13th August 2025
On Monday, the UK unemployment rate held steady at 4.7% in the three months to June. While the headline figure suggests stability, underlying data points to a gradual softening in the labour market, with payrolls falling for six consecutive months and job vacancies continuing to decline.
6th August 2025
Some encouraging PMI data emerged from Asia this week. In Japan, services sector activity picked up pace in July, with the Services PMI rising to 53.6 from 51.7 in June, which marks the strongest expansion since February.
30th July 2025
It has been a week of little economic data for markets to process. Euro area inflation currently stands at 2% - matching the ECB’s target.
23rd July 2025
Market performance has been mixed this week as earnings season gets underway and President Donald Trump’s 1 August trade deadline approaches.
16th July 2025
Market performance thus far this week has been fairly muted with investors waiting in anticipation to digest a slew of economic data.
9th July 2025
Global equities began the week on a cautious footing, with markets retreating modestly on Monday amid renewed trade tensions.