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January not only saw the strongest monthly improvement in Japanese manufacturing business conditions for almost three years, but also saw optimism about future production surge to the highest for over...

In an environment dominated by uncertainty and highly influenced by regulation, legislation and government policies, the healthcare industry will have to evolve in a changing landscape in 2017. The...

Final fourth quarter GDP numbers for the US and the UK will help determine future monetary policy, while updated Flash PMI results will offer first available information of global economic trends....

UK inflation rose more than expected in December, fuelling further suspicions that the Bank of England may start to mull the need for higher interest rates later in 2017.Inflation and producer...

The markets will turn their attention towards Frankfurt next Thursday, when the European Central Bank announces its latest monetary policy decision. Over in the US, the release of manufacturing...

More mixed news on the economy: a strong rebound in manufacturing output in November and a further rise in exports has been accompanied by a dip in construction output. Despite the better than...

The following is an extract from Markit's monthly economic overview. For the full report please click the link at the bottom of the article.•The global economy ended 2016 on a solid footing,...

The UK labour market continued to strengthen at the end of 2016, reviving from the slowdown seen in the aftermath of the Brexit vote. The latest survey of recruitment agencies indicated strongly...

After lurching back to life at the start of the fourth quarter, Japan’s economy strengthened further towards the end of 2016. The December Nikkei PMI surveys showed the strongest growth rate...

Updated industrial production and unemployment data in the eurozone will be among the main highlights of next week’s economic data releases, providing a steer for ECB policy. Elsewhere, US...

The UK economy ended 2016 on a high, with business activity growing at the fastest rate for almost one-and-a-half years. Hiring has also revived alongside upturns in new orders and business...

The global economy ended 2016 on robust footing, according to PMI survey data, enjoying the fastest growth for over a year. The upturn was accompanied, however, by the largest rise in firms’...

Chinese private sector business conditions strengthened further at the end of 2016, thereby sustaining the solid upturn seen throughout the final quarter. However, although the stronger expansion...

December survey data showed that the Philippines manufacturing industry ended 2016 by continuing the trend of solid growth seen during the second half of the year, albeit with some loss of momentum....

Nikkei manufacturing PMI data for Vietnam, produced by Markit, have painted a generally positive picture during 2016. Moreover, growth is shown to have picked up as the year drew to a close,...

Global manufacturing sector business conditions improved at the fastest rate for nearly three years at the end of 2016, as the recovery from the stagnation seen earlier in the year continued to gather...