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Constellation Brands warns beer sales under pressure as Hispanic consumers cut back
By Neil J Kanatt Jan 8 (Reuters) - Constellation Brands STZ.N executives said on Thursday beer sales could remain volatile and under pressure as economic uncertainty and high unemployment among Hispanic consumers, its core customer base, continue to weigh on spending.Alcohol sales have weakened a...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Trump to decide on Freddie, Fannie IPO in next month or two, FHFA's Pulte tells CNBC
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William Pulte said on Thursday he expects President Donald Trump will make a decision in the next month or two on whether to sell a piece of the U.S. mortgage agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in an initial public offering....Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Banxico governors agree on greater gradualism, caution for future rate moves
By Brendan O'BoyleMEXICO CITY, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Mexico's central bank governors all agreed that greater gradualism and caution should guide future interest rate decisions, citing trade uncertainty and new taxes going into 2026, minutes from the bank's December monetary policy meeting sh...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
CORRECTED-US weekly jobless claims increase marginally
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The number of Americans filing new applications for unemployment benefits rose moderately last week, suggesting that layoffs were relatively low at the end of 2025, though demand for labor remained sluggish. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 8,000 to a...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Euro zone yields edge up from one-month lows
By Alun John LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Euro zone government bond yields edged up from one-month lows on Thursday, and yield curves steepened a touch, as this week's rally on cooler-than-expected inflation data paused, partly due to higher oil prices and stronger producer price inflation. Seve...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
US consumers more worried about job market in December, New York Fed report says
New York Fed report finds rise in near-term expected inflationUS consumers more concerned about job market, report saysIt finds less worry about current, future personal financesBy Michael S. Derby Jan 8 (Reuters) - Americans grew more worried about the job market in December even as anxieties ov...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Banxico governors agree greater gradualism, caution should guide future rate decisions
Jan 8 (Reuters) - Mexico's central bank governors all agreed that greater gradualism and caution should guide future interest rate decisions, minutes from the bank's December monetary policy meeting showed on Thursday. The minutes show that, while four of the bank's five governors voted ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Fed's Miran says he's looking for rate cut of 150 basis points this year
WASHINGTON, Jan 5 (Reuters) - Stephen Miran, a Federal Reserve governor whose term ends at the end of January, said Thursday that he is looking for 150 basis points of interest-rate cuts this year to boost the U.S. labor market.Miran told Bloomberg Television's Surveillance program that Fed offi...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
Canada records trade deficit, share of exports to US hits non-pandemic low
By David LjunggrenOTTAWA, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Canada recorded a smaller-than-expected trade deficit in October and the share of exports to the United States fell to its lowest ever non-pandemic level, official data indicated on Thursday.Statistics Canada recorded a deficit of C$583 million ($420.48 mi...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
TREASURIES-Treasury yields climb ahead of Friday's jobs report
Unemployment claims edge higherFed balances labor market concerns with inflation worriesJobs report expected to clarify labor market state post-shutdownBy Karen Brettell NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Thursday after data showed that the number of Americans filing new app...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
US October trade deficit lowest since 2009 as imports decline
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit contracted sharply in October, hitting the lowest level since mid-2009 as imports declined, a trend that if sustained could see trade again adding to economic growth in the fourth quarter. The trade gap narrowed 39.0% to $29.4 billion, the lowest ...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
US third-quarter productivity rises at fastest pace in two years
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - U.S. worker productivity grew at its fastest pace in two years in the third quarter as businesses invested heavily in artificial intelligence, depressing labor costs. Nonfarm productivity, which measures hourly output per worker, accelerated at a 4.9% annualized rate, t...Reuters
Thu, Jan 8
China: PMIs point to improving momentum at year-end – ABN AMRO
Both manufacturing PMIs rose back to expansion territory in December. Both composite PMIs up for the first time since September. • Still more targeted support and piecemeal monetary easing expected this year, ABN AMRO's Senior Economist Arjen van Dijkhuizen reports.Fxstreet
Thu, Jan 8
