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  • US import and export prices fall in July as fuel costs drop

    Tuesday 18 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US import and export prices fell in July, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with lower fuel costs dragging imports lower and non‑agricultural weakness weighing on exports.

  • US building permits rise, housing starts sink

    Tuesday 18 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US building permits rose in July even as housing starts fell sharply, according to fresh data from the Census Bureau.

  • US pending home sales fall 2.3pc in July

    Tuesday 18 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US pending home sales fell in July, dropping 2.3% from June and 2.2% year‑on‑year, according to the latest update from the National Association of Realtors.

  • German investor sentiment improves more than expected in August - ZEW

    Tuesday 18 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - German investor sentiment improved more than expected in August, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the ZEW Center for European Economic Research in Mannheim.

  • Iran to shift policy to 'fully offensive' as MoU with US expires - report

    Monday 17 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Iran has reportedly decided to shift its policy ​from defensive to "fully offensive" due to the deadlock in efforts to agree a permanent end to ‌its war with the US, as the memorandum between the two expired.

  • US homebuilder confidence edges higher in August

    Monday 17 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US homebuilder confidence edged slightly higher in August, according to the latest NAHB/Wells Fargo housing market index, though broader signs of cooling persisted across the sector.

  • NY Empire State manufacturing index strengthens in August

    Monday 17 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US manufacturing activity strengthened sharply in August, according to the latest Empire State manufacturing survey from the New York Fed, with firms reporting solid gains in orders and shipments alongside longer delivery times and worsening supply availability.

  • Japan GDP slows more than expected, bond yields hit 30-year high

    Monday 17 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Japanese economic growth slowed more than expected in the second quarter of 2026, according to figures released on Monday from the country's Cabinet Office, while expectations of higher interest rates lifted bond yields to a 30-year high.

  • Chinese data flurry disappoints as recovery loses steam

    Monday 17 Aug 2026

    (Sharecast News) - A barrage of economic indicators from China came in below market forecasts on Monday, with weak domestic demand leading to a loss of momentum at the start of the second half.

  • 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.

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