Euro-zone services inflation expected to drop in 2025, Capital Economics says
On Friday, new data confirmed that euro-zone headline inflation experienced a slight increase from 2.2% in November to 2.4% in December, while the core rate remained steady at 2.7%. Services inflation saw a marginal rise from 3.9% to 4.0%. Despite the
U.S. equity fund outflows surged on doubts over Fed rate cuts
(Reuters) – U.S. equity funds saw a spike in outflows for the week ending Jan. 15, as the outlook for Federal Reserve rate cuts this year had dimmed while investors were cautious about the ongoing quarterly earnings season. According to LSEG
Small caps lose Trump bump as rising rates sap strength
By Lewis (JO:LEWJ) Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – As investors seek assets that will shine under a Donald Trump presidency, one corner of the U.S. stock market expected to benefit from the Republican’s policies has been stumbling. Shares of smaller
ECB should not rush rate cuts, Nagel says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank should not rush to lower interest rates because inflation remains high and uncertainty great, ECB policymaker Joachim Nagel said in an interview published on Friday. The Bundesbank president also told German financial newsletter Platow
Analysis-Corporate hedging to save debt costs may have worsened 10yr sell-off
By Shankar Ramakrishnan and Davide Barbuscia (Reuters) – A sell-off in U.S. Treasury markets in recent weeks was likely made worse by corporate plans to borrow nearly $190 billion in the bond market this month, bankers and analysts said, highlighting a