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US private sector adds more jobs than expected in December - ADP
Thursday 04 Jan 2024
(Sharecast News) - Private sector employment in the US rose more than expected in December, according to figures released on Thursday by ADP. Read More
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US jobless claims slow in last week of 2023
Thursday 04 Jan 2024
(Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at a decelerated clip in the week ended 30 December, according to the Labor Department, hitting the lowest claim count since October. Read More
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China services sector expands more than expected in December - Caixin
Thursday 04 Jan 2024
(Sharecast News) - Activity in China's services sector expanded more than expected in December, according to a survey released on Thursday. Read More
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Rate cuts likely in 2024 but outlook still uncertain, FOMC minutes show
Wednesday 03 Jan 2024
(Sharecast News) - The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) discussed at its last meeting that interest-rate cuts were likely to happen in 2024, but didn't give any details on when the central bank mi... Read More
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US manufacturing downturn eases more than expected, ISM data shows
Wednesday 03 Jan 2024
(Sharecast News) - The manufacturing downturn in the US eased a little more than expected in December, according to the Institute for Supply Management's purchasing managers' index (PMI) released on W... Read More
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US job openings near three-year low in November
Wednesday 03 Jan 2024
(Sharecast News) - US job openings decreased by 62,000 in November, hitting their lowest level in almost three years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Read More
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Fed's Barkin sees soft landing, but warns cautious approach still needed
Wednesday 03 Jan 2024
(Sharecast News) - The US economy is probably heading for a soft landing but geopolitical tensions meant that a cautious approach was still needed by policymakers, a central bank official said on Wedn... Read More
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US mortgage applications sink 10.7% week-on-week
Wednesday 03 Jan 2024
(Sharecast News) - US mortgage applications sank by 10.7% in the week ended 29 December, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, the fastest weekly decline seen since February and despite lower... Read More
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German unemployment rises at slower-than-expected rate in December
Wednesday 03 Jan 2024
(Sharecast News) - Unemployment rose at a slower-than-anticipated rate in Germany during December, according to the Federal Employment Agency, while the annual unemployment rate was one of the lowest ... Read More
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US manufacturing PMI falls to 47.9 in December
Tuesday 02 Jan 2024
(Sharecast News) - S&P Global's manufacturing PMI fell to 47.9 points in December, down from 49.40 in November and a preliminary reading of 48.2, indicating that manufacturing conditions had deteriora... Read More
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US construction spending rises 0.4% in November
Tuesday 02 Jan 2024
(Sharecast News) - Construction spending rose 0.4% month-on-month in November to seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2.05bn, according to the Census Bureau, following an upwardly revised 1.2% rise in ... Read More
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Eurozone manufacturing downturn continued in December
Tuesday 02 Jan 2024
(Sharecast News) - Manufacturing activity in the eurozone declined for the ninth straight month in December, according to new figures released Tuesday by S&P Global and Hamburg Commercial Bank (HCOB). Read More
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Diverging China manufacturing PMIs point to mixed outlook in December
Tuesday 02 Jan 2024
(Sharecast News) - Two closely watched surveys covering China's manufacturing sector showed a divergence in economic activity in December, with official government figures pointing to a continued cont... Read More
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Chicago PMI returns to contraction in December
Friday 29 Dec 2023
(Sharecast News) - The Chicago purchasing managers' index fell to 46.9 in December, according to the Institute for Supply Management, well below market expectations for a reading of 51. Read More
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UK house prices fall 1.8% YoY in December on higher mortgage rates
Friday 29 Dec 2023
(Sharecast News) - UK house prices fell by a higher-than-expected 1.8% year on year in December, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Friday, as higher borrowing costs and deposit requirements deterred ... Read More
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Spanish prices hold steady in December as core annual inflation drops
Friday 29 Dec 2023
(Sharecast News) - Spanish inflation remained unchanged in December, according to flash estimates released on Friday by the National Statistics Institute. Read More
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US pending home sales hold near record lows in November
Thursday 28 Dec 2023
(Sharecast News) - US pending home sales fell in November as all four US regions registered year-on-year declines in transactions. Read More
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US jobless claims rise by 14,000
Thursday 28 Dec 2023
(Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at an accelerated clip in the week ended 23 December, suggesting some softening in the labour market toward the end of the year. Read More
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US mortgage applications fall 1.5%
Wednesday 27 Dec 2023
(Sharecast News) - US mortgage applications dropped 1.5% in the week ended 15 December, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, halting a six-week run of increases. Read More
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Industrial profits improve in China in November
Wednesday 27 Dec 2023
(Sharecast News) - China's industrial profits experienced a substantial boost in November, with a double-digit increase of 29.5%, following a much more modest 2.7% rise in October. Read More
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