Business activity in the Euro Zone stable in January

Source: Forexfactory
The Euro Zone's business activity was stable in January, indicating a slight expansion after falling for four consecutive months. The final Markit Euro Zone's PMI edged up to 50.4 last month as compared to 48.8 in the preceding month. Higher growth was observed in France and Germany while Italy, Spain and Ireland weighted down on the business activities' expansion.



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Canadian unemployment level reached 9-month record high in January

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