GDP estimate gets upward revision for Q2, near four-year high - 8/29/2018
-loading of soybean exports to China to beat retaliatory trade tariffs.
Meanwhile, The Conference Board reported its consumer confidence index in August hit the highest level since October 2000, but the labor market
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Job growth moderating, index finds; but BLS reports hires number at high in April - 6/10/2019
, considering the trade war between China and the US making it difficult for companies to plan right now. If Trump and the government don’t agree on a trade deal soon, business relations could be irreparably
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Russia – Expat managers are being replaced with locals - 4/22/2011
;Recently the practice of inviting specialists with significant work experience, education and strong motivation from developing countries (notably China, Malaysia and India) has increased significantly
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US – Hudson Global restructures following slowdown in Europe - 5/02/2012
profit also dropped -12% to US$29.3 million from US$31.9 million, impacted by the European slowdown. China was the only country to report an increase in gross profit of +6%.
Hudson Global is a provider
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UK – Empresaria profits down and European confidence fragile - 3/21/2012
contributed 60% of net fee income while temporary recruitment revenue is primarily delivered through businesses in Chile, Japan and Australia. But the investment in new offices in Singapore, China and Australia
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Netherlands – Randstad sees no growth in most European markets - 4/26/2012
grew by +1% in March). Perm fees made up 1.8% of revenue and remained under pressure in the UK and Australia, while a “good performance” was achieved in the US, Europe, China and Latin America
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Recruit Holdings nine-month results in line with expectations - 2/10/2016
the risk of a downswing in the world economy resulting from the economic slowdown in China.”
Guidance
Looking forward, the company plans to continue with its “aggressive” acquisitive growth overseas
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PageGroup gross profit rises 9% in constant currency - 4/12/2017
by Brexit-related uncertainty. There was continued growth in China, up 6%. Excluding Singapore, South East Asia, another of the group’s large, high-potential markets, delivered growth of 25%. In the US, where
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Strong economy, strong staffing market; eight trends affecting staffing - 3/06/2018
rank among the largest 15 staffing markets globally. SIA’s research puts the large Japanese staffing market on a growth trajectory of 7% while China is forecast to grow by 16% and India by 10%.
SIA
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Randstad Q1 revenue up 7% organically on growth in Europe, but North America revenue flat - 4/24/2018
grew by 11% organically. In Japan, revenue grew 11%. Revenue in Australia/New Zealand grew 6%, while revenue in China grew by 5%. Randstad’s business in India was down by 1%, while in Latin America
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