TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Macroeconomics highlights to 10:10 BST

TFN NEWS BRIEFING: Macroeconomics highlights to 10:10 BST

	Published : Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:27 By : Agencies Print this Story

2007-04-18 10:07:33

German 5 institutes hike 2007 GDP growth forecast to 2.4 pct - report

FRANKFURT (Thomson Financial) - Germany's five leading economic institutes

have raised their forecast for the country's GDP growth this year to 2.4 pct

from 1.4 pct, Financial Times Deutschland reported, citing a copy of the annual

Spring Report to be presented tomorrow.

2007-04-18 09:51:56

BoE MPC voted by 7-to-2 margin to keep repo rate unchanged in April

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committe

voted by a 7-to-2 margin to keep the benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5.25 pct

earlier this month, the minutes of April's meeting revealed.

2007-04-18 09:43:26

UK 3 months to Feb headline average earnings highest since March 2004

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Higher bonuses payments pushed up headline

average earnings growth to its highest level in nearly three years, while

unemployment as measured by the claimant count fell for the sixth month in a

row.

2007-04-18 09:40:16

UK headline average earnings jump 4.6 pct in 3 mths to Feb

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Higher bonuses payments pushed up headline

average earnings growth to its highest level in nearly three years, while

unemployment as measured by the claimant count fell for the sixth month in a

row.

2007-04-18 09:35:44

BoE MPC voted by 7-to-2 margin to keep interest rates unchanged in April

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committe

voted by a 7-to-2 margin to keep the benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5.25 pct

earlier this month, the minutes of April's meeting revealed.

2007-04-18 08:32:45

French Feb current account deficit 3.3 bln eur vs 2.7 bln eur deficit in Jan

Paris (Thomson Financial) - France's current account showed a provisional,

seasonally-adjusted deficit of 3.3 bln eur in February compared with a revised

deficit of 2.7 bln in January, the Bank of France said.