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Growth of US business activity gained a little momentum for a second successive month in May, but the upturn still looks somewhat underwhelming.At 53.9, up from 53.2 in April, the headline IHS Markit...

Despite economic growth picking up in the opening quarter of 2017, the Bank of Thailand (BOT) left interest rates at a near-record low in May, citing lingering downside risks to future economic...

France’s economic recovery is showing signs of having moved up a gear in the second quarter. Business activity grew at its fastest rate in six years in May, according to IHS Markit’s flash...

Japan’s manufacturing sector continued to expand in May, fuelling hopes of the economic upturn being sustained in the second quarter, albeit with the pace of growth showing signs of easing.The...

Eurozone economic growth continued to run at its fastest for six years in May, according to PMI survey data. Job creation also perked up to one of the strongest recorded over the past decade amid...

A number of countries see updated first quarter GDP numbers, but the flash May PMI surveys will provide all-important steers of second quarter growth and inflation trends for the US, eurozone and...

Czech manufacturers saw a steep improvement in operating conditions during April, as has been the case in each month of 2017 so far. The sustained upturn has been underpinned by marked increases in...

Further signs of sluggish wage growth add to fears that UK economic growth will slow in coming months amid weaker consumer spending.Data from the Office for National Statistics showed regular pay...

UK retail sales were better than expected in April, more than making up for a disappointing March and adding to data which suggest the economy started the second quarter on a strong footing. Questions...

UK households reported one of the steepest deterioration in finances for three years in May, largely as a result of rising inflation.IHS Markit’s Household Finance Index, the first consumer...

Growth momentum across Asia weakened slightly at the start of the second quarter, according to PMI survey data. The Asia Composite PMI, compiled by Markit from its various national surveys, registered...

US producers of consumer goods reported the weakest rise in new orders for a year in April, representing a relatively poor start to the second quarter compared to the strong growth seen earlier in the...

UK inflation moved further above the Bank of England’s 2.0% target in April, highlighting the growing squeeze on household budgets. Inflation at 3½ year high Data from the Office for...

Official data showed that Thailand's economy started on a strong note this year, expanding at the fastest pace in four years during the first three months of 2017, which confirmed earlier PMI survey...

The focus next week remains in the UK where inflation and retail sales data will provide further guidance on household consumption and price trends at the start of the second quarter, which will...

France’s new president, Emmanuel Macron, will inherit an economy that is enjoying its best growth spell for at least six years, with survey data revealing a broad-based array of positive...