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  • Eurozone economic sentiment retreats from three-year high

    Thursday 26 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Economic confidence across the eurozone weakened slightly in February, pulling back from a three-year high, despite improvements among consumers and retailers, as sentiment fell in the industrial and services sectors.

  • US weekly mortgage applications inch higher

    Wednesday 25 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US mortgage applications edged higher in the week ended 20 February, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, extending the modest improvement seen a week earlier despite a further drop in benchmark borrowing costs.

  • Eurozone inflation confirmed at 16-month low

    Wednesday 25 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Eurozone inflation officially fell to a 16-month low in January, final estimates from Eurostat confirmed on Wednesday, as a bigger drop in energy prices combined with slowdowns in processed food and services inflation.

  • Geopolitics to hit German consumer sentiment in March - GfK

    Wednesday 25 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Geopolitical concerns are expected to hit German consumer sentiment next month, according to a widely watched survey published on Wednesday.

  • German Q4 GDP rise confirmed at 0.3%

    Wednesday 25 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The German economy grew by 0.3% in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared with the previous three months, the federal statistics office said on Wednesday, confirming flash estimates.

  • US consumer confidence improves more than expected in February

    Tuesday 24 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US consumer confidence improved more than expected in February, according to a survey released on Tuesday.

  • EU car sales drop to five-month low

    Tuesday 24 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - New car sales across the European Union dropped to their lowest in five months in January, with registrations falling year-on-year across the region's largest markets.

  • FedEX sues US govt for full refund of Trump tariffs

    Tuesday 24 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Global courier giant FedEx is suing the US government for a "full refund" of President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs after they were ruled illegal by the Supreme Court last week.

  • US factory orders pull back in December

    Monday 23 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US factory orders declined for the second time in three months in December, according to figures from the Census Bureau on Monday.

  • EU postpones vote on US trade deal

    Monday 23 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The European Parliament has postponed a planned vote on the EU's trade agreement with the US following Donald Trump's decision to impose a blanket 15% import tariff, according to parliamentary sources cite by Reuters.

  • Chicago national activity index improves to +0.18 in January

    Monday 23 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The Chicago Federal Reserve's national activity index improved in January, pointing to a pickup in economic momentum at the start of the year.

  • German business sentiment improves more than expected - Ifo

    Monday 23 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - German business sentiment improved more than expected in February, according to a survey released on Monday by the Ifo Institute.

  • Trump vows to hike global tariffs to 15%

    Monday 23 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Global markets came under renewed pressure on Monday after Donald Trump vowed to increase worldwide tariffs to a blanket 15%.

  • Supreme Court rules against Trump's tariffs

    Friday 20 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that President Donald Trump's global tariffs are illegal.

  • US GDP growth cools to 1.4pc, PCE overshoots forecasts

    Friday 20 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US economic growth slowed sharply at the end of 2025 while inflation remained stubborn - a combination that will likely complicate the Federal Reserve's path on interest rates.

  • Eurozone PMI rises as manufacturing sector returns to growth

    Friday 20 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Private business activity across the eurozone increased at its fastest pace in three months in February, with the manufacturing sector returning to growth for only the second time in three and a half years.

  • Trump sets 10-day ultimatum for Iran on nuclear deal

    Friday 20 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US President Donald Trump gave a 10-day timeframe on whether he would strike a nuclear deal with Iran or launch a military attack on the Gulf state.

  • US pending home sales down 0.8pc in January

    Thursday 19 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US pending home sales slipped in January, according to the National Association of Realtors, falling 0.8% from December.

  • US wholesale inventories up 0.2pc in December

    Thursday 19 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US wholesale inventories rose by 0.2% month-on-month to $917.2bn in December, according to preliminary figures from the Census Bureau, matching November's reading and in line with market forecasts.

  • US wholesale inventories up 0.2pc in December

    Thursday 19 Feb 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US wholesale inventories rose by 0.2% month-on-month to $917.2bn in December, according to preliminary figures from the Census Bureau, matching November's reading and in line with market forecasts.

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