09 May 2018 Retail Sales Drop "Off a Cliff" in April After -4.2% Decline

A sharp decline in retail sales in April was partly but probably not entirely due to the early Easter.

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08 May 2018 Oil Prices, U.S. Dollar Respond to Iran Deal Demise

President Trump has withdrawn from the Iran nuclear deal; oil rises above $70.00 again

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03 May 2018 Euro Exchange Rate's Outlook Dented as Inflation Data Shows Prices are not Going the ECB's way

The Euro is trading lower after Eurozone inflation slowed by a greater-than-expected amount in April; analysts are saying it is due to an Easter-effect  

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02 May 2018 Forecast Met After Eurozone Growth Comes Out at 0.4% in Q1

Q1 growth data and unemployment in the Euro-area came out in line with forecasts although Manufacturing PMI rose marginally, according to GDP data released on Wednesday morning.

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01 May 2018 US Manufacturing Activity Stalls But Dollar Saved By Higher Prices Paid in April

US Manufacturing data pulled-back - albeit from a high level - in April, but the Dollar made back initial loses due to a rise in factory gate inflation.

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27 April 2018 Insolvencies Grow as UK's Debt Obsession Heads for a Reckoning

New data from the UK's Insolvency Service show insolvencies are rising at a concerning rate, with one accountancy professional warning the human cost of the economic slowdown "is getting more acute…

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27 April 2018 Eurozone Growth Slowdown Probably Temporary as GDP Data 'Face-Saving' For Some Members

A not disastrous set of preliminary Q1 GDP results for a hand-full of Eurozone countries suggest the recovery in the region is made of sterner stuff than some analysts had feared.

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