US natural gas prices fell to $3.25 per MMBtu, retreating from a three-week high of $3.3 hit on June 25, as cooling weather forecasts signaled a drop in air-conditioning demand and gas-fired electricity consumption.Despite this near-term price drop, raw data shows that export fundamentals remain ro…
Total credit extended to the Greek economy rose by 4.6% year-on-year in May 2026, marking the strongest growth since January, following a one-and-a-half-year low increase of 3.9% in the previous month.Credit to the private sector accelerated to 7.4% from 6.8% in April, while the monthly net flow of…
Business confidence in the Dutch manufacturing sector rose to 1.3 in June 2026, rebounding from -2.0 in the previous month.This marked the strongest reading since August 2022, as expectations for business activity became more optimistic, rising to 14.5 from 4.6, signaling a stronger near-term produ…
Belgium's annual inflation eased to 3.4% in June 2026 from 4.08% in May, slowing for the first time in four months.Energy inflation slowed to 10.3% from 11.2%, while motor fuel prices were 18.8% higher than a year earlier but fell 6.4% from the previous month.The moderation was also driven by food…
Business confidence in Portugal edged up to 2.8 in June 2026, the highest in four months, after being steady at 2.7 previously.Optimism increased among service providers (8.5 vs 8.3 in May), constructors (4.3 vs 3.8) and traders (4.2 vs 3.3), particularly retailers (6 vs 4.7).On the other hand, sen…
Montenegro’s trade deficit widened to €348.7 million in May 2026 from €338.2 million in the same month last year.Exports rose 7.5% year-on-year to €39.1 million, while imports grew 3.5% to €387.7 million.On a cumulative basis, the trade deficit expanded to €1,512.8 million from €1,458.4 million a y…
The Eurozone industrial confidence indicator rose slightly to -7.7 in June 2026 from -7.9 in May, but was below forecasts of -7.2.There was a marked improvement in managers' assessment of stocks of finished products and stronger production expectations, while assessments of the current level of ord…
Industrial production in Cyprus increased by 1.4% year-on-year in April 2026, slowing from an upwardly revised 4.9% increase in the previous month.This marked the lowest increase since October 2024.The moderation was driven by slower growth in mining and quarrying (4.5% vs. 9.2% in March), manufact…
The index measuring services sector confidence in the Eurozone rebounded to 3.2 in June of 2026 from 2.6 in the previous month, the highest since March, and slightly ahead of market expectations of 3.Expectations on the evolution of demand improved to 7.3 from 5.4 in May, supported by expectations…
The Eurozone Economic Sentiment Indicator rose for a second consecutive month to 95.0 in June 2026, moving further from April’s five-year low and surpassing market expectations of 94.3, as businesses and consumers continued to evaluate the economic impact of the Iran war amid ongoing US-Iran peace…
Portugal's consumer confidence index rose to -25.9 in June 2026 from -27.1 in May, marking the first improvement in sentiment since December 2025.Over the past year, consumer sentiment weakened, with households' financial outlook deteriorating to -16.2 from -15.5 and perceptions of the country's ec…
Euro Area consumer confidence was confirmed at -17.7 in June 2026, up from -19 in May, marking the second consecutive month of improvement.In the broader European Union, consumer sentiment also increased to -17 from -18.2 the month before, as consumers grew less pessimistic about the economy and th…
Net mortgage approvals for UK house purchases fell to 56,205 in May 2026, down from a revised 66,034 in April and below market expectations of 62,900.This marked the lowest level since December 2023 and well under the six-month average of 63,300, as rising mortgage rates and weakened consumer confi…
Rubber futures extended their decline below 210 US cents per kilogram in late June, approaching their lowest level since April, as expectations of stronger supply weighed on the market.Output increased across major Southeast Asian producers, including Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam, following the…
Slovenia's retail sales rose 1.8% year-on-year in May 2026, slowing from a downwardly revised 3.3% increase in the previous month.It marked the lowest reading since February, largely driven by a 2.3% decline in food retail segment.Meanwhile, motor fuel sales climbed 13.3%, while non-food retail sal…
Net borrowing of consumer credit by individuals in the UK eased to £1.66 billion in May of 2026 from the downwardly revised £1.71 billion in the prior month and missing market forecasts of £1.8 billion.This was slightly below the previous 6-month average of £1.9 billion.Within this, net borrowing t…
Tourist arrivals in Bulgaria rose by 2.4% year-on-year to an eight-month high of 1,021.8 thousand in May 2026, rebounding from a 1.4% decline in the previous month.Holiday and leisure travel accounted for the largest share of arrivals at 41.8%, followed by visits for other purposes (43.9%), while b…
Bank lending to Eurozone households rose 3.1% year-on-year to €7.21 trillion in May 2026, up from 3.0% in April and exceeding market forecasts of 2.9%.Household credit demand grew at its fastest pace since February 2023, ahead of the European Central Bank’s first rate hike in three years, scheduled…
The industrial confidence indicator in Slovakia fell by 7.3 points month-on-month to -6.7 in June 2026 from 0.7 in the previous month, marking the lowest reading since November 2025.The deterioration reflected weaker assessments of expected production for the next three months (17 vs 26), particula…
Palestine’s current account deficit narrowed sharply to USD 440 million in the first quarter of 2026 from USD 963 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.The services account deficit significantly decreased to USD 81 million from USD 263 million.On the other hand, the goods accoun…
