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The Markit/CIPS purchasing managers’ index (PMI) released today indicated that the service sector in the United Kingdom grew at its…
Retail sales in the eurozone came in better than expected, but growth fell off sharply from the previous year, as…
The International Monetary Fund still sees growth remaining positive throughout 2012 and 2013. Unfortunately, this pesky “fiscal cliff” and the…
The report on factory orders is out, although we would caution that this is June data and we have already…
We have another contraction from the Institute for Supply Management. The ISM reported that July’s manufacturing PMI came in at…
This morning, Markit Economics has released July manufacturing PMI data for the United States, the eurozone and major EU countries.…
US Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid and House Republican Leader John Boehner have reached an agreement that would continue funding…
The Conference Board’s report on consumer confidence is showing that consumers are magically more confident. The report for July posted…
The Chicago Federal Reserve’s report on Midwest manufacturing this week showed some improvement, and now have only a very small…
The Dallas Federal Reserve’s July Business Activity report came in with a huge disappointment this morning. The reading was all…
The Chicago Fed Midwest Manufacturing Index, referred to as the CFMMI, is not coming in negative like so many manufacturing…
nationsonline.orgThe European Commission announced today that its July economic sentiment indicator for the 17-nation eurozone fell to 87.9 from 89.9…
The Reuters/University of Michigan Sentiment report for a revised end of July figure came in at 72.3. Dow Jones was…
Payday loans — small, short-term loans secured against a customer’s next paycheck — are highly controversial. A new study from…
Apparently not all manufacturing regions are slowing to a crawl. A report from the Kansas City Federal Reserve showed in…
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