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UK factory output disappointed in March, confirming that the sector acted as a drag on the wider economy in the first quarter. Furthermore, worse may be to come in the second quarter.Industrial...

Markit’s global sector PMI data signalled renewed growth in the financial sector in April, following a weak spell in February and March. Solid increases in activity were registered in banks,...

Signs of a slowing economy and uncertainty around Britain’s EU referendum appear to have resulted in a shift in emphasis from permanent to temporary hiring among UK employers. The Report on...

A record goods trade deficit in the first quarter is the latest sign that the UK’s economic woes are deepening.Data from the Office for National Statistics showed that, despite a £0.5bn...

The pace of hiring in the US eased more than expected in April, adding to signs that the slowing in the rate of economic growth in the first quarter may persist into the second quarter.April’s...

Eurozone policy makers will keep an eye on industrial production numbers and updated first quarter GDP data for signs that the region’s economy is reviving, while the Bank of England announces...

Global PMI data indicated a near-stagnation of the manufacturing economy in April. The JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) PMI, compiled by Markit from its worldwide business surveys, fell from 50.6 in March to 50.1,...

Spain is set for a further period of political uncertainty as the deadline passed for the country’s political parties to come to an agreement on the formation of a government following the...

April saw the National Assembly in Vietnam agree a new five-year socio-economic development plan covering the years 2016-2020. As part of this plan a number of economic targets have been set. This...

Survey data collected in March and April point to disappointingly weak UK pay reviews in 2016, though wage pressures have picked up slightly compared to 2015.The representative survey of 3,000 British...

PMI results will be the focus during the week, with business survey results providing the first available information on global economic trends at the start of the second quarter. Analysts will also...

The US Federal Reserve kept policy on hold at its April FOMC meeting, as widely expected. Since hiking rates for the first time in almost a decade in December, appetite for further policy tightening...

US economic growth slowed sharply to a near stand-still in the first quarter, and early signs indicate that the malaise extended into the second quarter.On an annualised basis, the rate of growth of...

Official data confirmed the poor start to the year suffered by Japan’s manufacturers. Data from the Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry (METI) recorded a 1.0% drop in manufacturing output...

A slowing in the pace of UK economic growth is signaled by a worsening of financial conditions and an increase in economic uncertainty.Indicators deteriorated markedly in February to signal the worst...

UK economic growth slowed in the first quarter, according to official data, and key indicators point to a further deterioration in the second quarter.The Office for National Statistics’ first...