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Global economic growth edged higher at the start of the third quarter, but failed to break out of the rut of sluggish expansion that has been evident since February. There were promising signs,...

UK construction activity fell sharply for a second successive month in July, pointing to an ongoing impact of Brexit-related worries.The Markit/CIPS Construction PMI edged lower from 46.0 in June to...

Growth of worldwide factory activity edged higher for a second successive month in July to reach an eight-month high.The upturn provides a tentative indication that – despite the UK being hit...

It could be an historic week, as expectations have risen that the Bank of England will announce more monetary stimulus. The Fed will meanwhile closely watch the latest non-farm payrolls and factory...

The pace of eurozone economic growth halved between the first and second quarters of the year. After a 0.6% expansion of GDP in the first three months of the year, the second quarter saw the economy...

US economic growth failed to gain momentum in the second quarter, with GDP data signalling a pace of expansion which looks especially underwhelming when looked at in the context of the sluggish start...

The UK economy gained momentum in the second quarter before the EU referendum, but growth looks set to slow sharply in the third quarter, with the risk of a downturn having risen sharply as...

Japan’s manufacturing economy saw business conditions deteriorate for a fifth successive month in July, suggesting the industrial downturn has extended into the third quarter.Japan manufacturing...

Euro area business activity growth edged lower in July, according to the Markit Eurozone Flash PMI®, dropping to an 18-month low. July’s flash PMI reading of 52.9 compared to 53.1 in the...

The UK economy opened the third quarter on a weak footing. Output and new orders both fell for the first time since the end of 2012, while service providers’ optimism about the coming 12 months...

Preliminary second quarter GDP results in the eurozone, the UK and the US will provide policy makers with more guidance to monetary policy in a week during which the Bank of Japan and the Fed announce...

July data signalled a further rebound in business conditions across the U.S. manufacturing sector, led by a robust expansion of incoming new work and the fastest upturn in production volumes for eight...

UK individuals have grown more downbeat on average about the UK’s short-term prospects in the light of the EU referendum, but views on the longer-term outlook are far more nuanced, although...

Flash PMI data are the highlight of the week, providing policy guidance to central banks in the UK, Eurozone, US and Japan.With the Bank of England having so far held off from any additional monetary...

The Bank of England held policy unchanged at its July meeting, choosing to not rush a knee-jerk reaction to the UK’s vote to leave the EU and instead await new data on the post-referendum...

Eurozone business confidence has deteriorated to the lowest since late-2014, according to the latest Markit Business Outlook survey.Conducted in June, with the majority of responses collected prior to...