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July 1, 2025
A report released by the Labor Department on Tuesday showed an increase in job openings in the U.S. during May. The Labor Department said job openings climbed to 7.769 million in May from 7.395 million in April. The report said hires fell to 5.503 million in May from 5.615 million in April, while total separations declined to 5.242 million in May from 5.313 million in April. Within separations, quits inched up to 3.293 million in May from 3.215 million in April, but layoffs decreased to 1.601 million in May from 1.789 million in April. 07/01/2025 - 10:37:00 (RTTNews)
Euro traded at 1.1778 against USD at 9:00 AM PST
Euro area inflation rose slightly to hit the European Central Bank's (ECB’s) 2% target in June on a slower fall in energy prices and a rise in services inflation. Annual inflation climbed to 2.0% in June from 1.9% in May. Meanwhile, core inflation, which excludes prices of energy and food, held steady at 2.3% in June. Month-on-month, the harmonized index of consumer prices (HICP) gained 0.3%.
Last month, the ECB lowered its interest rates by 25 basis points, and the staff trimmed the euro area inflation projections for this year and next citing prospects of lower energy prices and a stronger euro going forward. Among components of HICP, services inflation rose to 3.3% from 3.2% in May, followed by prices of food, alcohol, and tobacco with an increase of 3.1%. Non-energy industrial goods posted a growth of 0.5%, while energy prices were down 2.7%. 07/01/2025 - 08:46:00 (RTTNews)
Eurozone manufacturing activity contracted at a slower pace in June as output showed sustained expansion and total new work stabilized, ending 37 months of decline. The HCOB manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index posted 49.5 in June, up from 49.4 in May. This was the highest score since August 2022. However, the score remained below the neutral 50.0 threshold, signaling contraction. The flash PMI score was 49.4.
Total new work stabilized in June, and companies expanded production for the fourth straight month. Orders from export markets were unchanged in June, ending the continuous downturn seen since March 2022. Hopes of a change in demand conditions across both domestic and export markets contributed to another rise in expectations for the coming twelve months. However, companies reduced employment and purchasing activity.
Regarding prices, purchasing costs decreased for the third consecutive month, which led to another marginal reduction in average prices charged by euro area manufacturers. There was a mixed picture across the national Manufacturing PMIs in June. While manufacturing activity strengthened in Spain, there were faster declines in Italy and France. German manufacturers also signaled a sustained downturn in June.
Germany's manufacturing activity continued to shrink, but the pace of decline was the slowest since August 2022. The factory PMI hit 49.0 in June and up from 48.3 in May.
French manufacturers logged a renewed fall in production in June, in tandem with an accelerated decline in new orders. The manufacturing PMI decreased to 48.1 from 49.8 in the previous month. Italy's manufacturing PMI slid to 48.4 in June from 49.2 in May. The score signaled a moderate deterioration in operating conditions. By contrast, Spain registered a strong growth in operating conditions in June. The PMI registered 51.4 in June compared to 50.5 in May. 07/01/2025 - 08:11:00 (RTTNews)
British Pounds traded at 1.3713 against USD at 9:00 AM PST
The U.K. factory sector deteriorated at a slower pace in June as the decline in output, new orders, and employment moderated. The final manufacturing PMI rose to a five-month high of 47.7 in June from May's nearly 18-month low of 46.4. However, the score remained below the neutral level of 50.0.
Both output and new orders continued to decline in June amid weak market conditions. Clients offset higher costs through reduced demand, and uncertainty surrounding government policy, tariffs, and the general economic or geopolitical situation. Nonetheless, the rate of contraction was eased in both cases.
Lower new order inflows were in both domestic and foreign markets. New export orders fell for the forty-first month in a row amid reports of reduced demand from the US, Europe, and China. Consequently, firms reduced their workforce numbers for the eighth successive month, with job cuts seen across all product categories. The decrease in employment was due to further contraction in backlogs of work.
On the price front, input prices rose for the eighteenth straight month, linked to higher supplier prices, general inflationary pressures, shipping disruption, and heightened geopolitical tensions. However, both input and output price inflation eased in June.
Looking ahead, manufacturers remained confident about production expectations over the year ahead amid hopes for sales recovery, new product launches, efforts to move into new markets, investment spending, organic growth opportunities, planned business expansions, and diversifications. 07/01/2025 - 07:29:00 (RTTNews)
China's manufacturing sector returned to growth in June on higher new orders and a renewed rise in production. The Caixin manufacturing PMI rose to 50.4 in June from 48.3 in May. The growth was driven by a renewed expansion in manufacturing output following a brief decline in May. The rate of growth was the fastest since last November. Better trade conditions and promotional activities underpinned a fresh rise in new orders. Nonetheless, new export orders declined for the third month in a row, although at a noticeably weaker pace than in May.
There was a slight accumulation of backlogged orders in June, which was attributed to both higher new work inflows and a reduction in workforce capacity. Employment decreased amid resignations and redundancies. Although the future output index moved above the neutral mark, the level of confidence eased since May and remained below the long-run trend. The level of pre-production inventory across the sector remained unchanged, while stocks of finished goods were depleted slightly. 07/01/2025 - 05:15:00 (RTTNews)
Japan's consumer sentiment increased further in June to the highest level in four months. The seasonally adjusted consumer confidence index rose to 34.5 in June from 32.8 in May. The index for overall livelihood rose by 1.7 points to 32.4, and the subindex for employment strengthened to 38.3 from 37.3. The index reflecting income growth increased by 0.6 points to 38.9, and the index for willingness to buy durable goods climbed to 28.2 from 25.4. 07/01/2025 - 02:16:00 (RTTNews)
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