Digital Look

Welcome to Digital Look++,
you are not logged in

Advanced Search | Company A-Z | Feedback

Upgrade your account for less than £1 a day for unlimited real time data

Commodities News

Global fund managers lift equity allocations by most on record in May - BofA
Tuesday 19 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - Global fund managers lifted their equities allocation in May by the most on record, according to the latest fund manager survey from Bank of America.
Eurozone trade surplus narrows sharply
Tuesday 19 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - The Eurozone's trade balance shrank significantly in March, official first estimates published on Tuesday showed.
Google and Blackstone to launch $5bn AI cloud company - reports
Tuesday 19 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - Google and Blackstone plan to launch a new artificial intelligence cloud company backed by an initial $5bn equity investment, it was reported overnight on Tuesday, as demand for computing capacity continues to surge across the AI industry.
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.
Oil prices rise as Trump says China wants to buy US crude
Friday 15 May 2026
(Sharecast News) - Oil prices rose on Friday after US President Donald Trump said that China had agreed to buy oil from the US.
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.

Digital Look

Commodities News

Global fund managers lift equity allocations by most on record in May - BofA

Eurozone trade surplus narrows sharply

Google and Blackstone to launch $5bn AI cloud company - reports

Iran submits fresh peace proposal to US - reports

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

China's economy stumbles amid mounting geopolitical pressures

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

Oil prices rise as Trump says China wants to buy US crude

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

BoJ board member calls for immediate rate hike

US initial jobless claims ahead of expectations at 211,000

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

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

Demand for oil poised to outstrip supply, warns IEA

US PPI registers largest monthly increase since March 2022

US mortgage applications grow 1.7pc

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

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

US small business optimism index little changed in April

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

More Stories

Research

Research Plus

News

Help