Day archives: January 6th, 2012

BIS: Statistics on payment, clearing and settlement systems in the CPSS countries – Figures for 2010

Statistics on payment, clearing and settlement systems in the CPSS countries – Figures for 2010, CPSS Publications No 99, January 2012 “This is an annual publication that provides data on payments and payment, clearing and settlement systems in the CPSS countries. This version of the statistical update contains data for 2010 and earlier years. There …

Subjects: Government Documents

BIS – The sustainability of pension schemes

The sustainability of pension schemes by Srichander Ramaswamy, Working Papers No 368, January 2012 “Poor financial market returns and low long-term real interest rates in recent years have created challenges for the sponsors of defined benefit pension schemes. At the same time, lower payroll tax revenues in a period of high unemployment, and rising fiscal …

Subjects: Government Documents

Payroll employment rises 200,000 in December; jobless rate (8.5%) continues to trend down

Employment Situation Summary, December 2011: “Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 200,000 in December, and the unemployment rate, at 8.5 percent, continued to trend down, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in transportation and warehousing, retail trade, manufacturing, health care, and mining. Both the number of unemployed persons (13.1 million) and …

Subjects: Government Documents

Google Operators and more search help

“The Basic search help article covers all the most common issues, but sometimes you need a little bit more power. This document will highlight the more advanced features of Google Web Search. Have in mind though that even very advanced searchers, such as the members of the search group at Google, use these features less …

Subjects: Search Engines