Monday, December 20, 2010
A fall in March durable goods orders remained weak U.S. manufacturing.
<P> United States in March durable goods orders report for three consecutive months of shrinking written records show the U.S. manufacturing sector and overall economic environment has not yet appeared signs of economic recovery. .While new home sales in March fell to 17-year low, indicating the U.S. economy will hover in the low long period of time. .</ P> <P> above data indicates that, despite the trend of U.S. interest rate cuts after the sharp decline in interest rates several times or is slowing down, but the Federal Reserve (Fed) next week is still possible to further relax the policy to prevent the economy into a prolonged slump. .Most analysts expect Fed will cut the federal funds target rate 0.25 PCT, PCT level to 2. .</ P> <P> (http://finance.) 24, according to the U.S. Commerce Department data released in March orders for durable goods in the country amount to a seasonally adjusted 0.3% decline the previous month to 212.2 billion U.S. dollars, compared with 2 .decrease of 0.9% in January narrowed. .Dow Jones Newswires survey of Wall Street economists expect the March durable goods orders to rise 0.3%. .</ P> <P> the United States in March, excluding aircraft, orders for non-defense capital goods, a considerable amount of the previous month, the month of suspension of 1,2 months of shrinkage, indicating that U.S. companies suspended equipment spending cuts, and March, excluding non-defense aircraft .the amount of capital goods shipments fell 1.6% to reverse the trend of the previous month, showing an increase of 1.2%, which is part of the amount related to the U.S. gross domestic product. .</ P> <P> after the release of the durable goods data, Lehman Brothers economist Drew Matus the first quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to increase by 0.4 percentage points to 0.7% .. .</ P> <P> However, the data show that 24 rebound in the U.S. economy is more likely to be wandering in the bottom "U" shape, rather than turn immediately upstream of the "V" shape. .JP Morgan Chase economist Michael Flory said, "We are worried that the economy may not as deep recession, but I am afraid the time hovering at the bottom of the longer than expected." So the first half of JP Morgan adjusted GDP of .predict the trend of data from the previous 0.5% decline a year earlier to 0.35%; and the second half of the GDP growth forecast down from the previous 2.25% to 1.25%. .</ P> <P> addition, the U.S. new claims for unemployment benefits last week, although the number of accidents decreased, but the economy does not help I am afraid that swept the U.S. job market continues to slump in the psychological shadow. .As of April 19 for the week, the United States claim the number of new unemployment benefits, to a seasonally adjusted basis, less than 3,300 the previous week, 34.2 million people, the new four-week moving average of the number also decreased, to 36.7500 who .7250 fewer people. .However, unemployment in the U.S. in March showed the biggest monthly decline in five years, so the prospects for the U.S. labor market is still concern lingers. .</ P>.
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