Public finances deteriorate in January
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Britain's public finances showed a deficit of 22.1 billion pounds in January, marking the highest ever level for the month, official data showed on Wednesday.
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Housing starts plunged in January to the slowest pace in more than nine years as the latest government reading on the battered housing market came in much weaker than forecasts.
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The number of newly-built US homes fell to the lowest level for nearly a decade in January, official figures show.
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Home builders and financial issues,  the biggest casualties of the subprime lending meltdown, were  hit again by tax-motivated selling in recent weeks but could  rebound a bit early in the new year, money managers said on  Monday.
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If you&#39;ve got some time between now and your New Year&#39;s Eve celebrations, try to focus a little on the financial issues that need to be taken care of before the ball drops.
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Production at factories, mines and utilities fell 0.5 percent in January after a 0.5 percent December increase, the Federal Reserve said Thursday.
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Britain&#39;s public finances worsened in August compared with the same month last year, official data showed on Monday.
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The US Federal Reserve left rates on hold in January amid uncertainty about the future path of inflation, minutes show.
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Britain&#039;s public finances recorded their worst-ever performance for the month of May, official data showed.
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The U.S. government began fiscal  2005 with a budget shortfall, right after posting a record  $412.28 billion budget gap for all of the 2004 budget year, a  report on Wednesday showed.
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US retail sales fall in January, dragged lower by a heavy fall in car sales, the Commerce Department reports.
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Inflation accelerated in January as the rising cost of energy, food and transportation led price increases across a broad array of goods and services, complicating the efforts of federal policymakers trying to battle a slowing economy.
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Mortgage approvals at the UK's biggest banks, making up half of mortgage lending, have dipped slightly in January.
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Home builders and financial issues, the biggest casualties of the subprime lending meltdown, were hit again by tax-motivated selling in recent weeks but could rebound a bit early in the new year, money managers said on Monday.
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WASHINGTON -- State finances remained stable so far this fiscal year, with revenues on target or better and fewer states spending more than they planned, the National Conference of State Legislatures reported.
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The deficit in trade in goods shrank to 6.2 billion pounds in January from 6.9 billion in December, official data showed Tuesday.
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China's consumer inflation slowed in January, according to official figures show.