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  (Sharecast News) - Consumer prices in China declined year-on-year for the fourth straight month on the back of weak domestic demand and falling prices, while export growth slowed as a result of the country's ongoing trade war with the US.

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  (Sharecast News) - The eurozone economy expanded at a much stronger rate than initially expected in the first quarter, registering the steepest rate of growth in two and a half years.

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  (Sharecast News) - Industrial production and exports in Germany both fell sharply in April, official data showed on Friday, missing forecasts.

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  (Sharecast News) - The European Central Bank cut the cost of borrowing on Thursday, as widely predicted, after inflation dipped below target.

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  (Sharecast News) - Price pressures from the US jobs market intensified by more than expected during the first three months of 2025, as the economy shrank.

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  (Sharecast News) - Amercians lined up for unemployment benefits at an accelerated pace in the week ended 31 May, according to the Department of Labor.

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  (Sharecast News) - Producer prices across the eurozone slumped in April by their most in two years as energy price deflation accelerated significantly.

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  (Sharecast News) - Eurozone construction activity remained in contraction territory in May, according to Hamburg Commercial Bank's purchasing managers' index.

• German factory orders unexpectedly rise in April

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  (Sharecast News) - German factory orders rose 0.6% month-on-month in April, according to the Federal Statistical Office, defying expectations of a 1.0% drop following March's downwardly revised 3.6% gain.

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• US private sector employment rises less than expected in May - ADP

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  (Sharecast News) - Private sector employment in the US rose less than expected in May, according to figures released on Wednesday by ADP.

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  (Sharecast News) - Donald Trump has exempted the UK from a new 50% tariff on steel and aluminium imports, after the rate was doubled overnight on Wednesday.

• Swiss consumer prices fall for first time since 2021

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  (Sharecast News) - Consumer prices in Switzerland declined year-on-year for the first time in four years in May, according to the Federal Statistical Office on Tuesday, raising the odds of another interest-rate cut.

• OECD cuts growth forecasts on Trump trade war

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  (Sharecast News) - Global growth is set to slow this year and next, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development warned on Tuesday, on the back of Donald Trump's sweeping tariff regime.

• Eurozone inflation falls below ECB target

  Tuesday 03 Jun 2025

  (Sharecast News) - Eurozone inflation dipped below 2% last month, official estimates showed on Tuesday, further supporting the case for a reduction in interest rates.

• China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly contracts in May

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  (Sharecast News) - Activity in China's manufacturing sector unexpectedly contracted in May, according to data released on Tuesday.

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