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  • Iran submits fresh peace proposal to US - reports

    Monday 18 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - A revised peace plan drawn up by Iran aimed at ending war in the Middle East has been shared with the US, it was reported on Monday.

  • Oil prices rise as Trump warns 'clock ticking' on peace talks, after UAE drone strike

    Monday 18 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Oil prices rose on Monday after Donald Trump warned Iran that time was running out for peace talks and following a drone strike over the weekend on a United Arab Emirates nuclear power plant.

  • China's economy stumbles amid mounting geopolitical pressures

    Monday 18 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - China's economy faltered in April, official data showed on Monday, with both retail sales and industrial production significantly undershooting forecasts.

  • Empire State manufacturing gauge hits four-year high, but price pressures rise

    Friday 15 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Manufacturing activity across New York State grew at its highest rate in more than four years in May, according to data from the region's Federal Reserve on Friday, with new orders and shipments surging over the month.

  • US retail sales rise 0.5pc in April amid climbing fuel prices

    Thursday 14 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US retail sales rose 0.5% month‑on‑month in April, according to the Census Bureau, matching expectations but easing from a downwardly revised 1.6% increase in March.

  • BoJ board member calls for immediate rate hike

    Thursday 14 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Bank of Japan board member Kazuyuki Masu has called for an interest-rate hike to get ahead of an impending surge in inflationary pressures, so long as the economy remains resilient.

  • US initial jobless claims ahead of expectations at 211,000

    Thursday 14 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Americans lined up for unemployment benefits at an accelerated pace in the week ended 9 May, according to the Labor Department, with initial claims jumping by 12,000 to 211,000 - above market expectations of 205,000.

  • US clears sales of Nvidia H200 chips to some Chinese firms - report

    Thursday 14 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The US has cleared about 10 Chinese companies to buy Nvidia's H200 artificial intelligence chips, it was reported on Thursday, but no deliveries had yet been made as the deal remained caught between Washington's export controls and Beijing's efforts to reduce reliance on foreign technology.

  • OPEC cuts oil demand forecast for 2026 as Middle East conflict continues

    Wednesday 13 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has cut its oil demand growth projection this year but raised its outlook for next year as it continues to assess the impact of a months-long near closure of the key Strait of Hormuz.

  • Demand for oil poised to outstrip supply, warns IEA

    Wednesday 13 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - War in the Middle East will see demand for oil outstrip supply this year, while prices to continue to spike, the International Energy Agency warned on Wednesday.

  • US PPI registers largest monthly increase since March 2022

    Wednesday 13 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US producer prices rose sharply in April, with last month's headline producer price index for final demand increasing 1.4% month‑on‑month, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, up from gains of 0.7% in March and 0.6% in February.

  • US mortgage applications grow 1.7pc

    Wednesday 13 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Elsewhere on the macro front, mortgage applications increased by 1.7% in the week ended 8 May, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association of America, despite consistently high borrowing costs, with benchmark mortgage rates rising to their highest level in more than a month.

  • Eurozone Q1 edges up by 0.1%, industrial production up 0.2% in March

    Wednesday 13 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - The eurozone economy grew by 0.1% in the first three months of the year compared to the final quarter of 2025, according to official flash estimates published on Wednesday.

  • US inflation eases in April but annual CPI accelerates to 3.8pc

    Tuesday 12 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US consumer prices rose 0.6% in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, easing from the 0.9% increase recorded in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  • US small business optimism index little changed in April

    Tuesday 12 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US small‑business sentiment was generaly flat in April, according to the National Federation of Independent Business' small business optimim index, which came in at 95.9, little changed from March's 11‑month low of 95.8 and just shy of consensus forecasts of 96.1.

  • Norway lifts oil, gas revenue forecasts as Iran war hikes energy prices

    Tuesday 12 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Norway lifted oil and gas production revenue forecasts as it benefited from the surge in energy prices caused by the US-Israeli war on Iran.

  • German investor negativity eases but experts still cautious

    Tuesday 12 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Investor sentiment in Germany improved slightly over the past month, according to the latest ZEW survey, but remains firmly in negative territory amid ongoing uncertainty regarding geopolitical developments in the Middle East.

  • German April inflation confirmed at 2.9%

    Tuesday 12 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - German inflation was confirmed at 2.9% in April, the federal statistics office said on Tuesday.

  • US existing home sales up 0.2pc in April

    Monday 11 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - US existing home sales ticked slightly higher in April, according to the National Association of Realtors, rising 0.2% from March's seven‑month low to an annualised 4.02m units.

  • Trump slams Iran's response to US peace plan, oil spikes

    Monday 11 May 2026

    (Sharecast News) - Donald Trump has called Iran's response to America's proposed peace plan "totally unacceptable", sending oil prices higher on renewed fears there would be no immediate end to the conflict in the Middle East.

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