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UK business confidence sees biggest rise in three years, Lloyds Bank says
Business confidence in the UK improved for a third consecutive month in a row in August, the results of a closely-followed survey showed.
Fed's Powell announces shift in policy framework
The head of America's Federal Reserve announced a shift in monetary policy in order to allow both greater growth in hiring and for more sustained overshoots on inflation versus its target level following periods of weakness.
US durable goods orders soar on demand for motor vehicles
Orders for goods made to last more than three years nearly doubled economists' forecasts for last month, led by a sharp jump in those for motor vehicles and parts.
US and China hold phone call to discuss phase one trade deal
Officials from Beijing and Washington reiterated on Monday night their commitment to the phase one trade deal between their two countries.
US manufacturing and services sector PMIs jump in July
Activity levels at both US factories and among services sector firms picked up substantially in August, according to the results of two closely-followed surveys.
Existing US home sales jump at twice the expected pace in July
Existing home sales in the US jumped last month at nearly twice the pace that economists had forecast.
Philly Fed index slips slightly in August
Manufacturing activity in the US slowed slightly last month, the results of a closely-followed survey showed.
UK house price expectations again on the rise in August, Knight Frank says
Britons are again expecting house price gains, the results of a closely-watched survey revealed.
Euro area core CPI confirmed at up by 1.2% in July
Inflationary pressures in the euro area accelerated last month, driven by a pick up in prices for non-energy industrial goods.
PBoC delivers bigger than expected short-term liquidity injection
The People's Bank of China added liquidity to the financial system at the start of the week following the release of weaker than expected readings for the country's industrial production and retail sales for July during the previous session.
US non-farm payrolls surprise to the upside in July, unemployment retreats
Hiring in the US continued to outpace forecasts last month with most economists bedeviled by all the distortions in the official data in the wake of disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic, including to statisticians' work.
Aston Martin no longer at risk of near-term liquidity crisis, S&P says
Analysts at Standard Poor's raised their rating on Aston Martin's long-term debt, telling clients the company was no longer vulnerable to a "liquidity crisis" over the next six to 12 months.
Weekly US jobless claims surprise to the downside
Jobless claims in America unexpectedly broke significantly lower over the preceding week.
Rebound in US services extends into second month, ISM says
Services sector activity in the US outpaced economists' forecast in July, extending its recovery into a second month, the results of a closely-followed survey revealed.
US factory orders grow more quickly than expected in June
Factory orders in the US grew more quickly than expected last month.
ISM factory PMI beats forecasts for July, but survey comments mostly downbeat
The most closely-followed gauge of manufacturing sector conditions in the US edged past forecasts last month, but as in Europe, companies were still loathe to hire.
Fed's Kashkari lays out case for 'really hard' lockdown
A top US Federal Reserve official made the case at the weekend for a "really hard" four-to-six week lockdown to suppress the novel coronavirus pandemic, adding that Congress had more than enough wherewithal to finance relief efforts.
Euro area factory PMI for July revised sharply higher
Factories in the single currency block whirred back to life last month, led by faster activity in Spain and Austria.