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China: Economic recovery continued into Jan-Feb, upside risk to 1Q25 GDP growth – UOB Group
China’s macroeconomic data turned out brighter than expected in Jan-Feb with industrial production, retail sales and urban fixed assets investment (FAI) above Bloomberg’s consensus forecasts.Fxstreet
Mon, Mar 17
Fed officials prepare to lay down marker on impact of Trump policies
Fed's economic projections likely to reflect uncertainty about Trump's tariffsAnalysts see potential recession risks due to trade warsUS central bank expected to keep interest rates steady on WednesdayBy Howard Schneider WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - New economic projections from Feder...Reuters
Mon, Mar 17
Trump trade war to sap Canadian, Mexican and US growth, OECD says
OECD lowers global growth forecast due to trade tensionsTariff hikes to impact US, Canada, Mexico growth and inflationChina's growth forecast raised, euro area seen gaining momentumBy Leigh ThomasPARIS, March 17 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's tariff hikes will drag down growth in Canad...Reuters
Mon, Mar 17
FOCUS-As trade war intensifies, Reckitt may be more exposed than some rivals
Reckitt has five factories in the United States, makes about 57% of its U.S. sales volumes locallyRivals Haleon, Unilever mostly manufacture domesticallySources some over-the-counter products from Mexico, condoms from Southeast AsiaInvestors say Reckitt may be forced to raise U.S. prices or take hit...Reuters
Mon, Mar 17
ECB's de Guindos: Trump tariffs making monterary policy decisions harder
MADRID, March 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff policy has made the European Central Bank's monetary policy decisions more difficult, its Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Monday.The increased uncertainty caused by Trump's tariffs "has reduced the clarity regar...Reuters
Mon, Mar 17
Rapid euro zone house market recovery raises affordability concerns, ECB says
FRANKFURT, March 17 (Reuters) - The euro zone housing market has already recovered from its recent slump and prices are likely to rise further, challenging affordability in a potentially unhealthy development, the European Central Bank said in an Economic Bulletin article.House prices slumped from 2...Reuters
Mon, Mar 17
China retail sales pick up as Beijing turns to consumers to ease US trade pressure
BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - China's retail sales growth quickened in January-February in a welcome sign for policymakers' efforts to boost domestic consumption even as joblessness rose and factory output eased, underscoring the strains on an economy facing fresh U.S. trade pressure.
Reuters
Mon, Mar 17
ECB’s de Guindos: Trade war is bad news for the world economy, everyone loses in that situation
European Central Bank (ECB) Vice President Luis de Guindos said on Monday, “trade war is bad news for the world economy, everyone loses in that situation.” US President Donald “Trump administration has increased economic uncertainty due to tariffs, deregulation,” the ECB official added.
Fxstreet
Mon, Mar 17
Bearish sentiment among retail investors hits new milestone amid tariff worries
Investing.com -- The just-released American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) Sentiment Survey revealed a rise in pessimism among individual investors regarding the short-term outlook for stocks, while both optimism and neutral sentiment experienced declines. Bearish sentiment...
Investing.com
Mon, Mar 17
