Author Archives: Niloofar Rafiei

China: Purchasing Manager’s Index remains positive in January

China’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) remained above 50 for the second successive month in January, suggesting that China’s industrial activity has returned to an expansionary phase after a short-term contraction in November. Tweet

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Jobs – Two Speed Europe emerges

Jobs are not being lost everywhere in Europe. In the midst of Europe’s debt-induced recession woes, it is interesting to note the vastly different labour market experience of individual European economies since late 2007. The two charts below illustrate this … Continue reading

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