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UK unemployment fell to 4.7% in June–August 2026, while the employment rate rose to 75.3%, according to the ONS. Both seasonally adjusted rates improved after four unchanged rolling estimates.
UK real GDP rose 0.1% in August 2026, slowing from July’s 0.4% increase. Growth over the three months to August strengthened to 0.7%, showing firmer activity over the broader period despite the softer monthly result.
UK annual CPI inflation rose to 3.1% in August 2026, while CPIH reached 3.3%, according to ONS data. Both rates increased for a second consecutive month, reversing part of the easing seen earlier in the year.
US job openings fell to 7.079 million in August 2026, while hiring rose modestly and quits declined. The combination points to softer demand for additional workers, but not a uniform weakening in recruitment.
The Swiss National Bank held its policy rate at 0% on 24 September 2026. It raised its conditional inflation outlook but said inflation would remain within the range consistent with price stability throughout the forecast horizon.
Euro area real GDP rose 0.6% in the second quarter of 2026 after stagnating in the first, while employment increased 0.1%. The figures point to stronger output growth without an acceleration in employment.
U.S. initial jobless claims were unchanged at 198,000 in the week ended September 19, 2026. The four-week average eased to 202,500, reinforcing a recent moderation in applications rather than signalling a fresh weekly decline.
U.S. retail and food services sales rose 0.77% in September 2026 to $745.021 billion, up 6.29% from a year earlier. Sales excluding motor vehicle and parts dealers and gasoline stations increased 0.25% month over month.
US real GDP grew at a 2.2% seasonally adjusted annual rate in Q2 2026, down from 2.5% in Q1. Consumption growth accelerated while private investment growth eased, pointing to an uneven change in activity.
US final-demand producer prices rose 6.34% year over year in September 2026, while core PPI increased 5.04%. Both measures rose month over month, but core’s annual rate returned to its June reading.
OPEC’s October 2026 outlook projects world oil demand of 108.275 million barrels per day in 2027, with the implied requirement for Declaration of Cooperation crude rising after a projected decline in 2026.
EIA’s October 6, 2026 outlook projects world petroleum and other liquid fuels production to exceed consumption from January 2027, with Brent spot prices forecast to fall to $72 per barrel by December 2027.
U.S. commercial crude stocks fell by 8,557 thousand barrels in the week ended October 9, 2026, while gasoline inventories rose. Distillate stocks declined, Cushing stocks increased and estimated crude production fell.
The ECB deposit facility rate rose by 25 basis points to 2.5%, effective September 16, 2026. The increase extends the upward move recorded in June, while rates remain below their September 2023 levels.
Euro-area annual inflation eased to 2.0% in December 2025, while core inflation fell to 2.3%. Both rates declined by 0.1 percentage point from November, returning to their July and August readings.
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