Weekly Brief Archive - 2009

Weekly Briefs published in 2009

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December 2009
17 Relatively strong domestic demand... (191 KB)
10 Foreign direct investment inflows to developing countries...(236 KB)
03 Global Industrial production growth...(155 KB)

November 2009
19 Trade activity continues to improve...(163 KB)
12 Joblessness continues to rise...(193 KB)
05 Developing country international reserve positions have risen in relation to US dollar...(166 KB)

October 2009
29 Capacity utilization continues to fall across majority of countries...(137 KB)
22 High-income countries join the upturn in production...(145 KB)
15 The dollar's slide has accelerated...(177 KB)
08 Financial markets continue to stabilize or recover...(267 KB)
01 Headline inflation subsided markedly in 2009...(126 KB)

September 2009
24 The G-20 Pittsburgh summit convenes today...(161 KB)
17 Industrial production recorded positive growth...(142 KB)

July 2009
30 Increased attention focused on inflation and exit strategies...(212 KB)
24 Global imports have reached a point of inflexion, as the rate of contraction is easing...(146 KB)
16 Pace of contraction in industrial production for high-income countries decelerated...(206 KB)
9 German factory orders and industrial production post strong monthly gains...(206 KB)
2 Despite a sharp drop this week, global equities rallied sharply in the last quarter...(124 KB)

June 2009
25 U.S. durable goods and capital goods orders rose in May...(136KB)
18 Flows to developing countries have strengthened over the past few months...(203 KB)
11 Ireland lost its AAA rating on concerns about its public finances...(448 KB)
04 The rally in global equity markets continues...(80 KB)

May 2009
28 Germany and Japan report deflation...(169 KB)
21 Industrial production for developing countries as a group shows a 2.5% decline...(115 KB)
14 Industrial production in high income countries contracted 17.6% in March...(123 KB)
07 Global financial markets continued to rally in the week...(194 KB)

April 2009
30 World Health Organization warns of imminent pandemic...(36 KB)
23 The IMF states that the recession will be deeper...(36 KB)
16 The latest OECD composite leading indicators...(36 KB)
09 World trade in value terms plunged by a stark 27%...(37 KB)
02 G-20 concludes with agreement to boost IFI emergency funds by $1.1tn...(37 KB)

March 2009
26 U.S. plans for financial support and regulation were announced...(38 KB)