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Spain unemployment to decline further in Q3

Jul 20, 2015 04:17 am UTC| Commentary

Given the strong economic momentum since the beginning of the year, favourable seasonal factors and, to a lesser extent, some measures implemented by the government since 2011."The Spanish unemployment rate is expected to...

French business confidence to improve in July

Jul 20, 2015 04:12 am UTC| Commentary

Continued improvement is expected , particularly in the French manufacturing sector, as corporate spending and export growth should start to respond to low oil prices and a weak euro.Corporate tax cuts should also filter...

Daily Economic Outlook: 20th July, 2015

Jul 20, 2015 04:12 am UTC| Commentary

Today is set to be a very quiet start to what is an exceedingly light week for new economic data. There are no data releases of note today and the only first tier releases later in the week are UK retail sales (Thurs) and...

Euro area PMIs to soften heading into Q3

Jul 20, 2015 04:08 am UTC| Commentary

As we enter H2, an overall softening of the PMIs is expected as the euro area continues its cyclical recovery.Therefore further growth is expected in July in the manufacturing and services sectors but with both at a lower...

Greece to repay the ECB and the IMF

Jul 20, 2015 04:02 am UTC| Commentary

Greece should be able to pay the ECB 3.5bn debt redemption due on Monday with the help of the 7bn bridge loan agreed last week. On top of that, the Greek government should settle the IMF missed payments (1.54bn in June and...

BoK indicates slowdown in GDP growth on MERS concerns

Jul 20, 2015 04:02 am UTC| Commentary

BoK Governor Lee Ju-yeol disclosed a flash estimate of 0.4% qoq growth of South Korean GDP, at the press conference following the MPC meeting on 9 July. Growth in key components of Q2 GDP can be calculated using the H1 GDP...

US New home sales to take a breather after reaching an eight-year high

Jul 20, 2015 03:58 am UTC| Commentary

The fundamental outlook for US new home sales is very bullish in our view. Although young households are showing a clear preference towards renting rather than buying, tightness in rental inventories and the resulting rent...

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Economy

Oil Prices Surge Above $106 After Deadly Saudi Airport Attack

Oil prices climbed on Monday as escalating Middle East tensions pushed Brent crude above $106 per barrel following a deadly Houthi attack on a Saudi Arabian airport. However, gains were limited by U.S. President Donald...

Nasdaq Falls as Oil Prices Surge Ahead of Bank Earnings

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday, with the Nasdaq Composite declining as oil prices surged nearly $2 per barrel following deadly attacks on Saudi Arabias Riyadh international airport. Investors also remained cautious...

Trump Defends Russian Diesel Deal Amid US Sanctions Backlash

US President Donald Trump defended his controversial diesel agreement with Russia on Monday, despite growing bipartisan criticism from lawmakers who warn that the arrangement could violate US sanctions and restrictions on...

Wall Street Ends Mixed as Investors Await CPI and Bank Earnings

Wall Street closed mixed on Monday as investors prepared for crucial U.S. inflation data and quarterly earnings from major banks. Rising oil prices and geopolitical tensions also influenced market sentiment ahead of a busy...

European Stocks Rise as Oil Prices Fall Ahead of US CPI

European stock markets edged higher on Monday as falling oil prices supported investor sentiment, while uncertainty surrounding geopolitical developments and upcoming corporate earnings kept gains modest. The pan-European...

Politics

Elon Musk Donates $366 Million to 2026 US Midterms

Elon Musk has poured approximately $366 million into the 2026 US midterm elections, making the Tesla and SpaceX CEO potentially the largest individual political donor of the election cycle as Republicans fight to retain...

Jordan Bardella Antisemitism Allegations Threaten Le Pen’s Campaign

French far-right National Rally (RN) president Jordan Bardella is facing mounting political pressure over allegations of antisemitism, raising questions about the partys efforts to distance itself from its controversial...

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles Amid Rising Tensions With South Korea

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its eastern coast on Monday, escalating tensions with South Korea following Seouls recent hypersonic missile test. The launches marked Pyongyangs fourth...

Trump Plans White House Shake-Up of Key AI Safety Agency

President Donald Trumps administration is preparing to transfer three senior officials from the Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence (CAISSI) to the White House as part of efforts to...

Greenland Lawmakers Back Trump Security Deal Despite Economic Concerns

A majority of Greenlands lawmakers expressed support for a new security agreement with US President Donald Trump during a parliamentary debate on Monday, despite opposition concerns over its economic benefits and the...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Moonshot AI Executives Seek Settlement Ahead of Hong Kong IPO

Senior executives at Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI are reportedly negotiating a settlement in a shareholder dispute ahead of the companys planned Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO). According to...

Meta Launches Muse Wonder AI Models, Shares Rise 3.7%

Meta Platforms has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, marking a major step in the companys efforts to compete with leading AI developers. The announcement on Monday...

Epic Games Delays Disney Shooter, Shifts to AI-First Development

Epic Games has reportedly postponed the launch of its upcoming Disney multiplayer shooter as the Fortnite developer adopts an artificial intelligence-driven approach to game production, according to Bloomberg. The highly...

Arthur Hayes Announces FLOP Testnet Launch Within Weeks

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has announced that Flop Labs plans to launch its FLOP testnet within weeks, introducing a blockchain network designed to support artificial intelligence (AI) computing. The upcoming 90-day...

Samsung, SK Hynix Shares Fall as China's CXMT Advances DRAM Technology

Shares of South Korean semiconductor giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix dropped more than 3% on Monday after Chinese memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) announced progress in advanced DRAM technology,...