China's services sector grew at a faster pace in June, the latest survey from HSBC and Markit Economics revealed on Thursday - posting an index score of 53.1 and touching a 15-month high. That's up from 50.7 in May. That lifted China's composite PMI to 52.4 - up from 50.2 in the previous month...
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The New Zealand dollar fell against its U.S. counterpart on Wednesday, but losses were expected to remain limited as sustained concerns over the strength of the U.S. economic recovery continued to weigh on the greenback...
U.S. companies hired 281,000 workers in June, marking the biggest monthly increase since November 2012 and beating even the most optimistic market expectations, a report by a payrolls processor showed on Wednesday. Private job gains in May were 179,000...
Australia posted a merchandise trade deficit of A$1.911 billion in May, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday - marking an increase of A$1.131 billion or 145 percent on the April deficit...
Construction spending in the U.S. increased by much less than expected in the month of May, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday. The report said construction spending inched up 0.1 percent to an annual rate of $956...
Activity in the U.S. manufacturing sector unexpectedly grew at a slightly slower rate in the month of June, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management on Tuesday. The ISM said its purchasing managers index edged down to 55.3 in June from 55...
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew on Tuesday said that China's currency remains undervalued. U.S. and Chinese officials will discuss economic issues at an annual Strategic and Economic dialogue meeting in Beijing next week. In a preview of the talks at the U.S...
The dollar has changed against the euro and the yen on Tuesday, but the greenback’s gains held in check amid persistent concerns over the outlook for the U.S. recovery. EUR/USD fell 0.07% to 1.3682, easing back from the five-week high of 1.3698 set on Monday...
The Chinese manufacturing purchasing managers' index, or PMI, rose to a six-month high in June after a weak start to the year, the results of a survey by the China Federation Of Logistics And Purchasing and the National Bureau of Statistics showed Tuesday...
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The Dallas Fed's latest manufacturing outlook survey is out, and the numbers look good. The headline index jumped to 11.4 in June from 8.0 in May. Economists were looking for a reading of 8.5...
Just posted official preliminary data on Monday. Consumer price inflation in the euro zone held steady in June, paying attention to concerns over the threat of deflation in the region. Euro zone inflation holds steady at 0.5% in June...
New home sales in Australia declined for the first time in five months in May, results of a survey by the Housing Industry Association showed Monday. Sales fell 4.3 percent on month in May, marking the first decline since the beginning of the year. Detached house sales decreased 2...
Business confidence in New Zealand declined sharply in June, the latest survey from ANZ revealed on Monday - falling from 53.5 in May to 42.8 in June. Analysts suggest that the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's actions to raise interest rates are primarily responsible for the decline...
Industrial production for May in Japan rose 0.5%. USD/JPY traded at 101.39, down 0.03%. The dollar weakened across the board after the Commerce Department said Wednesday that U.S. gross domestic product contracted at an annual rate of 2.9% in the first three months of the year. U.S...
The USD/CAD pair fell during the course of the week, and in fact close that the very bottom of the range. This of course is a very negative sign, and with that it appears this market is really struggling to find buyers...
