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Cooler European inflation sends German yields to one-month lows
By Alun John LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - German 10-year bond yields dropped to their lowest in a month on Wednesday, helped by lower oil prices a day after cooler inflation in key European economies suggested the European Central Bank need not rush to raise rates.Tuesday's data helped set the t...Reuters
Wed, Jan 7
TREASURIES-US Treasury yields fluctuate amid mixed economic signals
Mixed economic data ahead of December jobs reportFed weighs labor market against inflation concernsSupreme Court decision on tariffs could impact markets NEW YORK, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields were lower on the day on Wednesday but pared an earlier drop as traders evaluated economic rel...Reuters
Wed, Jan 7
US crude stocks fall, gasoline and distillate inventories rise, EIA says
DENVER, Jan 7 - U.S. crude stocks fell while gasoline and distillate inventories rose last week, the Energy Information Administration said on Wednesday.Crude inventories fell by 3.8 million barrels to 419.1 million barrels in the week ended January 2, the EIA said, compared with analysts' expec...Reuters
Wed, Jan 7
US factory orders fall in October
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - New orders for U.S. factory goods fell in October, but business spending on equipment was solid early in the fourth quarter.Factory orders dropped 1.3%, weighed down by sharp declines in the volatile aircraft category, after an unrevised 0.2% gain in September, the Comm...Reuters
Wed, Jan 7
US job openings decline more than expected in November
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. job openings fell more than expected in November while hiring eased, suggesting demand for labor continued to ebb amid economic uncertainty.Job openings, a measure of labor demand, dropped 303,000 to 7.146 million by the last day of November, the Labor Department&#...Reuters
Wed, Jan 7
Canada's Ivey PMI shows activity expanding in December
TORONTO, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Canadian economic activity expanded in December as employment increased at the fastest pace in 10 months, Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data showed on Wednesday.The seasonally adjusted index rose to 51.9 last month from 48.4 in November.The Ivey PMI measures the mon...Reuters
Wed, Jan 7
US JOLTS Job Openings decline to 7.14 million in November vs. 7.6 million expected
The number of job openings on the last business day of November stood at 7.146 million, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) on Wednesday.Fxstreet
Wed, Jan 7
US service sector activity picks up in December, employment rebounds
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. services sector activity unexpectedly picked up in December, suggesting the economy ended 2025 on a solid footing. The Institute for Supply Management said on Wednesday its nonmanufacturing purchasing managers index increased to 54.4 last month from 52.6 in Nov...Reuters
Wed, Jan 7
CORRECTED-US private payrolls rebound less than expected in December
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - U.S. private payrolls rebounded less than expected in December, the ADP's national employment report showed on Wednesday.Private employment increased by 41,000 jobs last month after a revised decrease of 29,000 in November. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast ...Reuters
Wed, Jan 7
Iran judiciary chief warns no leniency for protesters 'helping enemy'
Protests sparked by economic privations including soaring inflationIran's western provinces face most violence and repression due to past unrestRights group Hengaw reports 20 killed in six western provinces since late DecemberLate Shah's exiled son urges Iranian security forces to take side ...Reuters
Wed, Jan 7
German unemployment rises to highest in 12 years with challenging 2026 ahead
Germany's average unemployment highest in 12 years, 2025 figures showLabour market lacks momentum, 2026 is not a year of the all-clear, labour office saysSkilled worker shortage persists despite rising unemploymentBy Maria Martinez and Holger Hansen BERLIN, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Germany had the ...Reuters
Wed, Jan 7
