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TEXT-Lagarde's statement after ECB policy meeting
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Following is the text of European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde's statement after the bank's policy meeting on Thursday: Link to statement on ECB website: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/press_conference/monetary-policy-statement/2025/html/ecb.is251030~4f74d...Reuters
Thu, Oct 30
Burger King parent beats quarterly estimates on resilient restaurant traffic
By Neil J Kanatt Oct 30 (Reuters) - Restaurant Brands QSR.N QSR.TO beats quarterly sales and profit estimates on Thursday, helped by resilient traffic at its Burger King and Tim Hortons chains.Menu updates and a focus on value pricing helped the Toronto-based restaurant chain operator offset broa...Reuters
Thu, Oct 30
Malawi central bank holds key rate at first meeting under new government
BLANTYRE, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Malawi's central bank kept its main interest rate unchanged at its first monetary policy meeting since President Peter Mutharika returned to power. The policy rate was left at 26% MWCBIR=ECI, where it has been since February 2024 in an effort to bring down d...Reuters
Thu, Oct 30
Germany's economy stagnates in third quarter as exports fall
Germany's GDP stagnates in Q3 amid declining exportsChancellor Merz's fiscal measures face delaysEmployment growth remains weak, says labour officeInflation stays above targetBy Friederike Heine and Rene Wagner BERLIN, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Germany's gross domestic product stagnated in ...Reuters
Thu, Oct 30
ECB keeps rates unchanged as economy hums along despite trade strife
FLORENCE, Italy, Oct 30 (Reuters) - The European Central Bank kept interest rates unchanged at 2% in a well-telegraphed decision on Thursday, offering no clues about its next move, even as investors keep betting that one final cut may be on the agenda in the coming months. The ECB has kept rates ste...Reuters
Thu, Oct 30
Germany annual CPI inflation edges lower to 2.3% in October vs. 2.2% expected
Annual inflation in Germany, as measured by the change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), declined to 2.3% in October's preliminary estimate from 2.4% in September, Germany's Federal Statistical Office reported on Thursday. This print came in above the market expectation of 2.2%.Fxstreet
Thu, Oct 30
Brazil's September budget gap slightly narrower than expected
BRASILIA, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's central government recorded a primary budget deficit of 14.497 billion reais ($2.68 billion) in September, Treasury figures showed on Thursday. Economists polled by Reuters were expecting a larger 15.3 billion reais shortfall.($1 = 5.4039 reais)Reuters
Thu, Oct 30
German inflation slows slightly to 2.3% in October
BERLIN, Oct 30 (Reuters) - German inflation slowed slightly to 2.3% year on year in October, preliminary data from the federal statistics office showed on Thursday. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast EU-harmonised inflation slowing to 2.2% from last month's 2.4%.Reuters
Thu, Oct 30
US Treasury's Bessent says Fed's language shows they are 'stuck in the past'
WASHINGTON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Thursday applauded the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point, but said comments casting doubt on another rate cut this year showed the institution needed a major revamp.Bessent told F...Reuters
Thu, Oct 30
Euro zone bond yields rise to almost three-week high after bloc GDP data
By Joice Alves LONDON, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Euro zone bond yields rose on Thursday after data showed that the bloc's economy grew more than expected in the third quarter, giving traders even more conviction that the European Central Bank will leave rates unchanged. Data showed on Thursday th...Reuters
Thu, Oct 30
Mexican economy down 0.3% in third quarter, preliminary data shows
Oct 30 (Reuters) - Mexico's economy contracted 0.3% in the third quarter from the previous three-month period, a preliminary estimate from national statistics agency INEGI showed on Thursday, in line with forecasts from economists polled by Reuters.Compared with the same period a year earlier, t...Reuters
Thu, Oct 30
ANALYSIS-Japanese automakers may import some of their own US-built cars, in move aimed at Trump
Japanese automakers consider reverse imports to ease US trade tensionsReverse imports seen as symbolic, not economically impactfulGovernment help needed to harmonize safety standards for importsBy Daniel Leussink, Aditi Shah and Maki Shiraki TOKYO, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Japanese automakers are consi...Reuters
Thu, Oct 30
