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S&P Futures Climb on Easing Trump-Musk Tensions, U.S. Jobs Report in Focus

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are trending up +0.45% this morning on signs that the heated dispute between U.S. President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk may ease, while investors await the all-important U.S. payrolls report.

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Eurozone economy grows by 0.6%: Lagarde shuts door on July rate cut

The eurozone gross domestic product grew by 0.6% quarter-over-quarter in the first quarter of 2025, marking the strongest pace of growth since late 2022. ECB's President Christine Lagarde hinted that a July pause in rate cuts may be warranted.

Euronews

Afternoon Update: Trump and Musk’s spectacular blowup; Australian navy ship accidentally blocks NZ wifi; and embracing a gift economy

Extraordinary feud between US president and the world’s richest person plays out on social media

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Asian shares mostly gain ahead of Friday's US jobs report

Asian shares are mostly higher ahead of an update Friday about the U.S. job market that will offer insights into how the economy is faring

The Independent UK

I suspect there’s something poisonous about money. That’s why I’m embracing a gift economy

A slow and gentle lifestyle is possible, it’s just not sold to us, so it is harder to listen out for

The Guardian - AU

Why Did a Rating Agency Send U.S. Treasury Bonds Lower?

Credit downgrades increase borrowing costs. In mid-May 2025, one of the leading rating agencies downgraded the world’s leading economy. Market analysts are divided on whether a downgrade will impact markets and asset prices over the coming days, weeks, and months.

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No, Trade With China Did Not Kill the U.S. Economy

A new comprehensive review finds the negative effects of trade with China have been significantly exaggerated.

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The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits last week rises to highest level in eight months

Filings for U.S. unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in eight months last week but remain historically low despite growing uncertainty about how tariffs could impact the broader economy

The Independent UK

New German leader plans to discuss Ukraine and trade with Trump in Oval Office visit

Germany’s new leader is meeting President Donald Trump in Washington as he works to keep the U.S. on board with Western support for Ukraine, help defuse trade tensions that pose a risk to Europe’s biggest economy and further bolster his country’s long-criticized military spending

The Independent UK

Are US Inflation Numbers Flawed? Economists Sound Alarm

Shocking revelations about flawed US inflation data spark alarm. With tariffs looming and prices rising, can we trust the numbers guiding the economy?

International Business Times UK

Can the US afford to lose its 1.1 million international students?

International students contributed $43.8bn to the US economy last year and created 378,175 jobs nationwide.

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Tories will never again put economy at risk like Liz Truss did, Mel Stride says

Shadow chancellor accepts Truss’s mini-budget badly damaged party in clearest repudiation yet of ex-PM

The Guardian - UK

Asian shares trade mixed after Wall Street’s rally stalls on U.S. economic data

Asian shares are trading mixed, as Wall Street’s big recent rally lost some momentum following a pair of potentially discouraging reports on the American economy

The Independent UK

Liz Truss lashes out as Tories apologise for her disastrous mini-budget

Shadow chancellor Mel Stride vowed the Tories would ‘never again’ make offers they cannot afford as he warned his party ‘needs to shine the light of truth on what Reform is all about’

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Evening Standard

‘Bold rewiring’ of economy needed as Tories seek to regain trust, Stride says

In a speech on Thursday, Mel Stride is expected to promise the Conservatives will ‘never again’ make offers they cannot afford.

Evening Standard

Confidence in UK economy falls from 45% in 2015 to 28% a decade later – survey

Some 66% of consumers pay more attention to their budget than they did 10 years ago, the study found.

The Guardian - AU

Day of high drama in Tasmanian politics – as it happened

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Productivity pickle a top priority for upbeat treasurer

Falling interest rates and Australia's competitive advantages are reasons for optimism, says the treasurer as he sets his sights on improving productivity.

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Euronews

Could the resurgence of Germany’s steel industry help to revive its economy?

US President Donald Trump's 50% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports come into effect today. But could Germany's defence industry be paving the way for a steel boom?

The Independent UK

Lee Jae Myung wins big in South Korea election – now he faces his toughest challenge yet

ANALYSIS: Lee Jae Myung takes on the leadership of South Korea with one of the strongest public mandates in decades – but also facing the daunting task of renegotiating Seoul’s relationship with the US, its most important ally. Shweta Sharma reports

The Guardian - UK

UK service sector confidence higher in May than since before autumn budget

Survey of business leaders shows many looking forward to improved sales and investment in next six months

The Independent UK

Germany's new government launches a program to encourage investment and boost the economy

Germany’s new government has launched a package of tax breaks and eventual tax cuts for companies

The Guardian - UK

Are we heading for a recession? Show me your nails

Who needs boring old facts and figures? According to a host of entirely authoritative influencers, changing tastes in manicures can tell us all we need to know about the economy, says Arwa Mahdawi

The Guardian - UK

Badenoch challenges Starmer at PMQs over winter fuel payment U-turn, Chagos deal and child benefit cap – as it happened

Tory leader says PM should apologise to pensioners and asks how U-turn will be funded

The Guardian - UK

How will South Korea’s new president engage with Trump’s White House?

Lee Jae-myung must tackle US leader’s trade war as he attempts to revive Asia’s fourth biggest economy

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