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Durable-goods orders in March revealed a 1.3% upturn in non-defence capital goods excluding aircraft. February’s number …
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China: reassuring economic data
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Data published on 17 April by China’s National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) largely bettered expectations. While …
Germany: will first-quarter growth surprise to the upside?
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Steep falls in Germany’s PMI(1) indices over the past few months have led to downward revisions …
Inverted yield curve: not a sell signal
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An inverted yield curve is often seen as a leading indicator of recession. Although sometimes the …
Turkey: Pulling out of recession will depend on investor confidence
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Turkey’s Economic Confidence Index, which encapsulates both producers’ and consumers’ sentiment and is generally positively correlated …
German 10-year yields move back into negative territory
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On 22 March 2019, yields on 10-year German government bonds turned negative for the first time …
