News of the pick-up in Spanish sentiment followed separate official data showing that inflation in Spain was slowing.

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But as the boats flee, Cuba now passes real-time data to the US coastguard so they can pick up the pursuit.

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Data for the first couple of weeks of September indicate reserve accumulation is on the pick-up after a substantial slowdown in August.

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The Fed's beige book, a regular survey of anecdotal data released on January 15th, confirmed that the economy remains weak, but also revealed signs of pick-up in several regions, most notably the industrial north-east.

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