Australia Inflation Falls to 2.1% in Q2 2025, Lowest Since Early 2021
📌 Key Takeaways Australia Inflation Eases Further in Q2 Australia’s annual inflation rate fell to 2.1% in the second quarter of 2025, easing from 2.4% in the previous two quarters and coming in slightly below market expectations of 2.2%. This...
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Germany Retail Sales Jump in June 2025, Posting Best Annual Growth in Over 3 Years
đź“Ś Key Takeaways Retail Recovery Gathers Pace in Germany Germany’s retail sales rebounded strongly in June 2025, rising 1.0% month-over-month—outpacing the expected 0.5% growth and reversing the 0.6% drop recorded in May. This marked the first increase since March, fueled...
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JPMorgan May Replace Goldman Sachs as Apple Card Partner
🔑 Key Takeaways Background and What’s at Stake According to the Wall Street Journal, JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM), the largest U.S. bank, is currently Apple’s (NASDAQ: AAPL) preferred candidate to run the Apple Card. The two companies have been in...
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China FDI Falls 15.2% in H1 2025, But High-Tech Draws Foreign Interest
🌏 Key Takeaways đź“Š China FDI Overview: Foreign Direct Investment in H1 2025 China’s FDI in the first half of 2025 fell 15.2% year-on-year, totaling CNY 423.23 billion. Investment trends shifted away from broader sectors, even as high-tech industry areas...
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US-EU Trade Agreement Boosts Global Stocks and Euro Amid Policy-Heavy Week
Global stocks rallied and the euro climbed on Monday following a newly reached trade agreement between the United States and the European Union. The deal, which imposes a 15% baseline tariff on most European goods—half of the originally threatened rate—boosted...
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