(Microsoft) Microsoft announced a record net income of $20.5 billion in the first quarter of 2022, up 48% year over year. Operating income rose by 27% to reach $20.2 billion.…
(NBS) Profits of industrial firms in China rose at 16.3% year over year to 738.74 billion yuan or $115.72 billion in September, a further increase from a 10.1% jump in…
(The Conference Board) US Consumer Confidence Index rose from a three-month low of 109.8 in September to a high of 113.8 in October. The Present Situation Index rose from 144.3…
(Census Bureau) US sales of new homes in September reached an annual rate of 800,000, a jump of 14.0% from August. At 800,000, sales of new homes are now 17.6%…
(Bloomberg) US president Joe Biden is facing opposition even from his Democratic allies over ambition to fulfill his campaign promise of raising tax rates. Biden says there are not enough…
(CBI) UK retail hit average levels for the first time in 2021 in October, with stock adequacy levels approaching series low since 1985. Retail sales are now projected to rise…
(Chicago Fed) The Chicago Fed National Activity Index fell to -0.13 in September, from a gain of 0.05% in August, reflecting a decline in production-related indicators. On a three-month moving…
(IHS Markit) US Composite Output Index in October was 57.3, a three-month high and a gain from 55.0 in September. The gains in the composite index were fueled by the…
(IHS Markit) The UK Composite Output Index rose to a three-month high of 56.8 in October from 54.9 in September, as the UK economy regained steady growth in most sectors. …
(IHS Markit) Eurozone’s PMI Composite Output Index fell to a six-month low of 54.3 in October, down from 56.2 in September on sticky supply chain and ongoing Covid-19 concerns. The…
(ONS) The UK posted a 0.2% fall in retail sales in September, after another 0.6% decline in August. The retail sales remained 4.2% above February 2020 at the onset of…
(European Commission) The consumer confidence indicator fell by 0.8 points to -4.8 points in the euro area in October from September. The index was down by 0.9 points to -6.1…