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September Improvement of U.S. Manufacturing Exceeds Ezone’s Improvement
October 3, 2016
The U.S. manufacturing PMI reading last month of 51.5 was lower than Euroland’s score of 52.6. It was the eleventh time in the last fourteen months that such had happened. However, the differential between the two scores was halved. After five straight readings above the 50 no change level, the U.S. Purchasing Managers Index had […] More
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A New Dynamic Emerges: Sterling Weakness is Good for the Ftse and British Economy
October 3, 2016
The view that Brexit is an unqualified bad thing is dead. The June referendum has depressed sterling, but the economy has performed better. An initial drop in consumer sentiment has reversed. Second-quarter GDP growth of 0.7% turned out better than anticipated and stronger than the first-quarter result. Among a slew of manufacturing PMI survey results […] More