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Flash Eurozone PMI at 58.6 in January, highest since June 2006 Survey data signal 1.0% quarterly GDP growth rate Strong gains seen in France and Germany while rest of region enjoys best growth since...

Flash Manufacturing PMI rises to the highest since February 2014 Output growth accelerates amid further robust gains in new orders and export sales Sharp cost increases lead to steepest output price...

Export orders rise 17.5% in December, strongest since February 2017 Faster growth confirms earlier PMI survey data Persistent supply bottlenecks could weigh on future production There was plenty of...

China’s GDP rises at annual rate of 6.8% in Q4, bringing 2017 growth to 6.9% Fixed asset investment growth slips to 7.2%, slowest since 1999 Survey data point to robust start in 2018, but...

Manufacturing PMI signals growth for seventh successive month in December Tourism and strong global demand underpin expansion Structural issues pose potential headwind in mid-to-long term...

Asia auto sector PMI shows 2017 output growth strongest in seven years Order book growth near eight-year high Industry continues to struggle with higher costs As 2017 drew to a close, Asia’s...

UK retail sales drop 1.5% in December – worst decline since June 2016 Sales volumes up just 0.4% in fourth quarter Data add to signs of economic growth being hit by higher prices and weak pay...

Flash PMI surveys for the US, eurozone and Japan Q4 GDP estimates for the US, UK, South Korea and the Philippines ECB, BOJ and BNM to set monetary policy UK unemployment rate and earnings A number of...

Nikkei PMI data exhibit an 81% correlation with Malaysian GDP Survey output index is a better guide to GDP than headline PMI PMI data are available faster than official GDP and at higher frequency,...

IHS Markit’s New Orders Index has been a more reliable indicator of official manufacturing output growth than official factory orders data The IHS Markit PMI also outperforms ISM data For...

GDP up 6.8% in 2017 Economic growth boosted by strong manufacturing performance Manufacturing PMI posts highest annual average since survey began in 2011 The Vietnamese economy is one of the fastest...

UK industrial production, manufacturing and construction output all rise 0.4% in November Factories show strength on back of rising exports, but construction trend remains one of decline Official...

The global economy ended 2017 on a buoyant note, according to PMI survey data. Current business activity growth gained momentum and rising inflows of new orders suggest that business will start 2018...

US inflation and retail sales figures are in focus next week as analysts search for clues as to the timing of the next Fed rate hike. A host of data from China, including trade, credit growth and...

PMI data showed Japanese economic growth maintaining solid momentum at the end of 2017. Price pressures meanwhile remained firm, with an encouraging trend of steadily rising selling prices.Stronger...

The December PMI™ surveys showed the UK economy ending 2017 with a resilient and steady pace of growth, though a softer increase in new orders and a slowdown in hiring underscored downside risks...