$USDC 🔴 [Quick Facts] :
• Japanese household spending unexpectedly fell in April.
• Canada's goods trade deficit in April reached a record high of 7.1 billion Canadian dollars.
• Aluminum prices in the United States hit an all-time high.
• The United States vetoes the Security Council's demand for a ceasefire in Gaza, and Iran strongly condemns it.
• Competing companies in the United States are experiencing rising job cut rates.
• Divided opinions among U.S. cabinet officials leave Japan in the dark regarding trade talks.
• Harker: Economic forecasts are so uncertain that predicting policies is impossible.
• Schmid: We do not want to downplay the importance of price gains resulting from tariffs.
• The European Central Bank cuts interest rates by 25 basis points but may pause temporarily in July.