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US retail sales volumes drop unexpectedly in September
Americans parked their urge to buy last month splashing out less on both automobiles and at gasoline stations.
IMF slashes 2019-20 global GDP growth forecasts
The trajectory for global economic growth has shifted lower, according to the world's watchdog for financial stability.
JP Morgan barrels past third quarter forecasts helped by investment bank
The largest US bank by market value barrelled past analysts' earnings forecasts during the latest quarter on the back of hefty top-line growth in its investment banking and markets units that saw it achieve record revenues.
Americans look past impeachment row on Capitol Hill, University of Michigan says
US consumer sentiment jumped past forecasts in early October as Americans anticipated income growth and lower inflation over the year ahead, the results of a closely-followed survey revealed.
US import prices edge up in September as energy costs bounce back
US import prices edged higher unexpectedly last month as energy costs bounced back.
US September CPI falls short of forecasts
The cost of living in the US was unchanged last month in the wake of a sharp decline in energy costs, although underlying price pressures remained near their recent highs.
ECB's Praet responds to criticism of low interest rates, calls for fiscal stimulus
A former top European Central Bank official criticised other veterans of the institution for their criticism of the Governing Council's recent decision to provide more open-ended forward guidance, potentially locking-in lower policy interest rates for much longer.
Sharp downward surprise in US producer prices for September
Producer prices in the States fell unexpectedly last month, possibly partly as a result of the US-China trade war, but in any case served to highlight that price pressures in the pipeline remained "under control".
Inflation target reflects 'pre-crisis world', says Bank of England rate-setter
A member of the Bank of England’s interest rate setting committee has said the current inflation target reflected a “pre-crisis world”.
US blacklists Chinese tech firms ahead of crunch trade talks
America has blacklisted eight Chinese technology firms over their alleged involvement in human rights abuses.
NFIB's small business optimism index falls in September
The National Federation of Independent Business' small business optimism index revealed that confidence among small-business owners fell in September, mainly due to the impact of tariffs and uncertainty about the future of the US economy.
US non-farm payrolls rose by 136,000 in September
US non-farm payrolls rose more or less as expected last month while the unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in half a century.
Bonds: US services PMI pushes traders to price-in further Fed rate cuts
These were the movements in some of the most closely-followed 10-year sovereign debt yields:.
US services sector activity slows more sharply than anticipated in September
Services sector activity in the States cooled more sharply than anticipated last month, amid a rapid decline in new orders and a slower pace of hiring, the results of a key survey showed.
ECB De Guindos calls for fiscal policy to be given a greater role
A top European Central Bank official called for fiscal policy to be assigned a greater role in the single currency bloc's policy mix and for the creation of a European fiscal policy capacity.
Germany may have fallen into recession in September, services PMIs show
Activity in the euro area's services sector cooled more quickly than expected last month, to its slowest pace year-to-date, amid weakening export trade and with companies running down their order backlogs, to the point that economic growth overall may have ground to a halt and with Germany entering a recession, the results of closely-followed surveys found.
German institutes slash growth forecasts
A group of leading German think tanks, which help formulate official government forecasts, have cut their growth expectations for Europe’s largest economy.
Bonds: Traders whipsawed by weak JGB auction and US factory ISM
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign debt yields:.