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Bourses led higher by financial stocks.
4:22 AM Feb 9

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Released Today
January: 2.18%
January: 0.8%
December: 16.7 bil euros
December: £-7.3 billion
2/6/2010: 1.4%
Released Yesterday
January: 0.5%
January: $2075 million
January: 4.5%
January: US$2,492.8 mil
January: 1.8%
2/5/2010: 14.3

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Despite the gain in confidence, businesses remain cautious, reflecting the tentative global recovery.

Commentary

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The Dismal Scientist Blog
Andrew Cassel
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A question for the post-housing bubble era.
Still looking for the light at the end of that long, long, housing tunnel.
Taxing the biggest banks is a fine idea; a ban on proprietary trading is not.

Multimedia

Podcasts and Slideshows

U.S. Macro Outlook: At a Crossroads
February 5 - Can recent U.S. growth numbers be sustained? Chief Economist Mark Zandi and the research staff discuss.
Top U.S. Charts
February 5 - Andrew Gledhill reviews the week in the U.S. economy.
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Which Way for U.S. Employment?
February 5 - Marisa Di Natale and Gus Faucher piece together the job market puzzle at the start of 2010.
Central and Eastern Europe Outlook
January 29 - Christine Li and Andrea Appedu discuss prospects for economic recovery in the region.
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