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  • Eurozone GDP growth revised to four-year high

    Monday 07 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Eurozone economic growth in the second quarter was revised up to its highest rate in four years, Eurostat reported on Monday, on the back of a faster-than-expected expansion in Ireland and Germany.

  • German industrial production unexpectedly falls in July

    Monday 07 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - German industrial production fell unexpectedly in July, dragged lower by a sharp drop in automotive output, according to figures from the Federal Statistics Office on Monday.

  • US non-farm payolls surprise to the upside in August

    Friday 04 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US non-farm payrolls came in hotter than expected in August, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, rising by 162,000 against economists' expectations for a 53,000 increase.

  • Eurozone retail sales see largest decline in 14 months

    Friday 04 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Eurozone retail sales fell unexpectedly in July, registering their sharpest monthly decline in over a year, according to figures released by Eurostat on Friday.

  • Eurozone construction PMI falls as new orders drop

    Friday 04 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The downturn across the eurozone construction industry deepened in August as new orders shrank at their fastest pace in four months, according to data out on Friday from S&P Global.

  • German factory orders rise 2.5pc in July on transport‑equipment surge

    Friday 04 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - German factory orders rose 2.5% month‑on‑month in July, according to the Federal Statistical Office, marking a third consecutive increase and comfortably beating expectations.

  • US services sector accelerates in August as ISM and S&P Global PMIs strengthen

    Thursday 03 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US services activity strengthened in August, with both the Institute for Supply Management's and S&P Global surveys pointing to the fastest pace of expansion in months as demand, new orders and backlogs picked up across the sector.

  • US trade deficit widens to $88.6bn in July

    Thursday 03 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The US trade deficit widened in July as exports fell and imports rose, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, with the goods and services gap increasing to $88.6bn after a sharp rise in the goods deficit and a small uptick in the services surplus.

  • US non-farm productivity rises 1.4pc in Q2

    Thursday 03 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US labour productivity picked up in the second quarter, with non‑farm productivity rising at an unrevised annualised rate of 1.4%, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, helping to keep labour costs contained after a 0.8% increase in the first quarter.

  • Ifo Institute lifts German growth forecasts

    Thursday 03 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The Ifo Institute lifted its growth forecasts for the German economy on Thursday as it said sentiment has "noticeably brightened" in recent months.

  • US initial jobless claims come in ahead of expectations at 206,000

    Thursday 03 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at an accelerated pace in the week ended 29 August, according to the Labor Department, extending recent resilience in the labour market despite an unexpected contraction in payrolls.

  • US employers announce 52,881 job cuts in August

    Thursday 03 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US employers announced 52,881 job cuts in August, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, up from 33,429 in July but still 38.5% lower than a year earlier, marking the lowest August total since 2022.

  • Eurozone composite PMI points to steady private sector growth

    Thursday 03 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Private sector activity across the eurozone expanded more or less as expected in August, according to the final reading of the S&P Global composite purchasing managers' index on Thursday, with solid growth across both the services and manufacturing industries.

  • China services sector growth picks up in August

    Thursday 03 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Growth in China's services sector picked up in August, according to a private survey released on Thursday.

  • Bank of Canada keeps rates on hold as expected

    Wednesday 02 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The Bank of Canada kept interest rates at 2.25% on Wednesday, as widely expected, for the seventh meeting in a row.

  • US private sector job growth slows to 38,000 in August

    Wednesday 02 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US private sector employers added 38,000 jobs in August, according to Automatic Data Processing, the weakest monthly increase since January.

  • US mortgage applications edge up 0.8pc

    Wednesday 02 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US mortgage applications edged up 0.8% in the final week of August, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, almost reversing the 1% decline seen a week earlier,.

  • NZ raises cash rate as Iran war pushes up inflation

    Wednesday 02 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - New Zealand's central bank on Wednesday lifted interest rates to 2.75% as higher energy prices caused by the Iran war drove a spike in inflation.

  • Eurozone manufacturing growth hits four-and-a-half year high in August

    Tuesday 01 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Growth in the eurozone manufacturing sector hit a four-and-a-half year high in August, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

  • US job openings little changed in July

    Tuesday 01 Sep 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US job openings were little changed in July, holding at 7.3m, according to the latest JOLTS report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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