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  • US retail sales fall 0.6pc in July

    Friday 14 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US retail sales fell 0.6% month‑on‑month in July, according to the Census Bureau, sharply missing forecasts for a small increase and more than reversing June's 0.2% gain.

  • Eurozone economy grows 0.4% in Q2

    Friday 14 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Eurozone GDP grew 0.4% in the second quarter, according to figures released on Friday by Eurostat, which confirmed the initial estimate.

  • US consumer confidence slides to lowest level in months

    Friday 14 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US consumer sentiment weakened sharply in August, according to preliminary figures from the University of Michigan, with all major measures of household confidence deteriorating on both a monthly and annual basis.

  • Norges Bank keeps deposit rate at 4.25% as expected

    Thursday 13 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Norges Bank kept its deposit rate at 4.25% on Thursday, as widely expected and for the second meeting in a row, but suggested there could be more tightening ahead.

  • US producer prices unchanged in July

    Thursday 13 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US producer prices were unchanged in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, following a 0.1% decline in June and a 0.5% increase in May.

  • US jobless claims come in ahead of expectations

    Thursday 13 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at an accelerated pace in the week ended 8 August, according to the Labor Department, with initial claims coming in ahead of Wall Street estimates.

  • Eurozone industrial production stable in June

    Thursday 13 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Industrial production was broadly flat across Europe in June, according to first estimates from Eurostat, with output unchanged in the euro area and up 0.2% in the wider EU - following a 0.3% rise in both regions in May.

  • US headline CPI reading dips to 3.4pc in July

    Wednesday 12 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US inflation eased in July, with the headline consumer price index slipping to 3.4% year‑on‑year, down from 3.5% in June, as petrol prices fell, even as the economic impact of the conflict in Iran continued to filter through.

  • US mortgage applications rise 3.6pc

    Wednesday 12 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US mortgage applications rose 3.6% in the week ended 7 August, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association, the strongest increase in two months and a rebound after two consecutive declines.

  • German inflation picks up in July as energy costs surge

    Wednesday 12 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Germany's consumer price index rose 0.8% month‑on‑month and 2.8% year‑on‑year in July, with Destatis confirming provisional estimates and that inflation pressures had intensified yet again.

  • US existing home sales fall 1.7pc in July

    Tuesday 11 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US existing‑home sales dipped in July, with the National Association of Realtors reporting a 1.7% month‑on‑month decline, though activity was 0.7% higher than a year earlier at an annualised 4.06m units.

  • RBA leaves cash rate at 4.35%, as expected

    Tuesday 11 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The Reserve Bank of Australia maintained the official cash rate at 4.35% on Tuesday, as widely expected, following three hikes earlier in the year.

  • NFIB small business optimism index rises to 11‑month high in July

    Tuesday 11 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The National Federation of Independent Business' small business optimism index rose to 99.8 in July, its strongest reading since last August, up from 97.4 in June and ahead of expectations.

  • US economy unexpectedly sheds jobs in July

    Friday 07 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The US economy unexpectedly shed jobs in July, according to data released on Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, making a September rate hike by the Federal Reserve unlikely.

  • German exports, industrial production beat expectations

    Friday 07 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - German exports and industrial production beat expectations for June, according to official data published on Friday.

  • US wholesale sales fall in June, inventories tick up

    Thursday 06 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US wholesale sales fell in June, according to the Census Bureau, while inventories edged higher.

  • US non‑farm productivity up 1.4pc in Q2

    Thursday 06 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US labour productivity picked up in the second quarter, according to preliminary figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Thursday, with non‑farm business sector productivity rising 1.4% on an annualised basis as output increased 1.7%, hours worked edged 0.3% higher and productivity was up 2.2%.

  • US initial jobless claims nudge up by 1,000

    Thursday 06 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at an accelerated pace in the week ended 1 August, according to the Labor Department, with initial claims rising by 1,000 to 199,000, slightly below expectations for a reading of 202,000.

  • US employers announce 33,429 job cuts in July

    Thursday 06 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US employers announced 33,429 job cuts in July, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, down 27% from June and 46% below the same month last year to mark the lowest monthly total in two years.

  • Eurozone construction contraction eases slightly in July

    Thursday 06 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The eurozone's construction sector remained in contraction in July, though the pace of decline eased slightly from June, according to a survey published on Thursday.

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