Private sector companies added 122,000 jobs in December, less than expected, ADP says

A worker adjusts hiring signage at a job and resource fair hosted by the Mountain Area Workforce Development Board in partnership with NCWorks in Hendersonville, North Carolina, US, on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Allison Joyce | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesPrivate sector job creation eased more than expected in December while...

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Trump could declare national economic emergency to justify universal tariffs, CNN reports

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump makes remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. Jan. 7, 2025. Carlos Barria | ReutersPresident-Elect Donald Trump is contemplating calling a national economic emergency to implement his wide-reaching tariff policies, four sources familiar with the matter told CNN.A declaration of this nature will give Trump...

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Euro zone inflation, December 2024

A man rides bicycle on a snow-covered street after snowfall in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on December 29, 2024. Kirill Kudryavtsev | Afp | Getty ImagesAnnual inflation in the euro zone rose for a third straight month to reach 2.4% in December, statistics agency Eurostat said Tuesday.The preliminary reading...

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UK business confidence at lowest level since ‘mini-budget’: BCC

UK firms are planning to raise prices to cover higher tax payouts as confidence among businesses tumbled to its lowest level since the market-rocking "mini-budget" crisis of fall 2022, according to a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce.The trade group said sentiment had "declined significantly" in its largest poll since the Labour...

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PCE inflation November 2024:

Prices barely moved in November but still held higher than the Federal Reserve's target when looked at from a year ago, according to a Commerce Department measure released Friday.The personal consumption expenditures price index, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, showed an increase of just 0.1% from October. The measure...

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Russian central bank surprises markets by holding key rate at 21%

MOSCOW, Russia: The Russian central bank has cut its key interest rate by 300 basis points for a third time since its emergency hike in late February, citing cooling inflation and a recovery in the ruble.KIRILL Kudryavtsev | AFP | Getty ImagesRussia's central bank on Friday unexpectedly left its...

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