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Resilient retail sales provide welcome news that consumers remain in an upbeat mood so far this year, but bargain-hunting shoppers seem unlikely to counteract a weakening of growth in the wider...

The release of worldwide PMI results will give data watchers the first insights into global economic trends at the end of the first quarter, while latest labour market data in the US will be a key...

The US economy is going through its worst growth spell for three and a half years, according to flash PMI survey data from Markit. The headline index from the two PMI national surveys covering...

The eurozone saw renewed signs of life at the start of spring. The PMI showed a welcome end to the worrying slowdown trend seen in the first two months of the year. Markit’s flash Eurozone...

Japan’s manufacturing sector slid into decline in March, according to the Nikkei Flash Japan Manufacturing PMI. Business conditions deteriorated at the fastest rate for just over three years as...

US factories continue to endure their worst spell for three-and-a-half years.At 51.4, the seasonally adjusted Markit Flash PMI was up only fractionally from 51.3 in February. Moreover, at 51.7, the...

The Bank of Russia’s decision to keep its benchmark one-week repo rate at 11.0% today was unsurprising to global analysts. However, with a number of economic headwinds on the horizon, the...

With policymakers at the world’s central banks becoming increasingly concerned about the global economic outlook, flash PMI data for March will be closely watched to see if a US-led faltering of...

No surprise as the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee left interest rates unchanged at its latest gathering. All nine committee members voted to keep policy on hold.The Bank highlighted...

The start of 2016 saw UK unemployment fall and employment hit an all-time high, according to official data, while pay growth also showed signs of picking up. However, the rate of pay growth remains...

US factory output rose slightly in February, according to official data from the Federal Reserve. But the overall rate of expansion remains disappointingly lacklustre, mirroring downbeat survey data...

Nigeria’s private sector economy slipped into reverse gear during February, according to the latest PMI data compiled for Stanbic IBTC Bank by Markit. After having pointed to a notable growth...

A weaker than previously thought retail sales trend so far this year puts further pressure on US policymakers to hold off hiking interest rates.Official data showed US retail sales falling for a...

Eurozone industrial production jumped 2.1% in January, its biggest monthly rise since September 2009. Output was 2.8% higher than a year ago, the best year-on-year performance since August...

Monetary policy will be the focus during the week, with a number of central banks (including the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve) announcing their latest interest rate decisions. Moreover,...

Global economic growth slowed to near-stagnation in February, according to PMI data. The JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) Global PMI, compiled by Markit from its worldwide business surveys, sank to its lowest...