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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.
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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
RPT-POLL-Hopes for euro zone, Germany growth rising even before debt deal news
reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/cb-polls?RIC=EUECBD%3DECI ECB deposit rate forecastsreuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/cb-polls?RIC=EUECBR%3DECI ECB refi rate forecastsreuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=EUGDPQAP GDP foreca...Reuters
Mon, Mar 17
US President Trump: Will impose reciprocal tariffs on April 2, announce on Russia-Ukraine talks
US President Donald Trump said early Monday that he “will impose reciprocal and sectoral tariffs on April 2.” Additional quotes No intention of making exemptions on steel, aluminum tariffs.Fxstreet
Mon, Mar 17
Indonesia's February exports jump 14.05% y/y, above forecast
JAKARTA, March 17 (Reuters) - Exports from Indonesia rose 14.05% in February from a year earlier to $21.98 billion, data from the statistics bureau showed on Monday, compared with a 9.10% rise expected by analysts polled by Reuters.The bureau is due to release import and trade balance data later on ...Reuters
Mon, Mar 17
China's property slump persists as stimulus struggles to stabilise sector
New home prices fall 0.1% after two months of stabilityResale prices also declineGovernment prioritises arresting market slideInitiatives include city-specific policiesBy Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - China's property slump persisted in February, with official figur...Reuters
Mon, Mar 17
China’s NBS: Economy remains resilient but external environment becoming more complex and severe
Following the publication of the high-impact China’s February activity data, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) expressed its outlook on the economy during its press conference on Monday.
Fxstreet
Mon, Mar 17
