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  • Oil supply set to outstrip demand growth, IEA says

    Tuesday 17 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Global oil supply is expected to grow significantly faster than demand through the end of the decade, according to the International Energy Agency's latest medium-term outlook, Oil 2025, released on Tuesday.

  • German investor sentiment surges on improving economic outlook

    Tuesday 17 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Investor sentiment in Germany rose much more than expected this month, as interest-rate cuts and improving government finances helped bolster confidence.

  • Bank of Japan to slow cuts to government bond purchases

    Tuesday 17 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Japan's central bank said on Tuesday said it would slow cuts to government bond purchases from April 2026 as it held its benchmark overnight borrowing rate steady at 0.5%.

  • Iran signals willing to ease tensions with Israel - report

    Monday 16 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Iran has signalled a desire to ease tensions with Israel and resume nuclear negotiations, provided the United States stays out of the escalating conflict, according to an exclusive report by the Wall Street Journal on Monday.

  • NY Empire State manufacturing index falls to -16 in June

    Monday 16 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - The New York Empire State manufacturing index fell to -16 points in June, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, down from -9.20 points in May.

  • China retail sales growth hits 15-month high

    Monday 16 Jun 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Retail sales growth in China jumped to a 15-month high in May, helped by national holidays and government efforts to encourage spending to mitigate additional trade tariffs from the US.

  • 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.

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