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Today: July 06, 2026
Today: July 06, 2026

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Australian job ads in June slip 0.2% m/m, ANZ-Indeed data shows

The number of Australian job advertisements dipped slightly in June, private-sector data showed on Monday, suggesting labour demand was only gradually easing amid higher

Australian job ads in June slip 0.2% m/m, ANZ-Indeed data shows
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Global stocks head for best week since May; US jobs data shifts rate outlook

Global stocks headed towards their best weekly performance in two months on Friday after a lukewarm U.S. jobs report dampened

Global stocks head for best week since May; US jobs data shifts rate outlook
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India's June services growth slips to 17-month low as demand, hiring cool, PMI shows

India's dominant services sector expanded at its slowest pace in 17 months in June as domestic demand weakened sharply and overall new business grew at its slowest rate

India's June services growth slips to 17-month low as demand, hiring cool, PMI shows
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Stocks shake it off

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Global equities are heading for their best week since early May as renewed signs of expansion in Asian activity gauges

Stocks shake it off
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US consumer confidence edges up in June; labor market perceptions deteriorate

U.S. consumer confidence nudged higher in June as a fragile truce in the Middle East conflict weighed down on gasoline prices, while households' perceptions of labor

US consumer confidence edges up in June; labor market perceptions deteriorate
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Japan's May factory output growth lagged forecasts

Japan's factory output rose at a slower-than-expected pace in May from the previous month, government data showed on Tuesday. Here are a few details.

Japan's May factory output growth lagged forecasts
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US consumer sentiment pushes off record lows as gasoline prices ease

U.S. consumer sentiment bounced off record lows in early June as easing gasoline prices offered households some relief, though concerns about

US consumer sentiment pushes off record lows as gasoline prices ease
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US weekly jobless claims increase marginally amid labor market resilience

The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits increased marginally last week, pointing to continued labor market resilience in early June.

US weekly jobless claims increase marginally amid labor market resilience
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US rate futures lift rate hike odds in December after strong jobs report

U.S. interest rate futures on Friday increased the chances that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by the December policy meeting

US rate futures lift rate hike odds in December after strong jobs report
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Brazil economic growth expected to have picked up in Q1 on stronger manufacturing

Brazil's economy is expected to have grown faster in the first quarter against the last three months of 2025 aided by stronger manufacturing activity,

Brazil economic growth expected to have picked up in Q1 on stronger manufacturing
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US import prices surge in April as fuels post biggest gain in four years

U.S. import prices surged in April, with the cost of fuels posting the largest increase in four years, another indication that the U.S.-backed war with Iran was boosting

US import prices surge in April as fuels post biggest gain in four years
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Russian services confidence drops to 40-month low, PMI shows

Russia's services sector contracted for a second straight month in April as weak client demand led to declines in output and new sales, while business confidence plumbed a 40

Russian services confidence drops to 40-month low, PMI shows
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Stocks surge in Seoul as Samsung surpasses Berkshire

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Gregor Stuart Hunter Global stocks were at record highs on Wednesday as some of Asia's biggest markets returned from a holiday in euphoric

Stocks surge in Seoul as Samsung surpasses Berkshire
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Investors reload yen shorts in intervention test

Investors have built the biggest short yen position in nearly two years, selling the currency against the euro, Swiss franc,

Investors reload yen shorts in intervention test
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US import prices increase below expectations; sharp rise anticipated due to Iran war

U.S. import prices increased less than expected in March, though the trend still pointed to firming imported inflationary pressures as the Middle

US import prices increase below expectations; sharp rise anticipated due to Iran war
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China's March bank lending seen surging on post-holiday rebound: Reuters poll

Chinese banks likely extended significantly more new loans in March than in February, according to a Reuters poll on Thursday, driven by improved

China's March bank lending seen surging on post-holiday rebound: Reuters poll
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Retail sales fall modestly in January as American consumers pull back on spending

American consumers pulled back their spending to start 2026, extending the malaise in retail sales that began late last year

Retail sales fall modestly in January as American consumers pull back on spending
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US consumer confidence improves modestly in February after cratering the first month of 2026

The American consumer’s confidence in the U.S. economy improved slightly in February after cratering a month earlier

US consumer confidence improves modestly in February after cratering the first month of 2026
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Stocks barely budge as January hiring jumps

Stocks barely budge as January hiring jumps

Stocks barely budge as January hiring jumps
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Russia's services sector growth accelerates in November, PMI shows

Russia's services sector experienced a resurgence in growth in November, driven by a renewed increase in new orders, a survey showed on Wednesday.

Russia's services sector growth accelerates in November, PMI shows
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South African manufacturing sentiment plunges in November

A monthly gauge of South African manufacturing sentiment saw its sharpest drop of the year in November, a purchasing managers' index (PMI) survey showed on Monday.

South African manufacturing sentiment plunges in November
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Italy business sentiment posts surprise increase in November

Italian business sentiment jumped in November to the highest since April 2024 but consumer confidence fell, data showed on Thursday, in mixed signs for the euro zone's third largest

Italy business sentiment posts surprise increase in November
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US business inventories unexpectedly flat in August as stocks at retailers fall

U.S. business inventories were unexpectedly unchanged in August, with stocks at retailers falling amid strong sales.

US business inventories unexpectedly flat in August as stocks at retailers fall
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FTSE 100 edges down with consumer staples, industrials stocks dragging

London's FTSE 100 edged lower on Monday, as consumer staples and industrials stocks weighed, while investors awaited the British government's highly anticipated budget this week.

FTSE 100 edges down with consumer staples, industrials stocks dragging