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3 Numbers: Germany retains growth forecast, US PMI, US home sales
Thursday is a busy day for economic news, and includes updates on business sentiment across Europe via flash releases of purchasing managers' indices (PMIs). The main event will be an updated profile of Germany’s economy via the preliminary releases of PMIs for manufacturing and services. We’ll also see the flash estimate of the US manufacturing PMI for this month, followed by an update on US existing home sales. Germany: Manufacturing & Services PMIs (07:30 GMT) The Ukraine crisis may be taking a toll on Germany’s economic relationship with Russia, but Berlin’s sticking to its relatively upbeat 2014 ... (full story)