• US consumer confidence recovers in September as Democrats grow more optimistic

  Friday 18 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - US consumer confidence overall rose back to its highs from April, having moved roughly sideways since then, the results of a closely-followed survey revealed.

• EU agrees to purchase Sanofi/GSK Covid-19 vaccine

  Friday 18 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - The European Union agreed an advance purchase agreement with Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline for the companies' potential Covid-19 vaccine.

• US homebuilders stumble in August, but further strength seen ahead

  Thursday 17 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - The US housing market cooled a bit last month but economists were quick to dismiss the drop, pointing to the impact of hurricanes on activity in the South and strength in permits for the construction of new single-family homes.

• Secondary US jobless claims fall sharply

  Thursday 17 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - US unemployment claims only dipped a little over the preceding week, but those not being filed for the first time fell sharply.

• US manufacturing strengthens in September, Philly Fed says

  Thursday 17 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - Manufacturing sector conditions in the US mid-Atlantic region continued to firm in September, the results of a closely-followed survey revealed.

• Saudi could have enough uranium ore to produce own nuclear fuel

  Thursday 17 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - Saudi Arabia could have enough mineable uranium ore reserves to kickstart its domestic production of nuclear fuel, according to confidential reports from China that were seen by the Guardian.

• EU car sales slow as demand eases

  Thursday 17 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - EU car sales slowed in August as demand built up during the Covid-19 lockdowns slowed, industry figures showed.

• US database specialist Snowflake rockets on first day of trading

  Wednesday 16 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - Shares in Snowflake were being called to start trading at as high $175, or 46% above the price set for their initial public offering.

• US retail spend slows in August as auto and gasoline sales drag

  Wednesday 16 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - US retail sales volumes grew more slowly than anticipated last month, weighed down by slower growth in consumer spend for autos and at gasoline stations.

• Madrid may tighten mobility restrictions, Bank of Spain cuts GDP forecasts

  Wednesday 16 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - The regional government of Madrid appears set to tighten mobility restrictions in several of the districts and suburbs witnessing the most rapid increases in Covid-19 infections.

• Eli Lilly monoclonal antibodies may reduce Covid-19 hospitalisations, study shows

  Wednesday 16 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - Monoclonal antibodies being trialled by Eli Lilly appeared to help some patients rid themselves of the Covid-19 vrius more quickly.

• Euro area exports to US and UK still significantly lower year-to-date in July

  Wednesday 16 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - The single currency bloc's surplus on trade with the rest of the world widened in July, nearly completing a V-shaped recovery to pre-Covid levels.

• Global economy could recover in 2021 if stimulus kept up - OECD

  Wednesday 16 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - The global economy could return to growth next year as better outlooks from the US and China combined with a "massive response" to the Covid-19 pandemic from other nations lessened GDP contraction, the OECD said on Wednesday.

• Trump criticises WTO over ruling on US tariffs against China

  Wednesday 16 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - US President Donald Trump criticised the World Trade Organization for being "completely inadequate" after it ruled against US tariffs on China and said they breached international regulations.

• Scottish Power to help produce green hydrogen to fuel transport

  Wednesday 16 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - Scottish Power's wind and solar farms are to start producing green hydrogen that will be used to fuel buses, ferries and even trains as part of a strategy to boost the country's hydrogen economy.

• US industrial production weighed down by lower auto output in August

  Tuesday 15 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - Industrial output in the US undershot economists' forecasts in August, as manufacturing production fell short and that from utilities surprised to the downside.

• New York Fed factory index fails to recover ground lost in August

  Tuesday 15 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - Factory sector conditions in New York state and northern New Jersey continued to improve in September, according to the results of a closely-followed survey.

• IEA cuts forecast for global oil demand growth in backhalf 2020

  Tuesday 15 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - The International Energy Agency took an axe to its forecasts for global oil demand growth in the backhalf of 2020, even as it warned that the world's thirst for oil had, at 91.7m barrels a day, only recovered to its levels from 2013 due to the pandemic.

• US and UK to enter 4th round of trade talks this week

  Tuesday 15 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - The resumption of trade talks between the US and the UK later this week will come at a pivotal moment for London as it tries to establish its future relationship with the European Union.

• German investor sentiment improves in September

  Tuesday 15 Sep 2020

  (Sharecast News) - German investor sentiment improved in September despite rising coronavirus cases and concerns about Brexit, according to the latest survey from the ZEW Center for European Economic Research in Mannheim.

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