April 25, 2025 United States: Stocks Halt Rally on Conflicting Tariff Signals   A solid week on Wall Street is ending on a softer note, with stocks falling as investors digested the gains of the past few sessions amid conflicting signals on whether the US-China trade spat is de-escalating.   The S&P 500 halted a

April 24, 2025 United States: US Initial Jobless Claims Tick Up, In Line With Forecasts   Applications for US unemployment benefits picked up slightly, reflecting a stable labor market.   Initial claims increased by 6,000 to 222,000 in the week ended April 19, according to Labor Department data released Thursday.   https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-24/us-initial-jobless-claims-tick-up-in-line-with-forecasts?srnd=phx-economics-v2    Europe: German

April 23, 2025 United States: Growth in US Business Activity Is Weakest Since 2023 on Tariffs   US business activity expanded at the slowest pace since 2023, while output expectations deteriorated, and price pressures mounted as tariffs created headaches for companies.   The S&P Global flash April composite index of output at manufacturers and services

April 22, 2025 United States: US Short-Term Yields Climb With Treasury Auctions Set to Begin   Short-term Treasury yields climbed Tuesday, while their European counterparts declined, as investor caution on US assets was compounded by a pending auction of two-year notes and several Federal Reserve speakers.   US two-year yields rose as much as five