Markit Economics in London said manufacturing activity in Britain rose higher than expected and expanded further from the previous month...

Factory activity in the euro area shrank less than expected in June, confirming signs that the common currency zone is starting to emerge out of its record-long recession...

The final manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ survey for June showed factory activity expanded less than forecast in Switzerland, as manufacturer’s output and employment slipped lower...

The Chicago PMI was weaker than expected with 51.6 versus expectations of 55.0...

Canada`s m/m GDP for the month of April came in at 0.1%, in-line with expectations ....

German inflation data out this afternoon was a tick above expectations. The m/m preliminary CPI for the month of June was at 0.1% versus expectations of 0.0%...

Factory prices in France fell more than expected in May, as mining, electric and utilities fell sharply...

Signed contracts of previously owned homes surged to their highest since December 2006, data by the National Association of Realtors showed on Thursday...

Undoubtedly the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and Chairman Bernanke’s comments in the post-event press conference overshadowed any other data out last week....

On the 8 hour chart, we notice an interesting bearish flag pattern configuration...