
GLOBAL UPDATE (18th Aug 2026)
By: Naresh Sharma | Date : Aug 18, 26
MAJOR ECONOMIC EVENTS
US Economic Event
| EVENT | ACTUAL | FORECAST | PREVIOUS |
| ADP Employment Change Weekly | 9.50K | – | 8.30K |
| Building Permits (Jul) | 1.443M | 1.370M | 1.374M |
| Building Permits (MoM) (Jul) | 5.0% | – | -2.6% |
| Housing Starts (MoM) (Jul) | -12.4% | – | 19.7% |
| Housing Starts (Jul) | 1.239M | 1.340M | 1.415M |
| Industrial Production (YoY) (Jul) | 1.08% | – | 1.29% |
| Industrial Production (MoM) (Jul) | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Pending Home Sales (MoM) (Jul) | -2.3% | 0.1% | -4.8% |
| Pending Home Sales Index (Jul) | 71.2 | – | 72.9 |
EUROPE Economic Event
| EVENT | ACTUAL | FORECAST | PREVIOUS |
| German ZEW Current Conditions (Aug) | -61.1 | -68.8 | -77.6 |
| German ZEW Economic Sentiment (Aug) | 34.2 | 30.1 | 26.3 |
| ZEW Economic Sentiment (Aug) | 31.4 | 25.9 | 23.4 |
UK Economic Event
| EVENT | ACTUAL | FORECAST | PREVIOUS |
| Claimant Count Change (Jul) | -11.0K | 16.5K | -6.4K |
| Employment Change 3M/3M (MoM) (Jun) | 83K | – | 147K |
| Unemployment Rate (Jun) | 4.9% | 4.8% | 4.9% |
| Average Earnings Index +Bonus (Jun) | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.4% |
| Average Earnings ex-Bonus (Jun) | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
US Major Indices
- Dow Jones at 53,387.21 (-0.14)
- S&P 500 at 7,706.27 (-0.50)
- Nasdaq at 26,381.66 (-0.99)
As of 22:24 (IST)
International Commodity Update
| COMMODITY | PRICE |
| 🟡GOLD | $4,365 (-1.17%) |
| ⚪SILVER | $63.96 (-2.77%) |
| 🟠COPPER | $6.567 (-1.89%) |
| 🛢️WTI CRUDE OIL | $84.18 (-0.92%) |
| 🔥NATURAL GAS | $2.790 (+1.90%) |
| 💲DOLLAR INDEX | $99.65 (+0.07%) |
As of 23:04 (IST)
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