French inflation rate was 1.8 % in January
French inflation rate was initially 1.8 % in January, and stable last month Statistical Bureau INSEE report on FridayEssence
Reuters investigated economists and is expected to read 1.9 %. Adjust the number to compare with other euro countries.
The nationally German inflation figures are scheduled at 2 pm, CET.
-Jenni Reid
The retail sales of Germany’s employment stable in December are much higher than the prediction
Number of employers in Germany Stable Destatis, the Bureau of Statistics, said on Friday that in December, it decreased by 0.1 % from the same period last year.
The unemployment rate increased from 2.9 % in December 2023 to 3.2 %.
Destatis also announced Retail sales decline Last month, the number of 1.6 % was higher than the 0.2 % prediction of Reuters voting Chinese economists.
The number released on Thursday shows the GDP in Germany The last quarter of the year fell by 0.2 % In the continuous weakness of its industrial sector, confirmed Continuous contraction for the second consecutive year For the largest economy in the euro zone.
-Jenni Reid
Novartis posts the fourth quarter of the expected sales
Swiss Pharmaceutical Giant Nuohua The sales in the fourth quarter exceeded expectations in the fourth quarter, but there was no own guidance throughout the year.
The net sales in the fourth quarter increased by 16 % based on constant currencies to $ 13.2 billion, while analysts estimated $ 12.795 billion in LSEG Public Opinion Survey.
The quarterly adjusted core operating income was US $ 4.86 billion, compared with US $ 4.23 billion.
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-Caren Gilchrist
European market: This is the opening white
British Ftse 100 According to IG data, the index is set to open about 9 points at a height of 8,661 points on Friday.
However, other BourSes go to the decline, Germany Dax It fell 30 points at the position of 21,703 points, France’s CAC 40 In 7939.7 points, it dropped 11 points, and Italy’s MIB decreased by 23.5 points, with a score of 36,619 points.
-Jenni Reid
When investors analyze the latest US data, Gold Futures has reached the highest level of fresh history
Gold futures With investor evaluation The latest GDP data from the United StatesEssence
The price of gold futures in the New York Commodity Exchange is $ 2,852.5 per ounce.
Trevor Yates, a senior investment analyst at Global X ETFS, said: “Today’s legs can be explained by the release of US GDP growth data, which is much larger than expected.”
Yates predicts that the slower GDP data may lead to the Federal Reserve “getting worse and higher in inflation, so it is longer, so it will increase the actual interest rate.”
Gold prices are often related to interest rates.
-Ee ying shan
AI investment crowded and exacerbated DeepSeek collapse
According to Bank of America, the competition for investment in artificial intelligence assets has exacerbated the influence of Deepseek on Monday.
Strategicist Savita Subramanian wrote: “The funds accumulated in AI stocks last year may cause our response to DeepSeek.” “AI/technology companies with the largest breadth of ownership last year were hit by headlines.”
Specifically, Subramanian points to semiconductor manufacturers Broadcom For example.
“AVGO fell 17 % on Monday. It was the stock list with the largest breadth of ownership last year: 56 % of the large American CAP funds owned the stock at the end of 2024, and only 38 % at the end of 2023,” she wrote.
-Lisa kailai han
Trump threatened Mexico, after the Canadian tariffs, the US dollar jumped
President Trump said he would impose 25 % tariffs on Mexico and Canada. On Thursday afternoon, the US dollar rose to other currencies.
this Ice dollar index The second day after the comment, the transaction value was 108.07. The index measured the green back of a basket of currencies, and the transaction before the speech was close to 107.76.
After President Trump announced his latest tariff intention, the dollar rose on Thursday afternoon.
The dollar also violated Canada’s dollar and Mexican peso alone.
-Jesse Pound (Jesse Pound)