SNB’s Schlegel: Negative rates remain a tool, despite being unpopular
SNB Chair Martin Schlegel said today at the World Economic Forum in Davos that with […]
ECB’s Lagarde highlights regular, gradual rate cuts as policy diverges from Fed
ECB President Christine Lagarde emphasized the central bank’s commitment to a “regular, gradual path” of […]
ECB’s Knot supports near-term rate cuts, not convinced of of stimulus mode
Dutch ECB Governing Council member Klaas Knot expressed agreement with market expectations for rate cuts […]
Australia’s Westpac Leading Index falls to 0.25%, signals gradual growth pickup
Westpac Leading Index for Australia dipped slightly in December, moving from 0.33% to 0.25%. Westpac […]
New Zealand CPI unchanged at 2.2% yoy, non-tradeable pressures persist
New Zealand’s CPI rose 0.5% qoq in Q4 2024, in line with expectations, as tradeable […]
Canada’s Inflation Slows to 1.8% in Dec Amid Food Price Decline
Canada’s annual inflation rate eased to 1.8% yoy in December, down from 1.9% yoy in […]
German ZEW falls to 10.3 as Eurozone shows relative resilience
German ZEW Economic Sentiment fell sharply in January, dropping from 15.7 to 10.3 and missing […]
UK payrolled employment falls -47k in Dec, unemployment rate rises to 4.4% in Nov
UK payrolled employment fell -47k or -0.2% mom in December. Median monthly pay rose 5.6% […]
NZ BNZ services fall to 47.9, contracts for 10th month
New Zealand’s BNZ Performance of Services Index declined from 49.1 to 47.9 in December, well […]
ECB’s Vujcic sees market pricing of rate cuts as “reasonable”
Croatian ECB Governing Council member Boris Vujcic commented on market expectations for rate cuts during […]
ECB’s Holzmann: January rate cut not as certain with elevated inflation risks
Austrian ECB Governing Council member Robert Holzmann expressed skepticism over a potential rate cut at […]
Japan posts first trade surplus in six months
Japan recorded a trade surplus of JPY 130.9B in December, the first surplus in six […]