The German trade surplus stood at €18.4 billion in May, up from €15.7 billion recorded in April and down from €22.3 billion in May 2024, and coming in above analysts' expectations, the country's Federal Statistical Office Destatis revealed in its report on Tuesday.
7/8/2025Japan's trade deficit on the balance of payments (BOP) basis for the month of May landed at ¥522.3 billion (~$3.3 billion) in line with expectations, according to a report released by the country's Customs Office.
7/8/2025Retail trade in the euro area declined by 0.7% in May compared to April, and the European Union observed an increase of 0.7% in the same month, Eurostat revealed in its report on Monday. On an annual basis, retail sales advanced by 1.8% in the Eurozone and by 1.9% in the EU.
7/7/2025House prices in the United Kingdom increased by 2.5% in June on an annual basis, Halifax's House Price Index report said on Monday, with the average house price standing at £296,665.
7/7/2025Industrial production in Germany observed a monthly increase of 1.2% in May, the Federal Statistical Office Destatis revealed in its report published on Monday. Compared to the same month a year before, the figure went up by 1%.
7/7/2025The producer price index (PPI) declined by 0.6% in both the euro area and the European Union in May compared to the previous month, according to a preliminary report by Eurostat published on Friday.
7/4/2025New orders for manufactured goods increased by 8.2% to $642 billion in May, according to the United States Census Bureau's report published Thursday.
7/3/2025New orders for manufactured goods increased by 8.2% to $642 billion in May, according to the United States Census Bureau's report published Thursday.
7/3/2025The United States Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) Composite Output Index, which combines the results of services and manufacturing, reached 52.9 in June, slightly above analysts' expectations but down from May's 53.0, S&P Global announced on Thursday.
7/3/2025Nonfarm employment in the United States grew by 147,000 in June, outperforming analysts' expectations, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed in its report published on Thursday.
7/3/2025The price of precious metals followed a downward trend on Thursday after the release of the latest data indicating positive developments in the United States' jobs sector. The recent economic indicators seemed to dampen investors' interest in safe-haven assets, which previously benefited from tariff-related trade uncertainty.
Gold fell 1.03% to exchange for $3,324.54 per ounce, while Platinum retreated 2.87% at the same time, going for $1,384.73 per ounce. Palladium declined 2.25% a minute later, changing hands for $1,118.29.
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Canada's goods and services trade deficit reached 5.9 billion Canadian dollars (approximately $4.3 billion) in May, improving from a deficit of 7.5 billion Canadian dollars observed in April, Statistics Canada revealed in a report on Thursday.
7/3/2025Bitcoin climbed above $110,000 for the first time since mid-June on Thursday as it moved toward a fresh all-time high. The world's biggest cryptocurrency surged to its record price on May 22, when it sold for $111,995. Year-to-date, Bitcoin gained almost 18%, and is up 4.32% in a month.
7/3/2025The United Kingdom's service sector activity improved in June, with the Services PMI Business Activity Index landing at 52.8, up from May's figure of 50.9, according to a report by S&P Global released on Thursday.
7/3/2025Manufacturing activity in the United States improved in June, the S&P Global revealed in its report published on Tuesday.
7/1/2025China's manufacturing sector returned to expansion in June, with the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) going from May's 48.3 to 50.4, S&P Global and Caixin revealed in their report published on Tuesday.
7/1/2025Annual inflation in Germany declined from 2.1% in April to 2% in June, according to a preliminary report by Destatis on Monday. The consumer price index (CPI) was unchanged on a monthly basis.
6/30/2025Mortgage approvals in the United Kingdom increased by 2,400 from April, landing at 63,000 in May, according to the data published by the Bank of England on Monday.
6/30/2025Canada's gross domestic product (GDP) declined by 0.1% in April compared to the previous month, Statistics Canada revealed in a report on Friday.
6/27/2025Retail trade in Japan decreased by 0.2% in May compared to the previous month and landed at ¥12.8 trillion (~$88 billion), according to a report released on Friday by the country's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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