Private-sector hiring slumped in January, adding just 22,000 jobs
The brief US government shutdown has delayed the official jobs report for January – with the data now…
Russia Meets Budget Targets Through Cuts as Oil Prices Slide – KSE Institute
Russia managed to keep its 2025 federal budget broadly on target through spending cuts, domestic borrowing and higher…
Eurozone January preliminary CPI +1.7% vs +1.7% y/y expected
Prior +1.9%; revised to +2.0%Core CPI +2.2% vs +2.3% y/y expectedPrior +2.3% The headline reading meets estimates with…
What are the main events for today?
EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we will get the final services PMI for the major Eurozone economies…
How Africa loses over $120bn a year to hydrocarbon imports
According to him, the cost is not merely financial but structural, reflecting missed opportunities for value creation, job…
What’s behind Australia’s inflation problem — and can you do anything about it?
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) this week lifted interest rates for the first time in two years,…
Markets losing faith in Prabowo’s grasp of economic reality
As economic bookmarks go, Indonesia’s stock market enduring its worst rout since the 1997-1998 Asian financial crisis is as ominous…
Rate rise could help buyers and renters
Samantha Donovan: After the Reserve Bank raised interest rates yesterday for the first time in two years, many…
Spain January services PMI 53.5 vs 56.6 expected
The good news is that Spain’s services sector continues to maintain growth conditions to start the year. However,…
Germany January final services PMI 52.4 vs 53.3 prelim
Prior 52.7Final Composite PMI 52.1 vs 52.5 prelimPrior 51.3 Key findings: Employment falls at joint-fastest rate since June…
Euro zone inflation cools to 1.7% in January
Illustration of food items placed on the belt of a cash register in a Leclerc supermarket in Valence,…
UK services sector job cuts continue as companies automate, PMI survey shows | Services sector
Companies in the UK’s services sector cut jobs last month, as they turned to “automation” rather than hiring…