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Euro zone businesses perform better than expected in February as manufacturing bounces back, PMI shows
Euro zone businesses perform better than expected in FebruaryGermany leads the expansion with growth at four-month highBritish businesses report another strong monthBy Jonathan Cable LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Euro zone business activity accelerated faster than forecast this month as manufacturin...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
US: Growth and inflation data challenge rate-cut pricing – Commerzbank
Commerzbank's Christoph Rieger forecasts US GDP at 3.7% in Q4, above the 3.0% consensus, highlighting broad-based strength from private consumption, private investment and foreign trade. He also projects a 0.36% rise in the core PCE deflator, above the Federal Reserve’s implicit target.Fxstreet
Fri, Feb 20
Euro zone business activity improved in February as manufacturing bounced back, PMI shows
LONDON, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Euro zone business activity accelerated faster than forecast this month as manufacturing swung back to growth for the first time since October, though the dominant services sector marginally underperformed expectations, a survey showed.The HCOB Flash Eurozone Composite PMI...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
Brent: Geopolitics lifts prices but outlook softens – OCBC
OCBC's Sim Moh Siong and Christopher Wong note that Oil has surged on escalating US–Iran tensions, lifting the Dollar and pressuring Oil‑importing currencies, with Brent now above USD70/bbl near its highest since June 2025.Fxstreet
Fri, Feb 20
German business activity growth hits four-month high in February, PMI shows
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Germany's private sector saw business activity growth accelerate to a four-month high in February, driven by improved performance in services and the first manufacturing expansion in over three-and-a-half years, a survey showed on Friday.The HCOB F...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
JPY: BoJ timing in focus after soft CPI – Danske Bank
Danske Research Team notes that Japan’s January CPI fell to 1.5% year-on-year, with core CPI at 2.0%, the lowest core reading in two years. The analysts suggest that relatively low core inflation may affect Bank of Japan rate-hike timing, even as PMIs and fiscal policy signal strong demand.
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Fri, Feb 20
JGB yields fall as inflation cools, PM Takaichi reiterates fiscal pledge
By Rocky Swift TOKYO, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds rose on Friday after cooling inflation reduced the urgency for central bank rate hikes and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated her pledge to pursue "responsible" fiscal policy. The benchmark 10-year JGB yield JP10...Reuters
Fri, Feb 20
