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French Private Sector Contracts Second Month; Eurozone Composite Growth Weakest in 6-Months
June 23, 2014 0

French Private Sector Contracts Second Month; Eurozone Composite Growth Weakest in 6-Months

By News Desk

Flash France Composite Output Index down to 48.0 (49.3 in May), 4-month low Flash France Services Activity Index falls to 48.2 (49.1 in May), 4-month low Flash France Manufacturing Output Index falls to 47.1 (50.3 in May ), 6-month low Flash France Manufacturing PMI drops to 47.8 (49.6 in May), 6-month low Summary June’s flash PMI data painted another picture of subdued economic performance in France, with output down for a second successive month, orders falling slightly and the sharpest cut in staffing levels for four months.

Wages vs. Real Wages Over Time: How the Fed Destroyed the Middle Class in Pictures
June 18, 2014 0

Wages vs. Real Wages Over Time: How the Fed Destroyed the Middle Class in Pictures

By News Desk

On Monday, a BLS Real Earnings report showed: Real average hourly earnings for all private employees fell 0.2 percent from April to May. This result stems from a 0.2 percent increase in the average hourly earnings being more than offset by a 0.4 percent increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). For all private employees, real average hourly earnings fell 0.1 percent, seasonally adjusted, from May 2013 to May 2014