12 April 2013
"A busy week for economy watchers starts with first quarter GDP data for China, which are likely to confirm earlier signals from the PMI surveys...
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GET DEMO12 April 2013
"A busy week for economy watchers starts with first quarter GDP data for China, which are likely to confirm earlier signals from the PMI surveys...
09 April 2013
"Downward trends in manufacturing output, industrial production and exports have eased in recent months, adding to signs that the German economy...
28 March 2013
"The US economy grew more than first thought in the final quarter of last year, though slightly less than economists had been hoping. The annualised...
21 March 2013
"The HSBC Manufacturing PMI rose to 51.7 in March, according to the flash estimate produced by Markit, rebounding from February's four-month...
18 March 2013
"Worldwide business confidence has revived from the post-crisis low seen late last year, with expectations of business activity, revenues and...
15 March 2013
"In what may be a turbulent week for sterling, the UK Chancellor sets out his fiscal policies in his Budget on Wednesday, which should also include...
15 March 2013
"A jump in gasoline prices meant US consumer prices rose more-than-expected in February, showing the largest monthly increase since June 2009....
08 March 2013
"U.S. non-farm payrolls rose by 236,000 in February, smashing through market expectations of a rise of 160,000. Even though January's total was...
05 March 2013
Worries about a triple-dip recession in the UK have been softened as service sector companies reported the strongest upturn in business activity...
05 March 2013
"Global economic growth slowed to a four-month low in February, according to the JPMorgan Global PMI, a survey-based leading indicator of worldwide...
01 March 2013
"The UK manufacturing sector lost considerable momentum during February, with output, new orders and employment all posting net reductions since...
22 February 2013
"The week starts with the release of the flash manufacturing PMI for China on Monday and ends with worldwide final PMI releases on Friday. However...
22 February 2013
A downward revision to the European Commission's economic growth forecasts for the eurozone suggest that governments will be given more time...
21 February 2013
"Government borrowing figures were much better than expected in January but, with just two months of the tax year remaining, borrowing is still...
15 February 2013
"Industrial production fell 0.1% in January, confounding analysts' expectations of a 0.2% increase. The downturn was led by a 0.4% drop in manufacturing..."...
14 February 2013
"Eurozone GDP contracted 0.6% in the final quarter of 2012, a steep contraction that was identified by PMIs well in advance of official data....
12 February 2013
"UK inflation remained stuck at 2.7% for the fourth month running in January, according to the Office for National Statistics. Retail price inflation...
08 February 2013
The first estimate of eurozone GDP in the final three months of 2012 is expected to show the region contracting for the third successive quarter....
07 February 2013
"Having undergone the steepest downturn since the height of the financial crisis last year, January PMI data for the European automobiles industry...
01 February 2013
"UK manufacturing production continued to expand at the start of 2013, following a further increase in new orders and ongoing efforts to clear...
30 January 2013
An increase in business sentiment for the third month running in January provides further evidence that the Eurozone's recession is showing signs...
25 January 2013
The most important economic releases will come out of the US. The first estimate of US GDP in the final quarter of last year is expected to show...
25 January 2013
"The UK economy contracted more than expected in the final three months of last year according to official data, confirming earlier signs of...
11 January 2013
Industrial production data for November add to the likelihood of the UK economy having contracted in the final quarter of last year. There are...
10 January 2013
"Historical analysis of the JP Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI, compiled by Markit, illustrates the predictive power of the index for tracking...
10 January 2013
"The final EMI report for 2012 indicated a slight acceleration in economic growth across emerging markets worldwide. That said, total activity...
04 January 2013
The UK saw a renewed bout of economic weakness at the end of 2012. The all-sector Output Index from the three PMI surveys fell below the 50.0...
