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In the first quarter, the Japanese economy shrank a bit due to the fact that corporate as well as consumer spending decreased…

UK companies' demand for staff tacked on at the slowest pace since 2012 in April, as follows from Thursday’s poll, which dropped a hint that the labor market might be weakening…

In April, China's exports suddenly headed south, although imports shocked with their first rally for five months, providing rather a mixed picture of the Chinese economy because the US government ramped up pressure on China with threats of more punishing…

The euro zone economy is going to rebound in 2020 from this year’s deceleration, while unemployment is going to proceed with its dive, although inflation will probably stay at this year's levels and also below the ECB’s objective…

In April, American employers managed to maintain a firm tempo of hiring, while steadily ramping up wages for staff members, indicating firm economic surge as well as moderate inflation pressures…

In the first quarter, American worker productivity managed to rally at the fastest tempo for over four years, thus depressing labor costs and also suggesting that inflation could stay benign for a while…

China is on the verge of rolling back curbs on private share placements by businesses with the aim of improving their access to funding within the initiative to reduce strains on the country’s businesses and the domestic economy…

In April, South Korea's exports shrank less than in March, although demonstrating the fifth consecutive diving month, with memory chip shipments decreasing by 13…

In the first quarter, the euro zone economy rallied more than anticipated in the first quarter, bouncing off a dive in the second half of last year, while unemployment headed south to its lowest value for more than ten years, as Tuesday’s data revealed…

For the first three months of 2019, the French economy demonstrated a steady tempo of surge due to the fact that household spending revived following anti-government protests at the end of last year, as official data revealed on Tuesday…

In March, American consumer spending went up by the most for over 9-1/2 years, although price pressures were still muted, with a major inflation gauge reporting its smallest annual yield for 14 months…

In March, Japan's household spending went up for the fourth month in a row, although dismal factory output along with exports could keep pushing the Japanese economy into a moderate contraction in the first quarter…