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  • US mortgage applications fall for fourth straight week

    Wednesday 22 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - US mortgage applications inched lower in the week ended 17 October, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, marking the fourth consecutive weekly decline.

  • Chinese rare earth magnet exports drop as trade tensions mount

    Monday 20 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Chinese shipments of rare earth magnets dropped sharply in September, with exports to the US falling by more than a quarter, as concerns mount over Beijing's dominance of global supply chains of vital minerals.

  • EU ministers back plan to ban Russian gas imports by 2028

    Monday 20 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - European energy ministers have agreed to phase out Russian energy imports within three years, it was confirmed on Monday.

  • Chinese GDP, retail sales growth slow as investment slumps

    Monday 20 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - A host of Chinese economic data came in line or ahead of forecasts on Monday - though GDP and retail sales growth both slowed to their lowest rates in a year while fixed-asset investment unexpectedly fell - as the country's central bank left its benchmark lending rates unchanged for the fifth straight month.

  • German September producer prices fall 1.7% vs 2024

    Monday 20 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - German producer prices fell 1.7% last month year on year due to lower energy costs, according to official statistics published on Monday.

  • Eurozone construction falters in August

    Monday 20 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - The Eurozone's construction sector faltered in August, official figures showed on Monday, weighed down by weakness in civil engineering.

  • Eurozone Sept CPI confirmed at 2.2% but core rate ticks up

    Friday 17 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Eurozone inflation was confirmed at 2.2% in September, according to official data published on Friday.

  • G7 to coordinate efforts after China steps up rare earth controls

    Thursday 16 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - European Commission vice president Valdis Dombrovskis urged G7 partners on Thursday to coordinate with joint action after China's sweeping rare-earth export controls, saying leaders would ramp up efforts to diversify away from Beijing's dominance of global supply chains.

  • Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index slumps to -12.8 in October

    Thursday 16 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region contracted sharply in October, with the Philly Fed Manufacturing Index falling to a six-month low of -12.8, down from 23.2 in September and well below consensus expectations of 10.

  • Eurozone trade surplus narrows in August, EU deficit widens

    Thursday 16 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - The Eurozone posted a trade surplus of €1bn in August, down from €3bn a year earlier and sharply lower than both the €12.4bn recorded in July and the €6.9bn expected by economists.

  • Empire State manufacturing index unexpectedly rises

    Wednesday 15 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Manufacturing activity across New York State unexpectedly rose in October, marking its third increase over the past four months, according to a monthly report on sector conditions conducted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

  • US mortgage applications fall for third straight week

    Wednesday 15 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Mortgage applications in the United States fell for the third straight week over the seven days to 10 October, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association on Wednesday.

  • Eurozone industrial production falls less than expected

    Wednesday 15 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Industrial output across the eurozone declined in August, according to figures out on Wednesday from Eurostat, though the downturn wasn't as severe as expected.

  • Chinese deflation eases, but consumption concerns persist

    Wednesday 15 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Chinese consumer prices fell more than expected in September amid sluggish demand and the sharpest decline in food prices in 20 months, while factory gate deflation continued into its third year.

  • German investor confidence improves, but misses forecasts

    Tuesday 14 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Investor sentiment across Germany rose to a three-month high in October, according to the Centre for European Economic Research, but still came up short of analysts' forecasts.

  • German CPI confirmed at nine-month high in September

    Tuesday 14 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - German inflation was confirmed at a nine-month high in September, with final estimates on Tuesday showing an increase in price pressures in line with the flash reading.

  • Chinese exports, imports smash forecasts in September

    Monday 13 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - China's trade surplus with the rest of the world fell more than expected in September to its lowest in a year as import growth hit a 19-month high - though exports still came in stronger than estimates.

  • US consumer sentiment remains weak in October

    Friday 10 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - US consumer sentiment remained weak in October, according to a preliminary survey released on Friday.

  • German trade surplus rises as imports slump

    Thursday 09 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Germany's trade surplus widened more than expected in August as imports slumped, according to Destatis on Thursday, though exports also came in below forecasts.

  • US mortgage applications fall 4.7pc

    Wednesday 08 Oct 2025

    (Sharecast News) - US mortgage applications fell 4.7% in the week ended 3 October, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, extending the 12.7% drop seen in the prior period and further trimming a recent three-week surge of 42%.

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