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Official data on employment and gross domestic product released for the second quarter have offered further evidence of the strong performance of the Spanish economy mid-way through 2017. The data are...

UK gross domestic product rose 0.3% in the three months to June, according to the preliminary estimate from the Office for National Statistics, up slightly from the 0.2% increase seen in the opening...

Japan’s manufacturing economy signalled a further loss of momentum at the start of the third quarter, with the Flash PMI edging down to an eight-month low. Exports – a key source of...

A fall in the flash PMI indicates that the eurozone’s recent growth spurt lost momentum for a second successive month in July, but this still remains one of the strongest rates of expansion seen...

The July flash US PMI surveys show an economy gaining growth momentum at the start of the third quarter, enjoying the strongest monthly improvement in business activity since January.At 54.2, up from...

A number of countries see second quarter GDP releases while the flash July PMI data for the US, eurozone and Japan will provide early insights into the health of global economies at the start of the...

UK retail sales surprised to the upside in June, but with spending likely to have been buoyed by sunny weather, the upturn does little to change the underlying picture of an economy that seems to be...

The European Central Bank left interest rates and its quantitative easing programme unchanged at its July meeting, and also made no change to its forward guidance.The lack of policy action was fully...

US retail sales fell for a second successive month in June, missing expectations and sending the dollar lower. However, the sales weakness had been flagged in advance by IHS Markit’s PMI data....

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) and European Central Bank (ECB) announce their decisions on policy and interest rates. Meanwhile, a second quarter GDP data release from China will be eyed for signs of the...

The latest PMI figures for the European Union have been notably positive, driven by six-year high growth in the euro area during the second quarter. The Consumer Goods sector has emerged as one of the...

Service providers dominated the Asian sector growth rankings, where a majority finished off the second quarter with a further expansion in output during June, according to the Nikkei Asia Sector...

The following is an extract from IHS Markit's monthly economic overview. For the full report please click on the link at the bottom of the article.Widening developed and emerging world growth...

June saw a further rise in Japanese business activity that rounded off the strongest quarter of economic growth for nearly three-and-a-half years, according to Nikkei PMI survey data. However, there...

The global economy enjoyed further steady growth in June, according to the latest PMI data, finishing off a solid second quarter. Both new orders inflows and hiring grew at marginally faster rates...

Business activity in the UK grew at its weakest pace for four months in June, with slower rates of expansion seen across three major sectors of the economy. Business optimism meanwhile slumped amid...