading towards their worst weekly losses in around three years. The falls were influenced by warnings coming from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank regarding the strength of the world economy. In South Korea, the main Kospi index dropped by 4.8%, while in Australia [...]
The rising cost of energy in the United Kingdom is being blamed for the latest rise in inflation. The figures released today by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose to 4.5 percent in August, and economists predict that worse is still to come. With the main increases in [...]
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Business confidence among UK companies is declining, according to two recent surveys. One of them, The Business Trends optimism index (produced by accountancy firm BDO), indicated a steady decline over the summer. The other, a survey produced by The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), claims that along with falling confidence, a higher number [...]
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