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UK consumer prices rose 2.6% year-over-year in June, marking the slowest pace of inflation since March 2025. The reading came in below both May’s 2.8% increase and the market consensus of 2.7%. Core inflation, which excludes the more…
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The latest report from Germany’s ZEW Institute, released on Tuesday, revealed a sharp improvement in investor confidence in July, with economic sentiment significantly exceeding market expectations and nearly tripling from the previous…
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Gold rallied by around 1.5% on Tuesday after renewed diplomatic initiatives aimed at easing the US-Iran conflict helped calm inflation concerns and reduced expectations of further pressure on the Federal Reserve to tighten monetary…
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Oil prices regained momentum on Friday, climbing more than 1.5% during the European session after spending the previous two days in a period of subdued trading. The formation of consecutive Doji candles on Wednesday and Thursday…
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Gold traded below the key $4,000 threshold on Friday, extending losses after Thursday’s decisive break and close beneath this pivotal support level—the first daily close clearly below the mark since November 6, 2025. The move comes…
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The U.S. Dollar Index regained some ground on Thursday after coming under pressure over the previous two sessions, as softer-than-expected June inflation readings, including both CPI and PPI data, prompted investors to scale back…
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EURGBP edged higher in early Thursday trading after plunging to a fresh 13-month low, following Wednesday’s sharp 0.8% decline—the largest daily drop since June 22. The pound found strong support after reports suggested that newly…
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U.S. producer prices unexpectedly declined in June, providing further evidence that inflationary pressures eased during the brief period of relative stability in the Middle East before tensions flared up again. The Producer Price…
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China’s economy lost momentum in the second quarter, recording its weakest growth rate in more than three years as sluggish consumer spending outweighed the resilience of manufacturing activity and exports. The latest data has reignited…
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U.S. consumer inflation slowed more than expected in June, with the annual CPI rate easing to 3.5% from 4.2% in May—the strongest increase in more than three years—while coming in below market expectations of 3.8%. On a monthly basis,…
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