推 kelly316g:是追蹤報導嗎?? 11/30 13:16
→ BroodWar:yes 11/30 22:52
推 seanbobo:消費端出問題 製造業不會好到哪的~~ 11/30 23:06
Asian economies stumble; U.S. facing retail challenge
LONDON -- Asian economic powerhouses saw production tumbling on Friday, while
in the United States Thanksgiving sales posed a key test of America’s
ability to spearhead recovery from global crisis.
Continued fighting in India’s commercial capital, Mumbai, where Islamist
militants launched attacks on Wednesday, and lingering fears of a coup in
Thailand, underlined the political risks facing emerging markets already
grappling with economic crisis. Indian commandos, appeared, however, to be
flushing out the last of the militants.
In Europe, data showed the euro zone economy shrinking, inflation falling
more quickly than expected and a steeper rise in unemployment than predicted
— all factors that raise pressure on the European Central Bank to cut
interest rates substantially next week.
The worst crisis in decades, which has humbled major world financial
institutions, continued to encroach on the broader economy, driving output
cutbacks, unemployment and bankruptcies.
A major European builder, Austria’s Strabag, announced it would cut its
investments by more than half next year. German industrial conglomerate
ThyssenKrupp posted better than expected 2007/8 pretax profit, but gave no
forecast for the coming year. The company said it could not rule out
production shutdowns, shorter working weeks and layoffs in hard-hit steel,
motor and construction sectors.
Chinese insurer Ping Ang provided a striking illustration of the global
nature of the crisis when, according to a government source, it asked China’
s government to help seek compensation from Belgium over its losses in the
European financial group Fortis after the group’s nationalisation.
Japan announced a fall of 3.1 percent in industrial output for October, more
than expected, with a drop more than twice as big predicted for November.
Household spending in the world’s number two economy fell 3.8 percent from a
year earlier, also more than expected.
The speed at which Japanese firms are slashing production, and consumers are
scaling back their spending, surprised economists and suggested the economy
was in for a deeper and longer recession than earlier thought.
“Production is falling much faster than we had expected. Companies are
adjusting their production very quickly,” said Takumi Tsunoda, senior
economist at Shinkin Central Bank Research. “The auto makers are the worst
hit, but their turmoil is starting to spill over to other sectors, such as
steel.”
Euro zone figures bore out the slowdown now being felt in factories and shops
throughout the continent.
The economy of the single currency area shrank quarter-on-quarter in
April-June for the first time since measurements began in 1995. November
inflation stood at an annual 2.1 percent, down from 3.2 percent in October.
Unemployment rose faster than anticipated, to 7.7 percent in October from an
upwardly revised 7.6 percent in September.
Many will be looking this weekend to the United States, where the crisis
began with a collapse in the U.S. mortgage market that saddled banks
throughout the world with bad debt.
America’s “Black Friday” sales, the day after the Thanksgiving holiday,
provide a strong test of consumer confidence, a major driver of the U.S.
economy. But the spectre of unemployment could dampen spending despite price
cuts in the runup to Christmas, a time that brings up to 40 percent of annual
sales.
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global--markets/2008/11/29/185349/Asian-economies.htm
--
※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc)
◆ From: 115.83.79.241