Member Benefit: AFP Launches EconWatch Newsletter Mid-Week Update
December 18, 2007
AFP Staff Writers

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AFP EconWatch newsletter is published electronically every Monday morning with a summary of the latest economic data releases from the previous week - tracking everything from prices and output to interest rates and business confidence. In addition to tracking up to eight data releases each week, look for a commentary piece designed to provide you with analysis of how the latest economic trends could affect your organization.

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AFP updates economic information each Wednesday with AFP EconWatch Mid-Week Update. The Mid-Week Update highlights two or three data releases from earlier in the week and features a brief commentary on the state of economy. It is delievered as a link from AFP's Online Headlines newsletter.

The AFP EconWatch newsletter and the AFP EconWatch Mid-Week Update are benefits of AFP membership.

Look for sections including:

The Big Picture: A graphic presentation of trends in the cost of capital

Key Measures: Up to eight data releases per week, featuring fresh trend information, new information to find greater detail on the data release and a brief commentary expanding on each data point to provide context.

Commentary: 1 to 1 ½ page analysis of the week’s economic trends and the potential impact on your organization

What to Watch: A listing of the upcoming week’s data release including links to find the reports when they are released offers a look into the future. The data series covered include:

• GDP
• Prices (CPI, PPI, agricultural prices, import/export prices)
• Housing Sales (existing home sales, new home sales, price indices)
• Employment Data (including mass layoffs, income)
• Consumption, Consumer Credit, Retail Sales
• Treasury Budget
• International Trade, International Capital Flows
• Inventories, Wholesale Trade, Industrial Production

It is easy to subscribe to AFP EconWatch. The newsletter link arrives in your e-mail box each week with a note highlighting the issue. Visit www.afponline.org/profile to add this newsletter to your AFP member profile.

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