Economics
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Turkish Jobless Rate Lowest Since 2005
Turkey’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 7.7% in December 2025, down from a downwardly revised 8.5% in November. It…
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Swedish Monthly GDP Contracts in December
The Swedish economy contracted by 0.6% month-over-month in December 2025, reversing an upwardly revised 0.5% growth in the previous month,…
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Japan Consumer Morale Highest in 21 Months
Japan’s consumer confidence index increased to 37.9 in January 2026 from 37.2 in December, but remained slightly below market forecasts…
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Earnings – Microsoft, Tesla and Meta Platforms Post Q4 Results
U.S. technology companies reported their Q4 2025 results after the Wall Street close today. Most companies (Tesla didn’t) beat consensus estimates…
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FOMC Decision: Fed firmly on pause, as dollar recovers but gold continues to surge
The Federal Reserve kept monetary policy unchanged at its meeting today, which was widely expected. The accompanying statement had some…
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Australia Q4 Import Prices Unexpectedly Rise
Australia’s import prices increased 0.9% quarter-on-quarter in Q4 2025, defying market expectations of a 0.2% decline and reversing a 0.4%…
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Germany Cuts 2026 GDP Growth Forecast to 1%
The German government lowered its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for this year to 1.0% from an earlier forecast…
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Starbucks Gains After Q4 Earnings
Starbucks (SBUX.US) is signaling a revival of its U.S. business, even though margins remain under pressure. Shares are rising after…
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US Mortgage Applications Fall
The volume of mortgage applications in the US fell by 8.5% from the previous week in the period ending January…
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Microsoft Preview – Azure, AI And a Test of Growth Quality
Why Microsoft’s Earnings Matter Microsoft enters the earnings season as one of the most important and, at the same time,…
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