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Worldwide manufacturing PMI results will provide analysts with important information on industry trends at the end of the second quarter, while first quarter GDP results are updated in the UK and the...

The flash PMI for June brought welcome news of improved performance of US manufacturing, but the sector still looks to have acted as a drag on the economy in the second quarter, leaving the economy...

As expected, the US Fed kept policy on hold at its June meeting, worried about signs of a weakening labour market in particular.Two further rate hikes in 2016 are still being envisaged by...

In a week that sees the UK vote on whether or not to remain in the European Union, PMI data will give guidance on global economic trends in June. US durable goods orders and consumer sentiment figures...

UK retail sales surged higher in May in a sign that consumer spending continues to boost the economy.Sales surge Sales in volume terms rose 0.9% during the month, up some 6.0% compared with a year...

News of better than expected health of the labour market in April suggests that employment is holding up, despite signs that the economy is in the midst of a soft patch.The rate of unemployment has...

Although the global economy remained in expansion mode during May, a subdued trend in output growth prevailed, with the rate of expansion being among the slowest in over three-and-a-half years.Sector...

All eyes will be directed at the US on Thursday, when the FOMC announces its decision on whether or not to raise interest rates. Central banks in Japan and the UK also announce their latest policy...

As with the better than expected official manufacturing data for April, official construction data paint a brighter picture of the economy at the start of the second quarter than the business surveys....

Recent data releases suggest that Nigeria is at risk of sliding into recession. After GDP figures published last month showed that the economy had contracted over the first quarter, the Stanbic IBTC...

The UK manufacturing sector enjoyed its strongest expansion since July 2012 at the start of the second quarter, according to the Office for National Statistics, but any sparkle looks to be...

The following is an extract from Markit's monthly economic overview.Global economic growth stumbles to second-lowest since 2012Global economic growth stumbled in May, according to PMI data, suggesting...

More than one-in-three companies report that uncertainty over the outcome of the EU referendum is having a detrimental effect on their business. One-in-twelve firms report a strongly detrimental...

The pace of UK economic growth lifted slightly higher in May, but remained close to the weakest seen over the past three years. Employment growth, backlogs of work and inflows of new business...

The Nikkei PMI data for Japan, compiled by Markit, cast doubt on Japan’s ability to continue growing after a surprisingly buoyant start to the year.The economy grew 0.4% (1.7% annualised) in...

Analysts will get a better idea of second quarter GDP trends in Europe when industrial production numbers are released across the eurozone and the UK. Meanwhile, central banks in Brazil and Russia...