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Mar 14, 14 •
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Comments Off on Germany’s inflation falls moderately whilst investors look towards a meeting between Kerry and Labrov to ease Crimea tensions
Germany’s inflation appears under control based on the value of consumer prices which have risen by 1.3% year on year to February according to the latest stats published this morning by Germany’s official stats agency. The UK’s official...
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Mar 13, 14 •
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Comments Off on French CPI rises in February, whilst China data disappoints again
French inflation has come in slightly ahead of expectations slightly dampening concerns that deflation may be becoming an issue for one of the largest global economies. After the RBNZ released their publication, revealing that they’d decided to hike...
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Mar 12, 14 •
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Comments Off on Japan’s misery continues, despite and due to Abenomics, as consumer sentiment in Japan continues to fall
There’s a quirky index that’s used in Japan which many other G20 nations would do well to observe and put to use, it’s referred to as the “misery index” and it measures the economic hardship of a country and its people using a...
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Mar 11, 14 •
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Comments Off on German exports power ahead, up 2.2% December 2013 to January 2014
No sooner did a member of the UK’s monetary policy committee state yesterday that; a rising pound could choke of the UK recovery and any attempt to move to a more rebalanced economy based on increasing exports, then Germany this morning provides the...
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Mar 10, 14 •
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Comments Off on Could China’s economy be set for a hard fall? Exports fall by over 18% as CSI index reaches five year low
With the news published over the weekend, that China had missed its export target by some distance and exports had fallen by eighteen percent, we were always guaranteed that the Asian bourses would open in the red and with increased volatility… However,...
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Mar 7, 14 •
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Comments Off on German wholesale prices fall by 1.7% year on year whilst Australian construction sector shrinks significantly
News in from the German official stats agency has revealed that wholesale prices have reduced by 1.7% perhaps adding to many analysts’ fears that deflation is an issue still stalking the wider European economy. From Australia the news that the...
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Mar 6, 14 •
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Comments Off on The Aussie rises sharply as improved data is published, whilst the ECB will be the main focal point of the day
Many investors and analysts are turning their attention to the base rate announcement due from the ECB this afternoon and the accompanying statement from the ECB president Mario Draghi. It may prove to be too early for a base rate reduction, past the 0.25%...
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Mar 5, 14 •
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Comments Off on Eurozone economic growth accelerates to 32-month record, as judged by the composite PMI, as China’s falls below the critical 50 reading
There have been several services PMIs published overnight and this morning with perhaps the stand out print being the HSBC – Markit Economics composite print for China showing growth falling to a reading of 49.8, from the previous 50.8 previously....
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Mar 3, 14 •
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Comments Off on European Manufacturing PMIs show modest yet sustained growth across the region
PMIs have taken centre stage in the morning’s scheduled high impact news events. Both Italy, Spain, the UK and wider Europe published prints, courtesy of Markit Economics, suggesting that the recent manufacturing improvement is continuing albeit at a...
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Feb 28, 14 •
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Comments Off on Italy’s January jobless hits a new record of 12.9 percent as UK house prices rise by 9.3% year on year according to the Nationwide lender
Disappointing economic data from Japan and a further decline in China’s currency had Asian equities experiencing a mixed session overnight/early morning on Friday. The renminbi, which is tightly guided by the Chinese central bank, fell by up to 0.90 per...