Manufacturing PMIs suggest that global manufacturing growth remained steady in November, despite a sharp slowdown in the US.

The broad money supply is growing steadily and the growth of credit to nonfinancial companies has been recovering in recent months. With bond yields still very low and several central banks likely to...

Flash PMIs published today and yesterday suggest that manufacturing growth has continued at a moderate pace in advanced economies in November, notwithstanding the weakness of some emerging economies.

This Update aims to provide some perspective on the recent slides in oil and copper prices and the new record lows for the Baltic Dry Index of global shipping costs. It includes a more positive view...