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Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy

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Retail Sales Rise in Germany and France, Decline in Italy; Margin Squeeze in Germany and France. Its a mixed bag of retail PMI news in Europe today (assuming of course one believes that spending is good). Italy: Sharpest drop in retail sales since April. In Italy, Markit reports Sharpest drop in retail sales since April.

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Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another

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Big Miss in Retail Sales vs. Expectations; Trend Change or Another "Soft Patch"? Retail sales were up 0.4% May retail sales were revised lower, to +0.5% Here are some retail sales comments from Bloomberg to help put things into perspective. Retail sales excluding autos and gasoline unexpectedly fell 0.1 Retail 0.6

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Seven Years Later, Global Debt Keeps Piling Up, $57 Trillion More Than 2007

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In fact, rather than reducing indebtedness, or deleveraging, all major economies today have higher levels of borrowing relative to GDP than they did in 2007. Since 2007, government debt has grown by $25 trillion. China China’s debt has quadrupled since 2007. Most of the loans are for the property sector.

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Canada Recession Signals: Retail Sales Unexpectedly Dip; Loonie Sinks; Bank of Canada Ponders Easing; Yield Curve Inversion

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A rate cutting move is even more likely now, as retail sales unexpectedly fell 0.1% Retail sales fell 0.1 to the dollar from 2001 to 2007, and again in 2011. Despite having a massive property bubble, the Bank of Canada discussed cutting rates on Wednesday to stimulate the economy. in August vs. an expected gain of 0.3%.

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Productivity Remains Weak; Spotlight on Retail Store and Trucking; Are Productivity Measurements Accurate?

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The average annual rate of productivity growth from 2007 to 2014 was revised down to 1.3% Retail Store Productivity Have retail stores expanded so much that companies have to hire marginal workers just to staff them? How many in retail have totally useless college degrees and a lack of real skills? Up or down?

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: Economic Recovery in.

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Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. Spains Retail Sales Decline 36th Month. Reuters reports Spains retail sales slump stretches to three years, hampering recovery. Calendar-adjusted retail sales fell 5.1 Tax Collections, Retail Sales Prove Otherwise. December 2007 (69). November 2007 (91).

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Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis: D.C. City Council Proposes.

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an hour wages, but only for retailers with corporate sales of $1 billion or more. The response from the worlds largest retailer is hardly unexpected. ” The bill, known as the Large Retailer Accountability Act, passed the council on an initial 8 to 5 vote last month. December 2007 (69). November 2007 (91).