• 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.

• Eurozone producer prices register steepest drop in two years

  Thursday 05 Jun 2025

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

• Eurozone construction PMI remains in contraction territory in May

  Thursday 05 Jun 2025

  (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

  Thursday 05 Jun 2025

  (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.

• US services sector unexpectedly contracts amid macro uncertainty

  Wednesday 04 Jun 2025

  (Sharecast News) - The US services sector unexpectedly contracted in May for the first time in nearly a year as Donald Trump's tariff rampage raised price pressures and federal budget cuts affected purchasing decisions.

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

  Wednesday 04 Jun 2025

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

• US mortgage applications fall for third straight week

  Wednesday 04 Jun 2025

  (Sharecast News) - Mortgage applications in the US fell for the third straight week last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, with both refinancing and new loan volumes falling sharply.

• Eurozone private activity revised higher, but growth still subdued

  Wednesday 04 Jun 2025

  (Sharecast News) - A closely followed gauge of private-sector business conditions across the eurozone was revised higher on Wednesday, meaning economic activity narrowly avoided stagnating in May.

• UK spared hike in US steel tariffs

  Wednesday 04 Jun 2025

  (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

  Tuesday 03 Jun 2025

  (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

  Tuesday 03 Jun 2025

  (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.

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