(IHS Markit) Eurozone’s Manufacturing PMI was at 58.4 in November, a marginal improvement from a final reading of 58.3 in October. The manufacturing PMI reading reflects the first increase since…
(Nationwide) The UK posted a 10.0% increase in house prices in November from the prior year, a marginal gain from 9.9% recorded in October. House prices now stand at 252,687…
(The Conference Board) The US Consumer Confidence Index was at 109.5 in November, down from 11.6 posted in October. The fall in consumer confidence in November reflects consumers’ concerns over…
(CNBC) About $10.7 billion worth of online transactions were posted on Monday, representing a 1.4% drop from the prior year. The drop in online sales had happened for the first…
(Eurostat) Euro area annual inflation is estimated to have climbed to 4.9% in November, from 4.1% in the previous month. Energy is seen to contribute to the highest rise in…
(NBS) China’s manufacturing PMI was posted at 50.1 in November, up from 49.2 in October and the first expansion in three months. The PMI was a better than expected contraction…
(NAR) Pending home sales in the US increased by 7.5% in October from the previous month, with the index hitting 125.2. The contract signings in October were still 1.4% below…
(WHO) The World Health Organization has warned that the new Omicron Covid-19 variant could spread faster globally, with severe impacts. The global health body says high mutations of the Omicron…
(Bloomberg) Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida delivered the 36 trillion yen or $316 billion in economic recovery package on Friday, the biggest funding in the country’s history. The economic package…
(WSJ) S&P 500 futures fell about 1.6%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded 2.2% lower on Friday on fresh concerns of the spread of a new strain of coronavirus…
(Department of Labor) US jobless claims in the week that ended November 20 was 199,000, down by 71,000 from the previous week and the lowest since November 15, 1969. The…
(IHS Markit) US business activity expansion slowed down moderately in November amid widespread labor shortages and raw materials delays. IHS Markit reported its flash US Composite PMI Output Index dropped…