That's right, you didn't misread the title, China is now experiencing (Producer Price Index) PPI *inflation* after going through over 4...

So far the economic data out of Europe carries a message along the lines of "crisis averted" with the ZEW and Sentix economic confidence...

With the release of the September round of manufacturing PMIs there are some important macro themes, nascent trends, and investment...

Today's chart is another one for the obscure indicators; the number of business failures in Japan. Almost a chart you want to look at...

This is a chart that appeared in the Weekly Macro Themes (for subscribers to the institutional service), which I thought I would provide...

China's official (NBS or National Bureau of Statistics) PMIs for September were more or less in line with expectations and remained in...

The latest Eurozone unemployment and inflation data were just released with the unemployment rate still stuck at 10.1% and headline...

The Westpac/MNI Consumer Sentiment survey for September (just released) rose 3.7pts to 115.2. This is a volatile series that changes a...

Tuning out from the US presidential debate for a moment, another debate seems to be raging over in Europe. The debate between the stock...

While China no longer has a flash manufacturing PMI (like Japan/US/Eurozone) what it does have is the MNI China Business Sentiment...

A quick update on the equal weighted average Fed "Dot Plot" dot following the September FOMC announcement. This graph charts the average...

One of the first surveys for September, the SMI (Sales Managers Index - kind of like the more popular PMI or Purchasing Managers Index),...

The US NAHB index (measure of home builders confidence) jumped to almost a 12 month high in September as home builders become...

File this one in the "In Case You Missed It" folder, one of the most significant developments in the past 10 years for the global...

As the election draws closer and US economic data remains mixed at best, it's worth highlighting the rising levels of uncertainty. There...

The overwhelming consensus is that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will and should cut interest rates further, and the argument...

After a couple of months of absence the OECD Composite Leading Economic Indicators are back (OECD CLIs). So it's worth having a look at...

China's economy has been through a period of structural slowing, which up until early this year was accentuated by cyclical slowing. A...

China reported PPI deflation at a much slower pace of -0.8% y/y in August, once again better than expectations, and better than the July...

After the shocking US ISM manufacturing and non-manufacturing PMI results for August a number of grim looking charts on the US economy...