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• US jobless claims hit nine-month high

  Thursday 09 May 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at an accelerated clip in the week ended 4 May, according to the Department of Labor, hitting a nine-month high in the process. Initial jobless claims rose by 22,000 ... Read More

• China imports smash forecasts as exports also...

  Thursday 09 May 2024

  (Sharecast News) - China's exports rose 1.5% in April, while imports surged 8.4%, beating forecasts, according to data released by the customs agency on Thursday. Economists had tipped imports to increase 4.8%. The figure also r ... Read More

• Sweden's Riksbank trims interest rates

  Wednesday 08 May 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Sweden's central bank trimmed interest rates on Wednesday, for the first time since 2016. In an unanimous decision, Riksbank reduced the cost of borrowing by 0.25 percentage points to 3.75%, arguing that while ... Read More

• German industrial production falls less than ...

  Wednesday 08 May 2024

  (Sharecast News) - Industrial output in Germany fell in March, according to data released on Wednesday by the Federal Statistical Office, Destatis, though it wasn't as big a drop as expected after figures for the previous month w ... Read More