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- Friday, 22 September 2017
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CBI Industrial Orders Expectations survey showed balance of +7%
Manufacturing firms reported that output growth eased in the three months to September, while expectations for selling prices remained elevated, according to the CBI’s latest monthly Industrial Trends Survey. 24% of manufacturers reported total order books to be above normal,…- Friday, 22 September 2017
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German PMI rises to six-and-a-half year high as manufacturing booms
Germany’s private sector economy ended the third quarter strongly, with business activity growth accelerating to the fastest in almost six-and-a-half years, according to flash PMI® survey data from IHS Markit. Improved performances were seen across both manufacturing and services in…- Friday, 22 September 2017
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French private sector growth gains momentum
The latest set of flash France PMI® data signalled a further rise in French private sector output during September. The pace of growth remained sharp overall with the IHS Markit Flash France Composite Output Index, which is based on around…- Thursday, 21 September 2017
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Philly Fed Manufacturing Index unexpectedly rose to 23.8
Manufacturing firms reported an improvement in regional manufacturing conditions in September. The survey’s current indicators for general activity, new orders, and shipments increased this month and suggest a broadening of growth. Price pressures also picked up, according to the reporting…- Thursday, 21 September 2017
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Unemployment Claims down to 259,000
In the week ending September 16, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 259,000, a decrease of 23,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised down by 2,000 from 284,000 to 282,000. The…- Thursday, 21 September 2017
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Public Sector Net Borrowing decreased in August
Public sector net borrowing (excluding public sector banks) decreased by £0.2 billion to £28.3 billion in the current financial year-to-date (April 2017 to August 2017), compared with the same period in 2016; this is the lowest year-to-date net borrowing since…- Thursday, 21 September 2017
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Aussie lower in a steadier morning session
In view of Sean Callow, Research Analyst at Westpac, AUD/USD has generally held up well but still seems pricey above 0.80 as iron ore futures prices in Shanghai have fallen almost without interruption this month, to lows since late July.…- Wednesday, 20 September 2017
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Fed left interest rates unchanged, one rate hike expected in 2017
Federal Reserve officials set an October start for shrinking their $4.5 trillion stockpile of assets, moving to unwind a pillar of their crisis-era support for the economy. Policy makers left the benchmark interest rate unchanged in a range of 1…- Wednesday, 20 September 2017
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Existing Home Sales at an annual rate of 5.35 million
Total existing-home sales retreated 1.7 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.35 million in August from 5.44 million in July. Last month's sales pace is 0.2 percent above last August, and is the lowest since then. Lawrence Yun,…- Wednesday, 20 September 2017
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UK Retail Sales increased by 1.0%
In August 2017, the quantity bought (volume) in the retail sales industry increased by 1.0% compared with July 2017; with other non-food stores and non-store retailing as the main contributors to growth. Compared with August 2016, the quantity bought increased…- 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…