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- Monday, 09 April 2018
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Sentix Investors Confidence turned fell to 19.6
Investors are losing faith in the strength of the euro-area economy after a string of numbers that fell short of expectations. A monthly report from research group Sentix said their view of the economy has turned negative for the first…- Monday, 09 April 2018
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UK house prices unchanged in Q1
House prices in the three months to March were largely unchanged compared with the previous quarter. The annual rate of growth continues to be in a narrow range of under 3%; though the average price of £227,871 is a new…- Monday, 09 April 2018
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German Trade Balance surplus narrowed to 19.2 billion euros
Germany exported goods to the value of 104.7 billion euros and imported goods to the value of 86.3 billion euros in February 2018. Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that German exports increased by 2.4%…- Monday, 09 April 2018
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Australia's construction sector is strengthening as non-residential work soars
Activity levels across Australia’s construction sector continue to strengthen, underpinned by surging growth in non-residential work. The Australian Industry Group’s (Ai Group) Performance of Construction Index (PCI) rose 1.2 points to 57.2 in March in seasonally adjusted terms, leaving it…- Wednesday, 04 April 2018
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Private sector employment rose by 241,000 jobs
Private sector employment increased by 241,000 jobs from February to March according to the March ADP National Employment Report. “We saw impressive momentum in the first quarter of 2018 with more jobs added per month on average than in 2017,”…- Wednesday, 04 April 2018
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Eurozone CPI increased by 1.4%
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 1.4% in March 2018, up from 1.1% in February, according to a flash estimate from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Looking at the main components of euro area inflation,…- Wednesday, 04 April 2018
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UK Construction PMI fell below level of 50.0
March data revealed a setback for the UK construction sector following five months of marginal business activity growth. However, survey respondents noted that unusually bad weather conditions had been a key factor behind the drop in construction output, with snow-related…- Wednesday, 04 April 2018
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Australian Retail Sales up by 0.6%
The trend estimate rose 0.4% in February 2018. This follows a rise of 0.3% in January 2018 and a rise of 0.3% in December 2017. The seasonally adjusted estimate rose 0.6% in February 2018. This follows a rise of 0.2%…- Monday, 26 March 2018
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AUD/USD Daily Forecast - 27 March
There were no data releases from Australia yesterday, with focus on commodity prices. Trade developments, risk appetite and position adjustment are liable to dominate the gold price discussion during the week ahead, with the U.S. interest rate debate on hold…- Monday, 26 March 2018
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Mnuchin says he’s ‘cautiously hopeful’ that China tariffs can be avoided
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has left the door open for a trade deal with China, but at the same time has insisted the Trump administration won’t back down in its push for more balanced trade between the two nations.…- Popular
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UK still likely to leave the EU with a negotiated agreement, says Number 10
A successful deal with the European Union remains the “most…
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Sentix Investors Confidence rose to 14.7 in August
The summer heat in Europe is also causing economic temperatures…
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German factory orders -4.0% seasonally adjusted on the previous month
Based on provisional data, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports…
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China's July exports growth still seen holding up despite U.S. tariffs: Reuters poll
China's exports are expected to have maintained solid growth in…