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- Thursday, 19 October 2017
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Australian Unemployment Rate fell to 5.5%
The Australian dollar initially got a boost from the September employment figures, which beat expectations with a monthly gain of 19,800 in seasonally adjusted terms. It was forecast at 15,000. This morning’s jobs figure was the seventh straight month of…- Wednesday, 18 October 2017
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U.S. housing starts hit one-year low; building permits tumble
U.S. homebuilding fell to a one-year low in September as Hurricanes Harvey and Irma disrupted the construction of single-family homes in the South, suggesting housing probably remained a drag on economic growth in the third quarter. Housing starts decreased 4.7…- Wednesday, 18 October 2017
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EU govt leaders seen signaling EU27 should prepare for next phase of Brexit talks
According to a recent report by Reuters, a senior German government official noted that the EU government leaders could signal at the summit on October 19/20 that the EU27 would prepare internally for the next phase of Brexit talks and…- Wednesday, 18 October 2017
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UK Unemployment Rate unchanged at 4.3%
There were 32.10 million people in work, 94,000 more than for March to May 2017 and 317,000 more than for a year earlier. The employment rate (the proportion of people aged from 16 to 64 who were in work) was…- Wednesday, 18 October 2017
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MI Leading Index slipped in September
The six month annualised growth rate in the WestpacMelbourne Institute Leading Index, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity relative to trend three to nine months into the future, slipped from –0.16% in August –0.21% in September. The growth…- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
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U.S. Industrial Production rose by 0.3%
U.S. industrial output rose in September as the effects of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma began to fade and construction and utilities production bounced back, the Federal Reserve said on Tuesday. Overall industrial production increased 0.3 percent in September after an…- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
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ZEW Economic Sentiment increased less than expected
The ZEW Indicator of Economic Sentiment for Germany continued to improve in October 2017, however, not as strongly as in the previous month. The indicator currently stands at 17.6 points, which corresponds to an increase of 0.6 points compared with…- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
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UK CPI up to 2.8%
The Consumer Prices Index including owner occupiers’ housing costs (CPIH) 12-month inflation rate was 2.8% in September 2017, up from 2.7% in August 2017; it was last higher in March 2012. The main contributors to the increase in the rate…- Tuesday, 17 October 2017
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Aussie lower after RBA Meeting Minutes
The Australian Dollar came under some pressure Tuesday following the release of minutes from the Reserve Bank of Australia’s last monetary policy meeting. That took place back on October 3, with the record-low 1.50% Official Cash Rate left alone as…- Monday, 16 October 2017
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Empire State Manufacturing Index climbed to 30.2
Business activity grew at a robust pace in New York State, according to firms responding to the October 2017 Empire State Manufacturing Survey. The headline general business conditions index climbed six points to 30.2, its highest level in three years.…- 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…