08/06/2015- Last week’s markets and economic data expected in the week ahead

Economic data released last week was broadly positive. A host of purchasing managers’ indices covering manufacturing and services sectors were released; the positive highlights being the US manufacturing and Chinese ...

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June 8, 2015

01/06/2015- Last week’s markets and economic data expected in the week ahead

Economic data released last week was broadly positive. Japan provided a number of positive data points, the highlights being retail sales rising by 5% year-on-year in April, and unemployment falling ...

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June 1, 2015

26/05/2015- Last week’s markets and economic data expected in the week ahead

Economic data released last week was broadly positive. Key items included inflation figures in both the UK and the US. In the UK, inflation (as measured by the CPI) fell ...

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May 29, 2015

18/05/2015- Last week’s markets and economic data expected in the week ahead

Economic data released last week was mixed. Domestic data was strong – unemployment over the January to March period fell to its lowest level for 7 years, whilst the proportion ...

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May 18, 2015