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On Wednesday, the government reported that industrial production grew just 2.7 percent in November, on a year-over-year basis, down from 11.3 percent in October.
In the last nine months, Goldman's return on equity fell to 3.7 percent on an annualized basis, down from 10.3 percent in 2010.
The company now expects to earn 79 to 83 cents a share on an adjusted basis, down from its previous forecast of 85 to 89 cents a share and below the 86 cents analysts expected.
The company, which is the largest operator of commercial satellites, had net income in the quarter of $559,000, breaking even on a per-share basis, down from $27.2 million, or 18 cents a share, in the quarter a year earlier.
Nationwide said house price inflation fell to 8.5% in November on an annual basis, down from 9.0% in October.
On average, economists estimate that the economy grew 3.5% in the second quarter on an annual basis, down from 4.3% in the first quarter, according to Bloomberg News.
The yield on the one-month bill slipped to a mere 10 basis points, down from 12 basis points late in New York on Wednesday.
The yield on the 1-month bill slipped to a mere 10 basis points, down from 12 basis points late in New York on Wednesday.
The premium that investors demand to hold Irish 10-year bonds over benchmark German bunds (known as the spread) also fell to 545 basis points, down from a record 652 basis points last Thursday.
Other market measures have also improved: The Markit iTraxx SovX index, which tracks the cost of insuring European sovereign debt and measures investor sentiment on the likelihood of a government default, stands at 135 basis points, down from around 170 at the end of June, although still above 70, roughly the level in the mid-January.
Five-year credit default swaps, designed to transfer credit exposure between parties, on GE Capital traded around 15.0% upfront, plus 500 basis points annually, down from a record 20.0% upfront plus 500 basis points a year earlier on Wednesday.
