1. Analysts will be looking for signs that gasoline demand will weaken in coming weeks as summer winds down. 2. A Fed study released today showed that consumer loan demand weakened in April and May, though banks were more willing to extend credit to both households and businesses. 3. A Fed study released today showed that consumer loan demand weakened in April and May, though banks were more willing to extend credit to households and businesses. 4. British Steel said demand had weakened in the third quarter, due to overstocking, and a number of European producers have announced cutbacks in output. 5. British Steel said demand has weakened during its third fiscal quarter, due to overstocking, and a number of European producers have announced cutbacks in output. 6. British Steel said demand has weakened during its third fiscal quarter, due to overstocking, and a number of European producers have announced cuts in output. 7. But the economic slowdown will become more apparent this quarter, particularly in the durable goods manufacturing sector, where inventories in some cases are rising as demand weakens. 8. Canadian stocks fell as concern that commodity demand will weaken led shares of metal, gold and oil producers lower. 9. Consumer loan demand also weakened. 10. Copper demand is weakening in Asia, where economic growth has slowed. |