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China Feb bank lending slows more than expected as US tariffs add to uncertainty
February new loans 1.01 trln yuan vs f'cast 1.275 trln yuanFebruary M2 money supply +7.0% y/y, vs f'cast of +7.0%Policymakers signal more monetary easingBy Kevin Yao and Liz Lee BEIJING, March 14 (Reuters) - New bank lending in China tumbled more than expected in February from a record hi...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
With uncertainty comes growing economic risk for the Fed to weigh
US data remains solid, but sentiment weakensScale of Trump's tariff plans becoming clearerFed expected to hold rates steady at March meetingNew projections will show expected impact of Trump's plansBy Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) - Since U.S. President Donald Trump took...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
UK economy sputters in January, underlining Reeves' growth challenge
GDP fell by 0.1% in January, ONS saysReuters poll of economists had forecast 0.1% expansionOver the three months to January, economy expanded 0.2%By Andy Bruce and David Milliken LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - Britain's economy unexpectedly contracted in January, extending a run of stop-start d...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
Germany's fiscal expansion would boost GDP from 2026, DIW says
BERLIN, March 14 (Reuters) - Germany's planned 500-billion-euro infrastructure fund could raise economic output by an average of more than two percentage points per year over the next 10 years, Germany's DIW economic institute said on Friday. German chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich M...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
China February new bank loans fall to 1.01 trillion yuan, below forecasts
BEIJING, March 14 (Reuters) - China's banks extended 1.01 trillion yuan ($139.66 billion) of new loans in February, well below analysts' forecasts, according to Reuters calculations based on data released by the People's Bank of China (PBOC).Analysts polled by Reuters had expected new yu...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
German inflation fall offers more room for ECB easing
By Maria Martinez BERLIN, March 14 (Reuters) - German inflation unexpectedly fell in February, the statistics office said on Friday, pointing to a downward revision of euro zone figures that would back further policy easing by the European Central Bank. German inflation fell to 2.6% in February, ...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
US, Vietnam firms sign deals valued at $4.15 bln, Vietnamese firm says
HANOI, March 14 (Reuters) - Vietnamese and Americans firms have signed several deals valued at $4.15 billion during a visit to the U.S. by Vietnam's trade minister, state-owned PetroVietnam Power said in a statement on Friday. Vietnamese companies are in talks with U.S. firms to buy American cru...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
