economic-growth

FRANKFURT—The Bundesbank Friday raised its economic-growth forecasts for Germany, but cautioned that weak public finances in a number of industrialized countries pose downside risks to the rosy outlook.

Bundesbank Lifts German Growth Forecasts Nina Koeppen 2011

That persuaded many investors that this soft patch in the economic numbers may reflect a more fundamental weakening of the economy, forcing a number of investment banks to pare their economic-growth expectations for the year.

DJIA Extends Losing Streak Jonathan Cheng 2011

This hesitancy has gone into overdrive for currencies recently because investors fear turmoil from Wednesday's European leaders' debt-crisis meeting and the U.S.'s latest economic-growth report Thursday.

Hedge Funds Dump Currency Bets As Markets Brace For Swings Neil Shah 2011

Tim Pawlenty's call for an economic-growth plan built on tax cuts has raised concerns among Republicans in Congress who worry the presidential candidate's message could muddy their immediate quest to slash spending and curb the deficit.

GOP Takes Two Tax Tracks Neil King Jr. 2011

SINGAPORE—Singapore raised its economic-growth forecast for 2011 Thursday, given a healthy domestic outlook and anticipating a strengthening global economy, but a government official warned the debt crisis in Europe and rising oil prices pose risks.

Singapore Raises 2011 Growth Forecast P.R. Venkat 2011

The IEA cut its oil-demand estimate by 200,000 barrels a day for 2011 and a fairly substantial 400,000 barrels a day for 2012, noting that economic headwinds are "gaining momentum" and that "significant downside risks" confront 2012 economic-growth forecasts.

IEA Cuts Oil-Demand Forecast James Herron 2011

"Democrats have to transition from being an economic-security party to an economic-growth party."

Lessons of Reagan's Rebound Gerald F. Seib 2010

GfK was referring, in particular, to significant upward revisions by research institutes and the Bundesbank in their economic-growth forecasts for 2011, against a backdrop of strong first-quarter gross domestic product growth.

German Inflation Edges Up Emese Bartha 2011

ROME—The Italian government Thursday approved new economic-growth forecasts, cutting a cumulative two percentage points of expansion through 2014 from projections it made in the early summer.

Italy Slashes Growth Forecasts Christoper Emsden 2011

The American Independence Absolute Return Bull Bear Bond Fund and the Rydex SGI Long Short Interest Rate Strategy Fund , both launched last summer, are based on an "interest-rate score card" that uses economic-growth measures, inflation expectations and other factors to produce a monthly forecast of the direction and magnitude of interest-rate changes, says Glenn Dorsey , co-manager of the funds.

Are 'Alternative' Bond Funds Safe? Eleanor Laise 2011