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3 Numbers: Italian confidence rise, US services PMI, US home sales
Monday’s a slow day for economic releases in Europe, which means that the report on business sentiment in Italy’s manufacturing sector may grab the crowd’s attention to an unusually high degree. Later, a couple of new data points for the US will kick off what will become a busy week of macro releases for the world’s biggest economy: the first look at the Markit US Services Purchasing Managers Index and an update on demand for housing via the Pending Home Sales Index. Italy: Business Confidence Index (08:00 GMT) The mood in the manufacturing community in Europe’s third-largest economy has been inching higher ... (full story)