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Croatia's Vujcic nominated as ECB's next vice president
Takes over job on June 1Vujcic served over 25 years as governor or deputyECB in "good place" with inflation on targetBy Jan Strupczewski and Balazs KoranyiBRUSSELS/FRANKFURT, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Croatia's Boris Vujcic was formally nominated on Monday as the European Central Bank's nex...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Euro zone ministers pick Croatia's Vujcic for new ECB vice president
BRUSSELS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Euro zone finance ministers on Monday chose Croatia's Boris Vujcic, a trained economist and head of the central bank, as the European Central Bank’s next vice president, EU officials said.Vujcic, 61, now serving his third six-year term as head of Croatia’s central ba...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
BoC Business Outlook Survey shows sentiment remains subdued, but recession fears continue to wane
The Bank of Canada's latest Business Outlook Survey, a quarterly summary of interviews to gauge the overall mood of business operators within the Canadian economy, has revealed much of what was already known by investors.Fxstreet
Mon, Jan 19
Trump's Greenland threat puts Europe Inc back in tariff crosshairs
Trump threatens rising tariffs on some EU goods from February 1EU readying potential retaliatory measures, diplomats sayBloc had $1.5 trillion goods, services trade with U.S. in 2024 By Adam Jourdan, Christoph Steitz and Sybille de La Hamaide LONDON/FRANKFURT/PARIS, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Just as Eur...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
EXCLUSIVE-German investments in US nearly halved in Trump's first year back, report shows
German investments in US drop 45% from February to November 2025, IW findsGerman exports to US fall 8.6%, steepest drop since 2010Trump's tariffs and dollar depreciation cited as key factors for declineBy Rene Wagner and Maria MartinezBERLIN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - German companies nearly halved the...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Inflation in Canada accelerates to 2.4% in December, but key measures ease
Annual inflation rate at 2.4%Monthly inflation rate at -0.2%Core inflation rate slowest in a yearBy Ismail ShakilOTTAWA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Consumer prices in Canada rose a faster-than-expected 2.4% in December, largely due to the base effect of the previous year's sales tax break, but closely w...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Top IKEA retailer says price consistency key as shoppers seek stability
By Divya Chowdhury and Greta Rosen Fondahn DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Maintaining consistency and not over-reacting on pricing is key for retailers as customers seek stability, the CEO of the biggest global IKEA franchisee told Reuters on Monday. After hiking prices during the COVID-1...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
EXCLUSIVE-German investments in US nearly halve in Trump's first year back, report shows
By Rene Wagner and Maria MartinezBERLIN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - German companies pulled back on investment and exports to the U.S. during the first year of President Donald Trump's second term, hit by trade uncertainty and higher tariffs, according to a report by the German Economic Institute (IW) s...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
POLL-Mexico economy to stay on slow track in 2026 amid trade deal uncertainty
reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=MXGDPQP Mexico GDP dataBy Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Mexico's economy will stay on a slow track this year amid high uncertainty over the future of the country's trade deal with the United States and ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
EU is able to respond to 'unreasonable' U.S. tariffs, Germany's Merz says
Jan 19 (Reuters) - When confronted with unreasonable U.S. tariffs, the European Union is in a position to react, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said at a press conference on Monday."We do not want this escalation. We do not want a trade dispute with the United States," Merz said. "But ...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Talks with US should be based on Greenland's territorial integrity, Germany's Merz says
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Talks with the United States should always be based on Greenland's sovereignty and territorial integrity, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday."Denmark and the people of Greenland can count on our solidarity," he said at a press conference in Berlin.He added...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Morning News Call - Canada, January 19
To access a PDF version of this newsletter, please click hereYou can read Morning News Call Canada via TOPNEWS Canada page.If you would like to receive this newsletter through your email, please register at:https://solutions.lseg.com/MorningNewsCallEN-subscription-pageECONOMIC EVENTS0830 CPI Inflati...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
EU plans 'made in Europe' rules for public purchases of green tech
By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS, Jan 19 - The European Union plans to impose minimum "made in Europe" requirements on public purchases of key green technologies to bolster local industry and cut dependence on Chinese imports, a draft European Commission proposal seen by Reuters showed.The EU is r...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
Canada CPI is seen steady in December, supporting a BoC pause
Statistics Canada will publish December’s inflation figures on Monday. The numbers will give the Bank of Canada (BoC) a fresh read on consumer prices and are highly likely to provide the bank's Monetary Policy Committee with further reasons to stand pat at their January 28 monetary policy meeting.Fxstreet
Mon, Jan 19
Germany and France 'will not be blackmailed' with US tariff threat, finance ministers say
EU considers tariffs on $107.7 billion of U.S. importsAnti-Coercion Instrument could limit U.S. access to EU marketsEU aims to strengthen economic and political unity against U.S. pressureBy Maria Martinez and Leigh Thomas BERLIN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - The German and French finance ministers said on...Reuters
Mon, Jan 19
