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  (Sharecast News) - US consumer sentiment rose to a five-month high in July, according to final estimates from a closely followed survey from the University of Michigan, though still remains well below levels seen over the past two years.

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  (Sharecast News) - US inflation showed renewed momentum in June, with the Bureau of Economic Analysis reporting a 0.3% monthly increase in its personal consumption expenditures price index, the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure.

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  (Sharecast News) - The eurozone jobless rate stayed at a record-low rate in June, with the number of young unemployed people across the single-currency region dropping to a two-year low.

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