UK construction growth falls Latest construction survey data of purchasing managers out today (02/08/17) from IHS Market/CIPS show UK construction sector growth fell below analysts expectations. IHS Market/CIPS index fell from 54.8 in June to 51.9 in July. PMI data for the service sector due on Thursday 3rd August 2017

UK & US Manufacturing Data US data Reports show that US manufacturing data came in better-than-expected for June lifting the DOW to a new intra-day high. Manufacturing PMI’s (Purchasing Managers’ Index) – are accepted as a good gauge to judge economic growth. So the US, in general, surges on. Presumably, …