August 2nd, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The headline release from the UK yesterday was the Markit manufacturing PMI for July which came in below expectations of 54.2. It had been expected to dip from an...
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August 2nd, 2018
By Ricky Bean
In some ways, the eurozone’s reputation precedes it, as although the manufacturing PMI figure for July climbed to 55.1 from 54.9 the previous month, the reception...
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August 2nd, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Earlier in the day, we saw positive employment figures, with 219,000 workers hired by private businesses in July – much better than the 185,000 the markets had...
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August 1st, 2018
By Ricky Bean
The only release of note from the UK yesterday was the Gfk consumer confidence which was expected to hold steady at -9 but actually dipped to -10 in July. British...
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August 1st, 2018
By Ricky Bean
It was a bit of a mixed day for the eurozone, as we learned that the GDP growth rate for the second quarter of 2018 slowed to 2.1% from 2.2% in the first quarter. The...
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August 1st, 2018
By Ricky Bean
Personal income and spending in June came in as expected at 0.4%. Other than that, it was an extremely quiet day for US economic data, but we can expect it to pick up...
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