Federal Reserve survey: 11 of 12 regions report economic improvements, signs of stabilization

September 10th, 2009 Stock index futures point to higher openA better than expected jobs report is boosting stock futures, as Wall Street appears to be heading for a modestly higher open. The Labor Department says new jobless claims fell more than expected to 550,000 last week and total unemployment rolls dropped.

September 10th, 2009 Stocks mixed after good jobs reportStock prices are mixed after a better than expected jobs report. The Labor Department said Thursday that new jobless claims fell more than expected to 550,000 last week and total unemployment rolls dropped.

September 10th, 2009 Stock index futures rise on jobs reportA better than expected jobs report boosted stock futures Thursday, as Wall Street appeared to be heading for a modestly higher open. The Labor Department said that new jobless claims fell more than expected to 550,000 last week and total unemployment rolls dropped.

September 10th, 2009 Stock index futures point to mixed openThe stock market appeared headed for a mixed open Thursday as investors looked for more evidence of an economic recovery. U.S. stock futures slipped as European markets moved lower after prices surged in Asia.

September 9th, 2009 Fed survey shows US recession may be overWASHINGTON — The recession is ending and the economy is finally growing again. That's the message implicit in the Federal Reserve's latest survey of businesses around the country, which found economic activity stabilizing or improving in most regions.

September 9th, 2009 Fed findings indicate recession may be overWASHINGTON — Economic activity is stabilizing or improving in the vast majority of the country, according to a government survey released Wednesday. The findings indicate that the worst recession since the 1930s may be over.

September 9th, 2009 Worst recession since 1930s appears to be overWASHINGTON — Economic activity is stabilizing or improving in the vast majority of the country, according to a government survey released Wednesday. The findings indicate that the worst recession since the 1930s may be over.

September 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve sees an end to the economic crisis in the second half of the year even as problems are expected to remain on the job market, according to minutes of the central bank's last meeting released Wednesday. Still the majority of the central bankers said at the Aug 11-12 meeting that they expected recovery to be slow and stressed that the economy was "still vulnerable to adverse shocks".

July 29th, 2009 Fed survey: Stabilization seen in some regionsWASHINGTON — The economy is finally showing signs of stabilizing in some regions of the country — especially in parts of the Northeast and Midwest — bolstering hopes of a broader-based recovery this year. A Federal Reserve snapshot of economic conditions issued Wednesday found that most of the Fed's 12 regions indicated either that the recession was easing or that economic activity had "begun to stabilize, albeit at a low level." The economy remains fragile.

June 23rd, 2009 German consumer confidence risingBERLIN — German consumer confidence is rising, helped by an increase in income expectations and a stable job market amid the recession, a survey showed Tuesday. But despite the improvements, research groups continued to slash their growth forecasts, suggesting the downturn is far from over.

June 10th, 2009 Fed survey sees signs recession is easingWASHINGTON — The economy's sharp slide eased in the late spring and hopes for future business activity improved, suggesting that the worst of the recession has passed. A Federal Reserve snapshot of economic conditions issued Wednesday found that five of the Fed's 12 regions said the "downward trend is showing signs of moderating." In addition, "several" regions said their expectations of future business activity have improved, although they don't see a "substantial increase" through the end of the year.

June 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Despite signs of an improving economy, India Inc feels actual recovery will happen only after September, a survey by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has found. According to the survey, conducted by the CII northern region, 96 percent of respondents believe a turnaround would happen only in the second half of 2009-10, thanks to the ongoing global slowdown The survey found 72 percent of respondents expecting the economic growth to be in the range of 5-7 percent this fiscal.

April 30th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US economy appears to be contracting at a slower rate than in previous weeks in a sign that it is beginning to stabilise, the US Federal Reserve said Wednesday. But the Federal Reserve warned that economic activity is likely to remain 'weak for a time' and decided to keep the interest rate unchanged at 0-0.25 percent from its last meeting in March.

April 16th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Federal Reserve Wednesday said a number of regions were reporting an easing of the country's economic downturn, adding to some of the small signs that the world's largest economy may be stabilizing. Five of the Federal Reserve's 12 regional banks reported a 'moderation in the pace of decline, and several saw signs that activity in some sectors was stabilizing at a low level,' according to the central bank's Beige Book, a regional report on the economy.

March 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US economy shrank in nearly all parts of the country in the first two months of the year, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday in the latest sign of a deepening US recession. Ten of 12 US regions reported 'weaker conditions or declines in economic activity' since the start of 2009, according to the central bank's Beige Book, which is compiled from local business reports around the country.