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Germany's manufacturing sector ended the second quarter with a modest rise in output that was supported by a slight uptick in demand, the latest PMI® survey data showed. Firms were also a little more optimistic about the outlook, although expectations were still subdued by historical standards. Goods producers in the eurozone's largest economy continued to ...

On July 1, North America may enter a new era of economic relations. The United States is set to formally announce it will not renew the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), beginning a potentially decade-long negotiation process over the future of the free trade agreement. That announcement will not immediately terminate the USMCA, as that would ...

Manufacturing companies operating in Japan continued to see a marked improvement in business conditions in June. Furthermore, the latest PMI® data pointed to another solid rise in production amid the quickest upturn in sales since the start of 2022. New order growth was partly fuelled by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, however, as clients looked to ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is expected to formally declare on Wednesday that it will not extend the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, starting a decade-long clock to wind down the 32-year-old North American free trade zone as the three countries haggle over proposed changes. That declaration will kick off a six-year review session, ...

Canada’s economy never entered any credible definition of recession, but growth is rebounding nicely in the second quarter. This offers a nice set-up for the Bank of Canada’s wholesale forecast reset in the July 15th MPR and following next week’s BoC surveys that are likely to show higher inflation expectations. Q2 GDP is tracking a gain of 2.3% q/q SAAR ...

Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.5% in April, after contracting 0.1% in March, on strength in both goods-producing and services-producing industries. Goods-producing industries rose 1.2% in April, reflecting growth in most sectors and driven by mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction. Services-producing industries grew 0.3%, rising for the ...

This summer, two markets are running simultaneously: one financial, one sporting. While financial markets react daily to macroeconomics and geopolitics, the sporting market — currently represented by the football World Cup — unfolds across 16 venues in the US, Canada and Mexico, with 48 nations competing for a trophy and an expected 6bn global viewers. ...

It's going to be a blockbuster kind of week for the Canadian economy. The deadline to renew Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement will (almost assuredly) swoosh by on Wednesday, accompanied by a chorus of commentary and recriminations. Before we get there, we will get the latest GDP numbers for April on Tuesday. The economy has been struggling to find its footing. ...

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh is wasting little time putting his stamp on the nation's central bank, launching what amounts to a top-to-bottom review of how the Federal Reserve operates as he seeks to restore its credibility after the past five years of inflation running above the Fed's 2% target, The New York Times reports. Just weeks into the job, ...

Many investors believe that Kevin Warsh will quickly reshape the Federal Reserve. They worry that the changes will do more to please the Administration than to improve monetary policymaking. That concern is understandable. Warsh is a Trump appointment and investors worry that he is too close to the Administration. He is also not a professional economist, ...