Tuesday 12 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - The UK unemployment rate was steady at a four-year high in three months to June, while vacancies fell, according to figures released on Tuesday by the Office for National Statistics.
Monday 11 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - Europe's busiest airport Heathrow said passenger numbers were broadly flat in July, which it put down to capacity constraints.
Monday 11 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - China's consumer inflation was flat in July while factory-gate prices fell for a 34th consecutive month, highlighting persistent weakness in domestic demand despite government efforts to curb price wars and stabilise the economy.
Tuesday 12 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - Industry data released on Tuesday showed that rising sales were not enough to fend off job losses and store closures in July.
Friday 08 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) cleared Boeing's $4.7bn acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems on Friday, ruling out a deeper phase two probe and allowing the deal to proceed without further regulatory hurdles in Britain.
Friday 08 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - UK retail footfall dipped in July but the decline eased markedly from a month earlier, according to figures released on Friday by the British Retail Consortium and Sensormatic.
Thursday 07 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - The Bank of England cut interest rates on Thursday by 25 basis points to 4.0%, as widely expected.
Thursday 07 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - UK house prices rose in July at the fastest monthly pace since the start of the year, according to figures released by Halifax on Thursday.
Wednesday 06 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - Eurozone retail sales rose more than expected in June, according to figures released on Wednesday by Eurostat.
Wednesday 06 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - The downturn in the eurozone construction sector deepened in July, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
Wednesday 06 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - UK construction activity fell in July at the fastest pace in over five years amid a fresh drop in residential building, according to a survey released on Wednesday.
Tuesday 05 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - Growth in the UK service sector slowed in July amid a renewed fall in total new work, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
Monday 04 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - Close Brothers shares were surging on Monday morning, after the Supreme Court overturned a Court of Appeal ruling that threatened to expose lenders to billions in compensation over mis-sold car finance commissions.
Friday 01 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - The US manufacturing sector contracted in July for the first time this year as concerns about tariffs took their toll, according to a survey released on Friday.
Friday 01 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - Activity in the UK manufacturing sector improved in July, although it remained in contractionary territory, according to a survey released on Friday.
Friday 01 Aug 2025
(Sharecast News) - UK house prices bounced back in July, according to figures released on Friday by Nationwide.
Thursday 31 Jul 2025
(Sharecast News) - Economic activity in the Chicago area picked up in July, according to data released on Thursday.
Thursday 31 Jul 2025
(Sharecast News) - The Bank of Japan held its benchmark interest rate at 0.5% on Thursday, while raising its inflation forecasts more than expected, in a sign it could be edging closer to another rate hike.
Wednesday 30 Jul 2025
(Sharecast News) - Private sector employment in the US rose more than expected in July, according to figures released on Wednesday by ADP.
Wednesday 30 Jul 2025
(Sharecast News) - Santander UK announced it was cutting more than 2,000 jobs and closing more branches on Wednesday as part of a sweeping cost-reduction programme, coinciding with a 5% fall in first-half pre-tax profit to £764m.
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