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Bloomberg
3 days ago
- 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?
Bloomberg
21-04-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Global Central Bankers Face the Chaos of Trump's Trade War
I'm Craig Stirling, a senior economics editor. Today we're looking at the outlook for central banks. Send us feedback and tips to ecodaily@ And if you aren't yet signed up to receive this newsletter, you can do so here. At the 2025 World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings, global policymakers will discuss complex challenges — and critical choices — as the world economy faces greater uncertainty, sweeping transformations, shifting trade and capital flows and the ongoing pressures of high debt and low growth. Join the Conversation!
