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US factories reported their worst month for just over six-and-a-half years in April, dashing hopes that first quarter weakness will prove temporary.At 50.8 in April, down from 51.5 in March, the...

The downturn of Japan’s manufacturing sector gathered speed in April. The Nikkei Flash Japan Manufacturing PMI fell from 49.1 in March to 48.0, its lowest since January 2013 and the second...

The eurozone economy remains stuck in a slow-growth rut in April, with the PMI once again signaling GDP growth of just 0.3% at the start of the second quarter, broadly in line with the meagre pace of...

The latest euro area flash PMI surveys show France continuing to act as a major drag on the region, with goods exports slumping to the greatest extent for over three years.The Markit...

Not only does the week see a number of central banks (including the US Fed) announce their latest monetary policy decisions, but first quarter GDP results are out in France, the UK and the US....

Households’ worries about their future finances have risen to the highest since last December.Sentiment among families about their overall financial situation in 12 months’ time...

The UK labour market showed signs of cooling in February and survey data signaled that households are becoming increasingly concerned about both job security and rising prices in recent months.With...

Global economic growth showed tentative signs of emerging from the doldrums in March, with a broad-based improvement across consumer and corporate markets, according to the latest release of PMI...

After the IMF has downgraded its growth forecast for the global economy, data watchers are eagerly awaiting flash PMI results for the first available information on economic trends at the start of the...

China’s economy expanded by 6.7% on an annual basis in the first quarter of 2016, down from 6.8% in the final quarter of 2015. This was the slowest expansion of GDP since the global financial...

The release of Chinese retail sales, industrial production and GDP figures is likely to move markets during a week that will also be interesting for policy makers in the US, where earnings and...

Global economic growth was running at its weakest for over three years in the first quarter, according to PMI data. The JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) Global PMI, compiled by Markit from its worldwide business...

Germany’s composite Output Index (produced by Markit from its manufacturing and service sector surveys) fell to an eight-month low of 54.0 in March, pointing to a slowdown in economic activity...

Global factory growth remained near-stagnant in March, according to PMI survey data. The JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) Global PMI, compiled by Markit from its worldwide business surveys, rose from the no-change...

Survey data indicate a slowing in UK economic growth in the first quarter, with the suggestion that the pace is more likely to ease further rather than recover in coming months as business confidence...

Global PMI results for March are released during the week and will provide a complete picture of economic conditions during the first quarter as a whole. The US will also remain in focus, as factory...