1) China retail sales (Oct) – 16/11 – retail sales growth in China finally appears to be gaining some traction, after several months of caution and concerns about a second wave. In the last two months improvements in imports growth, and an improvement in recent services PMI data suggests that …
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European markets came under pressure yesterday as a result of concerns about a combination of concerns about the economic outlook, as well as the timing of a vaccine contributing to a prevailing sense of renewed uncertainty, with the World Health Organisation warning about an alarming rise in coronavirus cases across …
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The risk of investors’ incomes shrinking has reached new highs, as the affordability of shareholder payouts has fallen to its lowest level for a decade. One in five global companies could cut dividends, research suggests, as payouts have grown far in excess of profits every year since the financial crisis. …
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UK income investors have had a tough time so far in 2019 with a number of high-profile FTSE 100 name cutting dividends, including Marks & Spencer (MKS), and Vodafone (VOD), which cuts its pay out for the first time in almost 20 years. Former FTSE 100 member Royal Mail Group …
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