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The global economy grew at a slightly faster rate in November, led by upturns in the US, UK, Japan and the eurozone, which all saw either faster rates of expansion or robust growth holding steady at...

A welcome upturn in service sector expansion helped counter slower growth in manufacturing and construction in November, suggesting the UK continues to enjoy the ‘Goldilocks’ scenario of...

China’s economy expanded, albeit only modestly, for the first time in four months, according to November’s Caixin PMI surveys, heralding a welcome return to growth. However, inflows of new...

Global manufacturing remained stuck firmly in the slow lane in November, hindered by slumping demand in many key emerging markets.The J.P.Morgan Global Manufacturing PMI™, compiled by Markit,...

China’s manufacturing economy contracted for the eleventh time in the past 12 months in November, according to the Markit-compiled Caixin PMI survey, but the rate of decline eased to the weakest...

Manufacturing in Asia more or less stagnated for a second successive month in November, though the steady picture represents an improvement on the steeper declines seen in prior months.Output, orders...

The latest official data showed that the UK economy continued to grow at a reasonably strong pace in the autumn, with increasingly robust domestic demand from businesses and consumers offsetting weak...

PMI results are released worldwide during the week and will provide data watchers with the first available information on global economic trends in November. Meanwhile, there is a strong likelihood...

The US economy is showing further robust economic growth in the fourth quarter, with the pace of expansion picking up in November.The faster pace of growth and healthy hiring trend were accompanied by...

Japanese goods producers are on course for their best quarter since the start of 2014. The Nikkei Manufacturing PMI hit a 20-month high of 52.8 in November, according to the preliminary...

Eurozone businesses reported the fastest rates of growth in business activity and employment for four-and-a-half years in November, but the improvement appears insufficient to deter policymakers from...

The release of flash PMI results for Japan, the eurozone and the US will provide data watchers with the first available information on economic trends in November. Meanwhile, third quarter GDP results...

UK retail sales fell slightly more than expected in October, but the decline looks to be a one-off and masks a reassuringly solid underlying trend which will likely add to the argument that the...

US industrial production fell 0.2% for a second successive month in October, but the decline clouds a more upbeat picture of the health of the country’s factories.The industrial production...

The UK’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained in negative territory in October, helping shore up the Bank of England’s belief that there’s no rush to start raising interest...

US headline inflation edged higher to 0.2% in October after the flat year-on-year reading seen in September, according to official data.Much of the weakness reflects transitory effects, notably the...