The world economy improved in October, according to PMI from IHS Markit

The world economy showed signs of better growth in October according to the most recent results from purchasing managers surveys (PMI) published by IHS Markit November 4. New orders data let believe that growth will continue to improve in November.

https://www.markiteconomics.com/Survey/PressRelease.mvc/dffc698018984829af58ec503a114e9d

The US economy improves in October, according to PMI

PMI results published October 26 by IHS Markit  show that the american economy started the fourth quarter at a good pace of growth.

https://www.markiteconomics.com/Survey/PressRelease.mvc/ff0a88d04891402fa6ce739c8b1b2db2

Better days to come for Quebec's economy, according to the DLI

Quebec's economy pace of growth might improve in the coming months based on the recent evolution of the Desjardins Leading Index for which data were published October 13.

World economy: modest growth, according to the IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published, October 4, its most recent World Economic Outlook. 2016, like 2015, will show a modest growth of the world economy. But, things might improve slightly in 2017.

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2016/02/index.htm

United States economy: at best, moderate growth in the coming months

Many forecasters believe that the pace of economic growth will accelerate in the United States in the coming months. But, the monthly and semestrial evolution of the leading economic indicators from the Conference Board signal, at best, a moderate growth.

Link to the September 22 press release from the Conference Board:
https://www.conference-board.org/data/bcicountry.cfm?cid=1

Canadian economy: scenario of moderate growth in the coming months

In its September 7 press release, the Bank of Canada indicated that:

"While Canada’s economy shrank in the second quarter, the Bank still projects a substantial rebound in the second half of this year."

What can we read about the canadian outlook from the leading economic indicators?

Leading indicators from the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, the Conference Board of Canada and the OECD all show that economic conditions will improve in the coming months.

Here is the graph from the September 8 OECD press release:

World economy: slow growth last August

The most recent PMI surveys from Markit Economics show that the world economy keeps expanding, but at a very slow pace. On the positive side, production and new orders growth improved slightly in August.

Link to Markit Economics September 5 press release:
https://www.markiteconomics.com/Survey/PressRelease.mvc/a99df28cccfa40b5b144152ba58ed899