Although lending to businesses is reaching record levels in the US, that should not be taken as evidence of strength in economic recovery, bankers are now warning privately “Much of the corporate lending is going to fund payouts to shareholders, finance acquisitions,...
US non-farm employment change and unemployment rate, January 2012 Further encouraging news on the health of the world’s largest economy came today as employment levels saw a strong boost and the unemployment rate fell back to its lowest since February 2009. Data...
