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Weekly Report: what happened at FJP last week (1127-1201)?

Global Factory Job Losses Continue As Demand Downturn Persists In November

Global manufacturing business conditions worsened for a fifteenth successive month in november. New export orders for goods falling globally for a twenty-first straight month. Europe saw the steepest downturn, while production returned to growth in mainland china. Global factory output edges lower again in november amid further demand fall.

Weekly Report: what happened at FJP last week (1120-1124)?

Flash PMIs Signal Jobs Decline As Economic Malaise Drifts Into Fourth Month

Business activity across the four largest developed economies - the g4 - fell for a fourth successive month in november. The decline was again led by the eurozone, though the downturn showed signs of bottoming out. Early pmi survey data for november from s&p global showed the major developed economies collectively contracting marginally.

Japan Flash PMI Eases To 50.0 To Signal Stalling Private Sector Activity In November

Japan's private sector growth ground to a halt in november according to the latest flash pmi data. Flash pmi eases to 50.0 to signal stalling private sector activity in november. Japan's flash pmi data is based on a survey of businesses in the country.

Weekly Report: what happened at FJP last week (1113-1117)?

Japan, Still The Outlier After All These Years

The japanese stock market is up nearly 30 percent this year. The nikkei 225 index is a benchmark for japanese equities. Foreign investors have been a big source of the market's upward trend. Japan is the asterisk to the mantra that stocks go up in the long term.

Using Single-Country ETFs As Part Of A Tax-Loss Harvesting Strategy

This year’s pronounced divergence in market performance presents an opportune time for investors to consider tax-loss harvesting strategies with single-country exchange-traded fund allocations. Some markets benefit from positive macro and geopolitical catalysts that favor equities abroad. Investors can shed underperforming investments for losses in taxable accounts.