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Manufacturing PMI edges up to 50.6 in January from 50.4 in December, highest since February 2017 Employment remains weak Optimism at highest in over a year The positive growth momentum in...

Manufacturing PMI drops to 51.7 in January from 54.2 in December, weakest gain since September 2017 Inflationary pressures intensify Optimism remains elevated While the Philippines manufacturing...

Marginally lower for Europe; dollar reverses ahead of NFPEnthusiasm for US stocks was short lived overnight as concerns over inflation returned to haunt investors. The S&P500 and Nasdaq failed to...

It’s been a familiar theme for some time now and it continued yesterday as US yields continued to climb, while the US dollar itself remained under pressure drifting back towards its recent three...

The first official US jobs data for 2018, covering January, will be reported on Friday morning by the US Department of Labour. Consensus expectations are pointing to an anticipated improvement in...

Europe Equity markets in Europe had a slow start to the day but the small buying enthusiasm tuned into a sharp decline. January saw record highs on the FTSE 100, DAX and CAC 40 but the mood has soured...

Little attention was paid to the UK manufacturing PMI this Thursday, with the FTSE and pound by and large maintaining the positions held in the early moments of the session.Sterling must be in a...

Eurozone Manufacturers Still Extremely Bullish Despite Stronger EuroIt’s been a positive start to trading on the first day of the month, with markets in Europe trading well in the green and US...

Upbeat US session to spill over into EuropeUS markets rebounded on Wednesday boosted by better than expected earnings, recovering from a heavy two day sell off at the beginning of the week. The Dow...

Last nights Fed meeting and Janet Yellen’s last as Fed chair appears to have teed up the March meeting quite nicely for the next move in the Fed funds rate by another 25 basis points. One of...

The European markets seem in a better mood this Thursday, even if the pound’s gains are preventing the FTSE from matching its eurozone peers. A pretty hawkish hold from the Federal Reserve on...

EuropeShares in Capita (LON:CPI) crashed today after the company issued a profit warning, suspended its dividend and revealed plans to raise £700 million via a rights issue. The outsourcing...

After the fall in Wall Street last night, Asia recovers a little but with mixed local Asian data: Mixed Chinese; Weaker Australian and Japanese data. Plus President Trump makes his first State of the...

US Markets Bounce Back From Tuesday’s Month-End Sell-OffUS equity markets are seen opening a little higher on Wednesday, reversing part of Tuesday’s declines ahead of the first Federal...