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  (Sharecast News) - Industrial production in the US dipped last month, but only due to a drop in output from utilities.

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  Wednesday 16 Apr 2025

  (Sharecast News) - Spending by Americans spiked last month, in part due to an attempt to front run the imminent imposition of import tariffs.

• Fund managers' recession expectations rise amid tariff war - BofA

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  (Sharecast News) - A growing number of fund managers is expecting a recession this year as Trump's tariff war takes its toll.

• China open to talks with US under certain conditions - Bloomberg

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  (Sharecast News) - Beijing was open to talks with the US if Washington first committed to a number of conditions.

• Euro area CPI inflation dips in March, core prices steady

  Wednesday 16 Apr 2025

  (Sharecast News) - The cost of living in the euro area rose a bit more slowly last month, as energy prices fell back.

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  (Sharecast News) - Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) significantly reduced its forecast for global oil demand growth, citing mounting economic headwinds and escalating trade tensions.

• Eurozone industrial production accelerates in February

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  (Sharecast News) - Industrial production in the euro area rose by 1.1% in February compared with the prior month, according to fresh data from Eurostat on Tuesday.

• Beijing tells Chinese airlines to halt Boeing deliveries

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  (Sharecast News) - China has instructed its domestic airlines to halt deliveries of Boeing aircraft and suspend purchases of US-made aviation equipment and parts, it emerged on Tuesday, deepening a widening trade dispute with the United States.

• Trump's 'erratic' trade policy hammers German investor sentiment

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  (Sharecast News) - Investor sentiment in Germany has fallen at its sharpest rate since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war, according to the results of a closely watched ZEW survey on Tuesday, due to the "erratic" changes in Donald Trump's tariff plan.

• US consumer confidence slips in April, inflation expectations highest since 1981

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• US producer prices decline unexpectedly in March

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  (Sharecast News) - Wholesale prices in the States undershot market forecasts last month, partly as a result of a decline in energy costs.

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  (Sharecast News) - European shares gave up early gains as China lifted tariffs on US imports to 125% at the end of a turbulent week, driven by President Donald Trump's erratic trade policies.

• China hikes tariffs on US goods to 125%

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  (Sharecast News) - China raised its tariffs on American goods again, but said that it would ignore any further increases on the part of Washington.

• German inflation confirmed at four-month low as energy prices drop

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• EU pauses tariffs against US for 90 days

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  (Sharecast News) - The European Union said it was pausing new tariffs against the US for 90 days, opening the door for talks with US President with Donald Trump.

• US initial jobless claims increase by 4,000

  Thursday 10 Apr 2025

  (Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at an accelerated pace in the week ended 5 April, according to the Labor Department.

• US 90-day tariff pause sets off furious rally

  Thursday 10 Apr 2025

  (Sharecast News) - The White House hit pause on its 'reciprocal tariffs' for all countries - save China - setting off a furious rally on Wall Street.

• China retaliates with 84% tariffs in latest trade war escalation

  Wednesday 09 Apr 2025

  (Sharecast News) - China on Wednesday announced new tariffs of 84% on the US in the latest trade war tit-for-tat retaliation between the world's two biggest economy.

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