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The newest data on the German economy has revealed that it is growing faster than had been expected by analysts. Traditionally the powerhouse of Europe economically, Germany has been struggling in...

Dow Reverses Early Losses; Miners Weigh On The FTSE Over Global Growth Prospect FearsThe Dow reversed early losses during the US session yesterday and closed up 31 points at 15451.We have just had the...

Bolstered by recent US data and official comments, speculation that the Fed will begin tapering as early as a month from now has negated the impact of the positive surprises from Europe today, leaving...

The euro traded steadily at $1.32 on Wednesday morning as investors awaited GDP data for the 17 nation bloc. Most are expecting the figures to show that the region finally exited its longest ever...

Investors brushed off strong economic data released overnight and Asian markets were mixed during a thinly traded session. Hong Kong markets closed for the morning session as officials raised the...

US Consumer spending rose at its fastest pace in seven months according to figures presented yesterday. The gauge in consumer spending indicates quicker economic growth, and would strengthen the case...

Through its quantitative easing program, the Federal Reserve has created about $3.0 trillion in new money out of thin air. This was all in the name of getting consumer confidence in the U.S. economy...

Love the blog. I am an MBA student and obsessed with the value investing philosophy. There are two points that could use clarification. There are so many value investors today, does that mitigate...

The Advance Retail Sales Report released yesterday shows that sales in July came in at 0.2% month-over-month, a decline from June's 0.6% (an upward revision from 0.4%). Yesterday's headline number...

The latest issue of the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends came out yesterday (available here). The August update for July came in at 94.1, up 0.6 points from the previous month. Yesterday's overall...

Japan continues to dominate the economic news. The latest move concerns Prime Minister Abe’s new economic policies to cut corporate taxes. He also announced plans to run a shakeup at...

Inflation in the UK fell to 2.8 per cent last month, the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed. Figures released by the body indicated that the headline figure for...

New data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed house prices in the UK are still improving. Figures released by the ONS today (August 13th) showed prices in the year to June rose...