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Composite PMI eases from 52.1 in June to 51.8 in July Slowdown led by manufacturing sector, with export trend still weak Input price inflation near ten-year high Nikkei PMI data indicated that the...

EuropeStocks are a touch on the weak side as traders as worried about global trading relations. Over the weekend, President Trump claimed the US was winning the trade war against China. Mr Trump is...

The MPC voted unanimously to raise interest rates and the Fed looks like it is warming up for more of the same Rate hike ahoy! The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee raised rates by...

Carmakers boost European equities, US futures point to rebound from Asian weakness Australian shares confirm outperformance over US-China trade war US stocks cap five weeks of gain on positive...

The Bank of Japan made explicit that it would not follow the world’s other main central banks in rolling back crisis-era stimulus policies on Tuesday, declaring it would continue...

US crude oil’s resilience at the high $60 levels will be tested again this week as the US-China trade war reaches a new flashpoint that could send more investors toward the relative safety of...

Despite Beijing preparing its own retaliatory ‘import tax’ on $60 billion of US goods if Trump goes ahead with his planned tariffs on $200 billion of products from China, the markets...

After a significantly busy week, things are understandably going to be quieter next week. After all, we’ve already had three major central bank rate decisions from the likes of the BoJ, BoE and...

Five things the markets are talking aboutPresident Trump’s unpredictability on trade is keeping capital markets on the back foot and a theme that is not expected to change anytime soon. The...

Markets pare tariff-related lossesEuropean equity markets are paring tariff-related losses at the end of the week, with indices around half a percent higher, while US futures look pretty flat ahead of...

European markets underwent a torrid session yesterday falling sharply as concerns rose of an escalation in trade tensions between the US and China after President Trump raised the prospect of higher...

The father of modern macroeconomics was Keynes. Before Keynes there were macro considerations, which were firmly grounded in human action, the personal preferences and choices exercised by individuals...

EuropeEuropean stock markets are in the red as heightened trade tensions between the US and China weigh on investor sentiment. Traders are fearful that a trade spat between the two largest economies...

August’s awful open continued from all angles on Thursday, with the FTSE, Dow Jones and pound each enduring a bloody session.The day was meant to be defined by the Bank of England’s second...