Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s decision to employ the country’s first sales-tax rise for over...
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China’s Retail Sales and Industrial Production Exceed Expectations
There was good news for the world’s second largest economy today with the release of...
No Further Bond-Buying for the BoE
The Bank of England’s two day policy meeting is over and the Monetary Policy Committee...
China’s Services PMI Improves – But not Conclusively
Last week there were strong indications of the US economic recovery gathering speed. This week...
US Hiring Greatly Exceeds Forecasts
With the US election only days away (and the polls tighter than a Scottish wallet)...
9,000 drop in US Initial Jobless Claims
There was some good news for the storm-torn US today as initial jobless claims fell...