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Bloomberg
07-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
US Inflation to Tick Higher as Tariffs Reach Consumers
By and Craig Stirling Save Subscribe to Economics Daily for the latest news and analysis. US consumers probably saw slightly faster inflation in May, notably for merchandise, as companies gradually pass along higher import duties.
Bloomberg
31-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
US Job Growth Is Seen Moderating on Shifting Trade Policy
By and Craig Stirling Save The pace of US hiring probably slowed in May, with employers focusing on containing costs as households become a bit more guarded and businesses reconsidered investment plans against a backdrop of shifting trade policy. Economists see payrolls rising by 125,000 after job growth in March and April exceeded projections, based on the median of a Bloomberg survey. That would leave the average over the past three months tracking a still-solid 162,000. The unemployment rate is seen holding at 4.2%.
Bloomberg
27-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
ECB Is Nearing 2% Inflation Goal, Three Years After Policy Pivot
I'm Craig Stirling, a senior editor in Frankfurt. Today we're looking at prospects for euro-zone inflation. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@ And if you aren't yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here. Almost exactly three years ago, euro-zone data showed inflation surging to 8.1%. Within a couple of weeks, policymakers ended months of hesitation and formally signaled the start of rate hiking.
Bloomberg
26-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Moody's Rethinks Its Rating Spectrum on the G-7
I'm Craig Stirling, a senior editor in Frankfurt. Today we're looking the shift in view by Moody's on Italy. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@ And if you aren't yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here. Observers of sovereign debt might wonder if Moody's Ratings decided to do a spot of housekeeping in the past month.
Bloomberg
02-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
The Ricochet Effect From Trump's Trade War
I'm Craig Stirling, a senior editor in Frankfurt. Today we're looking at the inflation impact on Europe of Chinese exports. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@ And if you aren't yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here. Chinese exports to the US, worth more than half a trillion dollars last year, are suddenly hitting a wall of tariffs imposed by the White House. So what happens when that tide rebounds on the world's other major economic area, the European Union?
