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- Thursday, 21 December 2017
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Philly Fed Manufacturing Index increased to 26.2
The diffusion index for current general activity increased from a reading of 22.7 in November to 26.2 this month. Nearly 41 percent of the firms indicated increases in activity this month, up from 35 percent in November. Both the current…- Thursday, 21 December 2017
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US GDP grew by 3.2% in Q3
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the third quarter of 2017, according to the "third" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP increased 3.1 percent.…- Thursday, 21 December 2017
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Public Sector Net Borrowing decreased to £8.7 billion
Public sector net borrowing (excluding public sector banks) decreased by £3.1 billion to £48.1 billion in the current financial year-to-date (April 2017 to November 2017), compared with the same period in 2016; this is the lowest year-to-date net borrowing since…- Wednesday, 20 December 2017
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Existing Home Sales increased to 5.81 million
Existing-home sales surged for the third straight month in November and reached their strongest pace in almost 11 years, according to the National Association of Realtors. All major regions except for the West saw a significant hike in sales activity…- Wednesday, 20 December 2017
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CBI Realized Sales survey showed balance of +20%
Retail sales rose in the year to December, building further on November’s solid performance, according to the latest monthly CBI Distributive Trades Survey. 37% of retailers said that sales volumes were up in December on a year ago, whilst 17%…- Wednesday, 20 December 2017
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Eurozone Current Account recorded surplus of €30.8 billion
The current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of €30.8 billion in October 2017. This reflected surpluses for goods (€26.2 billion), primary income (€9.8 billion) and services (€7.3 billion), which were partly offset by a deficit for secondary…- Wednesday, 20 December 2017
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Australian MI Leading Index up by 0.1%
The six month annualised growth rate in the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity relative to trend three to nine months into the future, lifted from +0.51% in October to +0.69% in November. Westpac’s…- Tuesday, 19 December 2017
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U.S. Single-Family Housing Starts Rise to Highest in a Decade
Groundbreaking on single-family homes proceeded in November at the strongest pace in a decade, driving U.S. housing starts to a faster-than-estimated rate, government figures showed Tuesday. Residential starts rose 3.3% to 1.3m annualized rate (est. 1.25m) after 1.26m pace in…- Tuesday, 19 December 2017
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Sterling little changed in a quiet Tuesday trade
There were no data releases from the UK today with focus on Brexit once again. 18-months on from the referendum, some polls show the "Remain" camp has moved into the lead. This is understandable, as the "Brexit" camp oversold the…- Tuesday, 19 December 2017
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German Business Climate fell to 117.2
Chancellor Angela Merkel is struggling to form a stable government after her conservatives lost voters to the far right in September’s election and her attempt at a tricky three-way alliance with two smaller parties failed last month. The Munich-based Ifo…- 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…