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TREASURIES-US yields rise as tariffs spur inflation fears
March 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields rose on Friday on concerns over the potentially inflationary impact of tariffs as trade wars between the U.S. and its trading partners escalate, while a stock market recovery reduced safe-haven demand for U.S. government debt.Market participants are grapplin...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
US consumer sentiment deteriorates sharply in March
WASHINGTON, March 14 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer sentiment plunged in March and inflation expectations soared amid worries that President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, which have ignited a trade war, would boost prices and undercut the economy. The University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers on...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
Brazil's auto production, sales rise in February
SAO PAULO, March 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's auto production rose 23.8% in February from the previous month, totaling 217,631 units, data released by automakers association Anfavea showed on Friday.Auto sales in Latin America's largest economy, the group added, were up 8% in February to 184,960 ...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
Brazil's retail sales fall for third straight month in January
SAO PAULO, March 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's retail sales volumes fell for a third consecutive month in January, government statistics agency IBGE said on Friday, adding to a string of recent data pointing to a slowdown in Latin America's largest economy.Sales were down 0.1% in January from ...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
Brazil's gross debt-to-GDP ratio unexpectedly drops in January
BRASILIA, March 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's public sector gross debt as a share of gross domestic product (GDP), a key solvency indicator, came in below market expectations in January, central bank data showed on Friday. The ratio declined to 75.3% of GDP from 76.1% in December, standing we...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
RPT-BREAKINGVIEWS-Trump’s confidence-sapping policies echo the 1930s
By Edward ChancellorLONDON, March 13 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Donald Trump fervently wishes to boost domestic manufacturing. His administration is rolling out tariffs on his country’s largest trading partners to encourage companies to shift their operations to the United States. The U.S. president ...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
Brazil's public sector gross debt down to 75.3% of GDP in January
BRASILIA, March 14 (Reuters) - Brazil's public sector gross debt decreased to 75.3% of gross domestic product (GDP) in January from 76.1% in December, central bank data showed on Friday. The public sector recorded a primary surplus of 104.096 billion reais ($17.92 billion) for the month, slightl...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
Germany's fiscal expansion would boost GDP from 2026, DIW says
Fiscal expansion could increase GDP by 2% per yearGerman economy seen stagnating this yearRecovery expected in 2026, 1.1% growth without fiscal packageBy Maria Martinez BERLIN, March 14 (Reuters) - Germany's planned 500-billion-euro infrastructure fund could raise economic output by an averag...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
US, Vietnam firms sign deals on energy and minerals, state media reports
HANOI, March 14 (Reuters) - Vietnamese and Americans firms have signed a series of deals on energy and minerals during a visit to the United States by Vietnam's trade minister, state media and one of the firms said on Friday. Vietnamese companies are in talks with U.S. firms to buy American crud...Reuters
Fri, Mar 14
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
