Irish retail sales fell 0.2% in June

US GDP increased at an annual rate of 2.4% in the second quarter of 2010

Irish Economy: Central Bank says economy undergoing modest recovery this year; Forecasts growth of GDP and GNP in range of 2.2 to 2.8 % in 2011

Eurozone annual inflation expected to be 1.7% in July; Unemployment rate stable at 10.0% in June; Austria at 3.9%, the Netherlands at 4.4% and Ireland at 13.3%

Markets News Friday: IMF says US banks may need up to $76.3bn in additional capital; Additional stimulus measures may be needed to boost the economy

German retail sales fell in June while the rise in earnings also slowed

Friday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Stories - - July 30, 2010

Construction output in Europe is set to decline this year for the third time in succession

Japan's manufacturing growth slowed in July; Industrial production dipped in June and unemployment rose

America: A country you cannot tell a lie about

Post-crisis China faces challenges of success says the IMF

Markets News Afternoon: US weekly jobless claims fall slightly; Las Vegas is the foreclosure capital of the nation with one filing for every 15 households

Eurozone household saving rate was 14.6% in the first quarter of 2010; US rate was 3.8% of disposable income in March

O'Keeffe provides €7m fund for academic researchers to commercialise their work

Economic Sentiment Indicator edged up in both the EU and the Eurozone in June; Eurozone Business Climate Indicator also rises

Irish average national house prices fell by 1.7% in Q2 2010; Fall in H1 2010 was 6.4%; Average price is at 2001 level

Eurozone retail sales rose at fastest rate in over two years in July

Markets News Thursday: German economy added 32,000 workers in June and employment rose for the fifth consecutive month

Thursday Newspaper Review - Irish Business News and International Stories - - July 29, 2010

Strong recovery in air travel and freight traffic