🎙️ Daily Brief | July 17 2025

#IntercamNews ✅ In the United States, retail sales rebounded in June. ✅ For the week ending July 12, initial jobless claims came in at 221,000, below the consensus estimate of 235,000 and the previous week's figure of 227,000. ✅ Japan held talks on Thursday with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to avoid a 25% tariff set to take effect on August 1, unless an agreement is reached.