Global Economy Earlier this week, S&P Global released flash Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) reports for both the UK and US. The headline S&P Global Flash US PMI Composite Output Index…
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Global Economy Earlier this week, we saw data from the US Census Bureau on retail sales for March 2024. Retail sales rose 0.7% MoM in March 2024, according to the…
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Global Economy Earlier this week, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to keep its monetary policy rates unchanged. While overall inflation levels have been tapering, the…
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Global Economy Earlier this week, we saw data from China detailing that services activity growth in the country accelerated in March 2024 as new business rose at the fastest pace…
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Global Economy Earlier this week, the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its third estimate of the US Q4:2023 and 2023FY GDP. According to the BEA, Real gross domestic…
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Global Economy Earlier this week, data from the office of National statistics showed the UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) rose by 3.4% YoY in February 2024, down from 4.0% YoY…
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Global Economy Earlier this week, the US Census Bureau released retail trade data. According to the Census Bureau, advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February…
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Global Economy Earlier this week, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its Employment Situation data. According to the US BLS, total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 275,000 in…
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Global Economy Japan's core consumer inflation decreased for a third consecutive month in January 2024, reaching 2.00% YoY, ahead of market estimates but remaining in line with the central bank's…
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Global Economy In February 2024, the headline S&P Global Flash US PMI Composite Output Index fell to 51.4 from 52.0 in January 2023, while staying in the expansion region. Nonetheless,…
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