Since early May, threats of additional hikes in customs duties between the United States and China have thrown the financial markets into turmoil. The risks that this escalation poses to global growth have considerably increased volatility on the stock markets.

• International: Growth slowing in the euro zone

• Manufacturing: Uneasiness in German manufacturing

• Financial sector: Investment funds: limited growth

• Labour market 1/2: Employment slows in most sectors

• Labour market 2/2: Long-term unemployment continues to fall

• Inflation 1/2: Potato prices continue to rise

• Inflation 2/2: Inflation set to remain well below 2% in the euro zone