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U.S. Political, Economic Calendar - Week Ahead

All dates are in ET Time. Thursday, July 2, 2026 Exp Prev ET/GMT 0830/1230 06/27 Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report - Initial Claims Jobless Claims 220K 215K…

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Thai federation revises May car production to 11.43% y/y fall 

The Federation of Thai Industries said on Thursday it has revised its figures for car production in May, with output at 123,276 units, down 11.43% year on year.It previously said production fell 17.94% year on year to 114,214 units.

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Ireland’s Economy Contracts Less than Initially Thought

Ireland’s economy contracted by 7.0% in the first quarter of 2026, extending a 3.6% decline in the previous quarter, according to revised data.The globalized Industry sector contracted by 12.0% from Q4 2025, while Information & Communication declined by 2.0%.Overall, the multinational-dominated sec…

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Irish Q1 GDP drop revised to 7%, domestic growth remains

Growth in Ireland's domestic economy during the first three months of 2026 was revised on Thursday to 0.3% quarter-on-quarter from 0.6% previously while the much more volatile gross domestic product (GDP) was marked down to -7.0% from -12.1%.With Ireland's large multinational sector often distortin…

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Wall Street's aging bull meets an 'everlasting' US expansion: Mike Dolan

By Mike DolanOf the many extraordinary aspects of the morphing U.S. economy, none stands out more than its escape from significant cyclical recession since mid-2009 — a roughly 17-year run that has compounded the stock market boom and eased funding for the AI transformation.This is hardly the "Grea…

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Austin's Million-Dollar Home Boom Spills Into Texas Hill Country — WSJ

By Nancy Keates | Photographs by Brenda Bazán for WSJTexas Hill Country — Three years ago, Jen Bachman noticed a woman who had started coming in twice a day to the cafe she owns with her husband in Wimberley, Texas, a small town about 45 miles southwest of Austin. The woman, Linda Nelson, said she…

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Progressive surge complicates Democrats’ midterms focus on prices

By Tim Reid and Helen CosterDemocrats head into November’s midterm elections with potential advantages, including the unpopularity of President Donald Trump and voter anger with Republicans over high prices.But a string of primary victories by left-wing Democrats could complicate party leaders' eff…

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Trump biofuel goals hit reality as US plants lag

By Siddharth Cavale and Jarrett RenshawPresident Donald Trump's effort to boost production of bio-based diesel and deliver on promises to farmers and rural communities is colliding with a market reality: U.S. plants are not keeping up with his targets.The production gap carries political and econom…

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ZAWYA: $480bln fossil-fuel costs avoided by renewable energy boom in 2025

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Renewable power costs remain low, making renewables the cheapest source of new electricity in most markets and further strengthening their cost advantage over fossil fuels.Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2025, released by the International Renewable Energy Agen…

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Eurozone unemployment holds steady at record low

The seasonally adjusted jobless rate for the single-currency region was 6.2% for the second month in a row, matching the all-time low levels seen briefly during the end of 2024.Some 10.986m people were unemployed in May, down 55,000 over the month and 158,000 lower than a year ago.Meanwhile, youth…

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São Paulo Monthly Inflation Eases

Consumer prices in São Paulo rose 0.18% month-on-month in June 2026, easing from a 0.45% increase in May.Inflation moderated for housing (0.34% vs. 0.53%) and food (0.13% vs. 1.14%), while personal expenses fell 0.03%, reversing from a 0.31% increase in the previous month.In contrast, transport (0…

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Spain Unemployment Falls Below 2.3 Mln

MADRID (dpa-AFX) - Spain's unemployment fell below 2.3 million in June for the first time since early 2008, the labor ministry reported Thursday.The number of unemployed fell 28,739 from the previous month to reach 2.29 million in June. It had not fallen below 2.3 million since January 2008, the mi…

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