The latest data from the Office for National Statistics gave the UK economy a much...
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Optimistic outlook for Chinese manufacturing
According to a private report compiled by Markit Economics and HSBC Holdings Plc, Chinese manufacturing...
Japan-China tensions escalate as Yen weakens
Thursday saw Japan scrambling jet fighters after a Chinese governmental plane flew into what it...
US unemployment tied to interest rates
With the weight of the rapidly approaching fiscal cliff upon them, and with no more...
Further Fed bond buying could knock US Dollar
During today’s conference (scheduled to take place at 17:30 GMT) the American national bank is...
UK unemployment falls by 82,000
According to official figures the number of people unemployed in the UK has dropped by...
Japan is in recession
The Japanese economy has slipped into recession after economists revised the country’s growth figures. The...
UK labour market weathers economic storm
Today the UK labour market demonstrated its resilience once more. According to a survey compiled...
US employment jumps by 146,000
Although economists participating in a Bloomberg News survey only anticipated an increase of 85,000, employment...
Surprising Drop in UK Industrial Output
According to figures compiled by the Office for National Statistics, in October UK manufacturing production...