Leading Indicators Slip in August
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NEW YORK -- A closely watched gauge of future economic activity slipped in August for the second consecutive month, suggesting that the U.S. economy is cooling.
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U.S. retail sales dipped in August and the U.S. gap with its international trade partners widened to a record level in the second quarter of the year, government reports released on Tuesday showed.
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US retail sales dipped in August and the US gap with its international trade partners widened to a record level in the second quarter of the year, government reports released on Tuesday showed.
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Shoppers persevered at the nation's stores and malls in August, buying skinny jeans and other back-to-school fashions and giving many retailers solid sales gains for the month. The outlook for the rest of the year nonetheless remained unclear amid higher energy costs and interest rates and a deteriorating housing market.
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U.S. consumer spending slipped in   August but falling gasoline prices elevated shoppers' moods by   September and Midwest factory activity picked up as well,   according to reports on Friday that suggested the economy was   still motoring along.
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Manufacturing undergirded the US economy in August and probably into this month, helping sustain the expansion as retail sales slowed, reports this week are forecast by economists to show.
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Manufacturing activity rose in August for the 15th consecutive month, but at a slower rate than in July, according to a monthly report released yesterday by the Institute for Supply Management, a research group.
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Slipping energy prices helped push headline eurozone inflation down to 2.4% in August, official data shows.
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The Conference Board reported Thursday that the Leading Economic Index fell for a third consecutive month in August, suggesting slower economic growth ahead amid rising oil prices.
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U.S. consumer spending slipped in   August but falling gasoline prices lifted shoppers' moods by   September and Midwest factory activity picked up as well,   according to data on Friday that suggested the economy was   still chugging along.
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Wall Street&#39;s dog days of August have the potential for a serious bite this year. August is traditionally slow for investment bankers, fund managers and traders on Wall
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House prices in England and Wales fell slightly in August, according to figures from property research company Hometrack, offering another sign the market may be cooling in the face of higher interest rates.
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LONDON : Britain&#39;s manufacturing industries experienced an unexpected drop in output in August, the first time since January 2002 that output has fallen for three months in a row.
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Industrial activity edged up by 0.1 percent in August as declines in utility and mining output tempered a gain in factory production.
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A key gauge of future economic  activity weakened for a third straight month in August as  costlier oil spread worry among consumers and businesses, a  report from a business research group showed on Thursday .
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In August, for the first time since 1995, housing prices slipped a bit from the previous August.
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Growth in the manufacturing sector slowed in August while construction spending dropped sharply in July, indicating turmoil in the housing and financial markets could be spilling over to the broader economy.