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China inflation ticks higher, misses consensus
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (324+ words) Sharecast News | 10 Apr, 2026 Inflation in China edged higher in March, official data showed on Friday, although the pace of growth slowed. According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the consumer price index rose by 1% year-on-year, down on the 1. 3% rise seen…...
US PCE growth holds steady at 2. 8pc YOY in February
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (151+ words) US inflation rose in line with expectations in February, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, likely stopping the Federal Reserve from making any interest rates cuts in the near term. The personal consumption expenditures price index increased 0. 4% month-on-month in…...
Thursday preview: US GDP, Metlen Energy results in focus
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (163+ words) Thursday will be fairly quiet on the corporate front, with Metlen Energy's full-year results due in the UK. Across the pond, investors will eye the PCE index for February and fourth-quarter US GDP numbers, as well as the latest initial…...
New Zealand central bank holds rates but flags inflation risks
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (313+ words) The Reserve Bank of New Zealand unanimously voted to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but said it remains "ready to act" if the fallout from conflict in the Middle East continues to ramp up inflationary pressures. As expected by…...
Eurozone investor sentiment collapses on fallout fears from Middle East conflict
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (232+ words) Investor sentiment across the eurozone deteriorated dramatically over recent weeks following the outbreak of the war between Iran and the US-Israel, with fears of a possible recession back on the agenda, according to a monthly Sentix survey. The overall Sentix…...
US retail sales rise 0. 6pc in February
1+ week, 2+ day ago (138+ words) Sharecast. com US retail sales rise 0. 6pc in February Sharecast News | 01 Apr, 2026 US retail sales rebounded in February, rising 0. 6% month'on'month after a 0. 1% decline in January, according to the Census Bureau, coming in slightly ahead of forecasts for a 0. 5% increase to mark…...
US consumer confidence ticks higher despite rising inflation concerns
1+ week, 3+ day ago (134+ words) Sharecast News | 31 Mar, 2026 US consumer confidence edged slightly higher in March, with the Conference Board's headline index rising to 91. 8, up from 91. 0 in February. The Present Situation Index strengthened to 123. 3, reflecting improved assessments of current business and labour'market conditions, while the…...
US import and export prices jump in February
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Retail sales slide at fastest pace since April 2020
2+ week, 2+ day ago (262+ words) Retail sales slid in March at the fastest pace since April 2020, according to the latest Distributive Trades survey released on Tuesday by the Confederation of British Industry. The CBI's retail sales volume balance was -52, down from -43 in February. Sales were…...
Unemployment rate unchanged as wage growth slows
3+ week, 1+ day ago (465+ words) The unemployment rate was largely unchanged in January, official data showed on Thursday, while wage growth continued to slow. According to the Office for National Statistics, the rate rose by 0. 1 percentage point in November to January, to 5. 2%, a five-year high....