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Euro zone government bond yields edge down before ECB policy meeting
By Stefano Rebaudo Jan 30 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields edged lower on Thursday, ahead of a European Central Bank policy meeting which is widely expected to cut rates by 25 basis points and keep the door open to further policy easing. While ECB President Christine Lagarde is unlike...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
French economy slightly retreats in Q4 as Olympic Games effect wanes
Adds detailsJan 30 (Reuters) - France's economy retreated slightly in the fourth quarter as the Paris 2024 Olympic Games effect waned, statistics agency INSEE said on Thursday in its quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) report. The euro zone's second-biggest economy declined by 0.1% in the...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
German import prices up 2% y/y in December
Jan 30 (Reuters) - German import prices increased by 2% year on year in December, the statistics office said on Thursday.Analysts polled by Reuters had predicted a 1.9% increase. The statistics office offers more detailed economic data on its website.Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
French economy slightly retreats in Q4
Jan 30 (Reuters) - France's economy slightly retreated in the fourth quarter, preliminary data from the INSEE statistics agency showed on Thursday, below analyst expectations. The euro zone's second-biggest economy slightly declined by 0.1% in the last three months of the previous year after...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
WRAPUP 1-Import surge seen curbing US economic growth in fourth quarter
Fourth-quarter GDP forecast increasing at 2.6% rateDownside risk to estimate after record goods trade deficitStrong consumer spending expected; higher inflation seenBoeing strike disruptions likely hurt business spendingBy Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - U.S. economic growth likely ...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
Japan’s Hayashi: Monitoring the Fed decision impact on the economy
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday, he is “monitoring the Fed decision impact on Japan’s economy as the US is Japan's largest outbound investment destination.” Additional comments Will to finalize timing of meeting between Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba and US President Donald Trump.Fxstreet
Jan 30, 2025
Japan's government interest costs to swell more than 50% in next few years
Interest payments forecast to rise to 16 trillion yen in fiscal 2028BOJ last week raised interest rates to highest since 2008By Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japan's annual interest payments on government debt could surge more than 50% over the next few years, government estimates...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
Fed rate actions in 2025 seen in a narrow band, Goldman Sachs CEO says
Adds link to Goldman Sachs podcast in paragraph 2 NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's future moves on interest rates in 2025 will be in a narrow range unless the trajectory of inflation changes, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said in comments posted on the firm's website o...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
US President Donald Trump to rescind Biden highway climate rule for states - Reuters
US President Donald Trump's administration late Wednesday plans to rescind a climate rule adopted by the administration of former President Joe Biden requiring states to measure and set declining targets for greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles using the national highway system, per Reuters.Fxstreet
Jan 30, 2025
Fed rate actions in 2025 seen in a narrow band, Goldman Sachs CEO says
NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's future moves on interest rates in 2025 will be in a narrow range unless the trajectory of inflation changes, Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said in comments posted on the firm's website on Wednesday."Unless we get some policy action tha...Reuters
Jan 30, 2025
