Flashnews: U.K. Retail Sales Decline, Japan Manufacturing PMI Climbs, China Manufacturing PMI Rises Slightly

British monetary news, U.K. Retail Sales Decline More Than Forecast, U.K. retail sales declined more-than-expected in September, driven by a sharp contraction in clothing sales. Latest report Retail sales fell 0.3 percent in September from a month ago, when it rose 0.4 percent, the Office for National Statistics said Thursday. This was the first drop in four months. Economists had forecast a 0.1 percent drop for September. Food sales recovered in September


Meanwhile, U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Rebound To 283,000 as expected, After reporting first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits at a fourteen-year low in the previous week, the Labor Department released a report on Thursday showing that initial jobless claims rebounded in the week ended


From Tokyo monetary news, Japan Manufacturing PMI Climbs To 52.8 - Markit, Japan's manufacturing sector continued to expand at an accelerated pace in October, the latest survey from Markit Economics revealed in Thursday's preliminary reading with a PMI score of 52.8


Important data from Beijing, China Manufacturing PMI Rises Slightly In October - HSBC, China's manufacturing sector continued to expand at a slightly accelerated pace in October, the latest survey from HSBC Bank revealed in Thursday's preliminary reading with a PMI score of 50.4 


From Berlin we reporting, Eurozone Private Sector Logs Marginal Growth Upturn In October, The private sector in the eurozone logged a marginal upturn in October helped by an improvement in Germany, while France moved deeper into contraction, flash data from Markit Economics revealed Thursday. The headline flash Markit composite output index rose to 52.2 in October from a 10-month low of 52 in September. The score was forecast to fall to 51.5
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