The US Department of Labor said that jobless claims in the US fell by 4,000 to a seasonally adjusted 222,000 for the week ending November 12th
The pound rose against the US dollar to its highest level in three months, and the Office for National Statistics said that the unemployment rate in Britain rose to 3.6% in the third quarter
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said it was good to see US inflation data indicating easing upward pressures
The University of Michigan survey showed that the consumer confidence index in the United States fell to 54.7 points in November
Oil prices fell more than two dollars today, amid growing concerns about oil demand
The National Statistics Office said that the gross domestic product in the third largest economy in the euro area rose by 0.5% in the third quarter of this year
Data from Eurostat showed that inflation in the 19 member states of the eurozone rose to 10.7% in October from 9.9% in September
The US Commerce Department said consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity, rose 0.6% in September versus 0.6% in August
Today, the three major US stock indexes rose more than 2% with the Standard & Poor's and Nasdaq posting their second consecutive weekly gain
The US Commerce Department said the US goods trade deficit rose 5.7% to $92.2 billion in September,
The Bank of Canada raised interest rates by half a percentage point to 3.75%
A draft proposal showed that the European Commission is due to propose this week a dynamic cap on natural gas prices
Inflation remains very stubborn, if the Fed indicates in such an environment that it is no longer tightening monetary policy
