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German unemployment rate at 6.5% in AugustThe unemployment rate in Germany stood at 6.5% in August, up by 0.1 percentage points from the previous month, the Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur fuer Arbeit) revealed in its report on Friday. The number of unemployed people in Germany came in at 3,061,000 in the report
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Trump’s Greenland fixation puts security at the heart of Iceland’s knife-edge EU voteIcelanders on Saturday will vote in a knife-edge referendum on whether to resume negotiations to join the European Union, reopening a debate that has taken on deeper significance in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Arctic saber-rattling. The question put to the Nordic na
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Spain: Flash estimate of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) August 2026The estimated annual CPI inflation rate for August 2026 is 4.3%, according to the flash estimate prepared by the INE. This indicator provides a preliminary CPI figure which, if confirmed, would represent a 0.7 percentage point increase in the annual rate, given that the variation
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France: In the second quarter of 2026, salaried employment is almost stable (-0.1%)In the second quarter of 2026, salaried employment was virtually stable (-0.1%, or -23,500 jobs) after remaining stable in the previous quarter (0.0%, or +700 jobs). It was 0.3% below its level a year earlier (-72,500 jobs), but still significantly exceeded its pre-pandemic level
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Swiss KOF Economic Barometer: Positive economic outlookIn August, the KOF Economic Barometer increases by 2.5 points to a level of 106.7 (after revised 104.2 in the previous month). The indicator bundles for manufacturing, other services, as well as foreign demand particularly reflect these positive developments. The indicator bundle
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In the second quarter of 2026, French GDP is stable (+0.0% after -0.2%) and household purchasing power declines sharply (-0.6% per consumption unit)Gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms remained stable in the second quarter of 2026, following a 0.2% decline in the previous quarter. The carry-over growth for 2026 is +0.3%. Gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms remained stable in the second quarter of 2026, follo
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France: Household consumption of goods increased again in July 2026 (+0.5% after +0.6%)In July 2026, household spending on goods increased again month-on-month (+0.5% in volume* after +0.6% in June – revised data). Consumption of manufactured goods rose again (+0.5% after remaining stable), energy consumption increased again (+0.8% after +1.5%), as did food consump
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In August 2026, French consumer prices are expected to increase by 2.4% year-on-yearOver the course of a year, according to the preliminary estimate made at the end of the month, consumer prices are projected to rise by 2.4% in August 2026, following a 2.1% increase in July. This rise in inflation is mainly attributed to the acceleration in energy prices, primar
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Gold slips as Fed chief Warsh's Jackson Hole speech loomsGold slipped on Friday as market participants awaited closely watched remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh at the Jackson Hole symposium. Spot gold fell 0.5% to $4,576.30 per ounce by 0157 GMT after hitting a more than three-month high earlier this week following the U
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German import prices in July 2026: +6.8% on July 2025Import prices were 6.8% higher in July 2026 than in July 2025. Compared with the same month a year earlier, the rate of change was +6.1% in June 2026, and also +6.8% in May 2026. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that import prices in July 2026 were up 0.2% o
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The US jobs revision that could derail Fed rate hike betsEveryone’s focused on Kevin Warsh at Jackson Hole, but another major US release lands at exactly the same time and carries the potential to be even more influential for interest rates and markets. The past two preliminary payroll benchmark revisions removed 818,000 and 911,000 jo
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New developments in U.S.-Canada trade war: The impact on both economiesSignificant new trade developments have emerged since U.S. Section 338 tariffs took effect on Aug. 22—including the introduction of Canadian government support measures, counter-tariffs, and fresh U.S. threats against Canada’s auto sector. This report builds on our earlier analys
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