Germany’s Current Account Surplus Steady in December
Germany’s current account surplus was broadly unchanged at €16.1 billion in December 2025, compared with €16.2 billion in the same…
Citi pushes back Fed rate cuts to May after blowout January jobs report
Citi said it now sees the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates in May instead of March, after January nonfarm payrolls…
World ‘under pressure from the US and China’
A bleak picture of the world economy under pressure from misaligned policies in both the US and China has been…
US Initial Jobless Claims Hold Near 8-Week High
Initial jobless claims in the US inched down by 5,000 from the previous week to 227,000 in the first reading…
US Existing Home Sales Fall the Most in 4 Years
Existing home sales in the United States sank by 8.4% from the previous month to an annualized rate of 3.91…
IIF Asia Economic Views: India — Doubling down on structural reforms: EU and U.S. trade deals agreed
The government is doubling down on economic reforms to ease the cost of doing business and spur private investment. Decisive…
India accelerates push to diversify economic partners amid global trade uncertainty
India has hailed its interim trade framework with the United States as a win for both sides, breaking months of…
Reeves says ‘more to do’ after sluggish GDP growth
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said there is “more to do” after the UK economy saw a lacklustre end to 2025.…
UK Manufacturing Output Falls in December
Manufacturing production in the UK fell by 0.5% month-on-month in December 2025, slipping from a downwardly revised and nine-month high…
UK Construction Output Unexpectedly Falls
UK construction output dropped 0.3% year-on-year in December 2025, keeping the same pace as a downwardly revised figure in the…