Global markets were hit with fresh volatility this week after U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed plans to impose tariffs on imports from three of America’s biggest trading partners. Trump on Monday ...
Germany's service sector made an encouraging start to 2025, recording stronger growth in business activity alongside a slight uptick in employment, according to the latest HCOB PMI® survey. Underlying ...
France's service sector began 2025 with a further month-on-month reduction in business activity, according to the latest HCOB PMI® survey, extending the industry's decline to five months. Employment ...
Despite signs of ongoing weakness in underlying demand, Italian services firms managed to sustain activity growth in January. The rise in output lost momentum and was only marginal, while new business ...
Japan’s economy is holding up well despite the Bank of Japan (BoJ) delivering its largest rate hike in nearly two decades in late January. Private sector activity is strengthening, and there are ...