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  • US consumer confidence rebounds more than expected, but uncertainty persists

    Friday 13 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Consumer confidence in the United States rebounded this month after falling to a near-three-year low over the previous two months, according to a closely watched survey from the University of Michigan.

  • Oil, gold prices surge after Israel attacks Iran

    Friday 13 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Oil prices continued to surge on Friday, alongside a rush for safe-haven assets, after Israel launched a series of air strikes against Iran.

  • Israel strikes Iranian nuclear enrichment and missile sites

    Friday 13 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Israel's Air Force attacked Iran's nuclear weapons programme and ballistic missile sites overnight.

  • Industrial production slumps across Eurozone

    Friday 13 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Industrial production across the Eurozone slumped in April, official figures showed on Friday, missing expectations for a more modest decline.

  • German inflation holds steady at 2.1%

    Friday 13 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Consumer price inflation held steady in May, while wholesale price growth slowed for the third straight month, according to the Federal Statistical Office on Friday.

  • US PPI ticks up 0.1pc in May

    Thursday 12 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - US producer prices ticked up 0.1% month-on-month in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, following an upwardly revised 0.2% drop in April and below expectations of a 0.2% increase.

  • US initial jobless claims hold steady during first week of June

    Thursday 12 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at a steady pace in the week ended 7 June, according to the Department of Labor.

  • Donald Trump says US-China trade deal 'done'

    Wednesday 11 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - US and Chinese officials were said to have reached a "framework" trade agreement in London.

  • US CPI comes in cooler than expected in May

    Wednesday 11 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - US consumer price inflation increased slightly less than expected in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, up 0.1% month-on-month.

  • US mortgage applications surge 12.5pc

    Wednesday 11 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - US mortgage applications surged 12.5% in the week ended 6 June, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, following the prior week's 3.9% decline.

  • NFIB small business optimism index hits three-month high

    Tuesday 10 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - The National Federation of Independent Business' small business optimism index increased from 95.8 in April to 98.8 in May, the highest reading in three months, ahead of forecasts of 95.9.

  • Eurozone investor confidence hits one-year high

    Tuesday 10 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Investor confidence in the eurozone has moved into positive territory for the first time in a year, as economic expectations rose solidly and sentiment in Germany improved markedly.

  • Chinese consumer prices fall again as export growth slows

    Monday 09 Jun 2025

    (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.

  • US nonfarm payrolls rise slightly more than expected

    Friday 06 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Hiring in the US picked up slightly more than expected in May, according to the Department of Labor, with non-farm payrolls rising by 139,000.

  • Eurozone GDP revised higher for first quarter

    Friday 06 Jun 2025

    (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.

  • German industrial production, exports disappoint

    Friday 06 Jun 2025

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

  • ECB cuts, says trade uncertainty is 'significant'

    Thursday 05 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - The European Central Bank went ahead and cut interest rates for an eighth consecutive time, lowering its deposit rate by 25 basis points to 2.0%, and cut its short and medium-term inflation forecasts.

  • European Central Bank cuts interest rates

    Thursday 05 Jun 2025

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

  • US Q1 unit labour costs revised higher

    Thursday 05 Jun 2025

    (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.

  • US jobless claims rise by 8,000

    Thursday 05 Jun 2025

    (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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