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- Tuesday, 06 March 2018
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US Factory Orders fell by 1.4%
New orders for U.S.-made goods recorded their biggest decline in six months in January and business spending on equipment appeared to be slowing after strong growth in 2017. Factory goods orders fell 1.4 percent amid a broad decrease in demand,…- Tuesday, 06 March 2018
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RBA left interest rates on hold
The Reserve Bank of Australia has left the cash rate at a record-low 1.5 per cent, as sluggish wage growth and inflation put the board in a holding pattern for the 17th meeting in a row. Reserve Bank governor Philip…- Tuesday, 06 March 2018
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Eurozone Retail PMI
Eurozone retailers reported an eleventh consecutive monthly rise in like-for-like sales during February. Moreover, the rate of expansion quickened from January‟s five-month low and was solid overall. The acceleration at the eurozone level reflected sharper rises in Germany and France,…- Tuesday, 06 March 2018
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Australian Retail Sales increased by 0.1%
Australian retail turnover rose 0.1 per cent in January 2018, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail Trade figures. This follows a 0.5 per cent fall in December 2017. "There were offsetting movements by industry…- Monday, 05 March 2018
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ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI fell to 59.5
The NMI® registered 59.5 percent, which is 0.4 percentage point lower than the January reading of 59.9 percent. This represents continued growth in the non-manufacturing sector at a slightly slower rate. The Non-Manufacturing Business Activity Index increased to 62.8 percent,…- Monday, 05 March 2018
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UK service growth picks up in February
UK service providers experienced a modest rebound in business activity growth during since May 2017. The latest survey also pointed to stronger job creation across the service economy, with payroll numbers rising to the greatest extent for five months as…- Monday, 05 March 2018
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Spanish Services PMI up to 57.3
Spanish service providers continued to benefit from strengthening underlying demand in February, seeing new orders rise sharply. This helped lead to accelerated growth of business activity and a further marked rise in employment. Moreover, companies remained confident that activity will…- Monday, 05 March 2018
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Australian Building Approvals rose more than expected
The trend estimate for total dwellings approved rose 0.1% in January after falling for three months. The seasonally adjusted estimate for total dwellings approved rose 17.1% in January. The trend estimate for private sector houses approved fell 0.1% in January…- Saturday, 03 March 2018
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USD - Major events in the week ahead
Events that marked the week: On Monday New Home Sales figures were published. Sales of new single-family houses in January 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 593,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census…- Friday, 02 March 2018
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Consumer sentiment hits 99.7 in February vs. 99.3 estimate
The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index ticked down at the end of February, but remained at historically high levels. The latest reading came in at 99.3, slightly below the mid-month figure of 99.9. Consumer sentiment inched down at the…- 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…