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January 9, 2026
The Labor Department released a closely watched report on Friday showing employment in the U.S. increased by less in December. The report stated that non-farm payroll employment increased by 50,000 jobs in December, following a rise of 56,000 jobs in November. The Labor Department also said the loss of jobs in October was revised to 173,000 from the previously reported 105,000.
The modest job growth in December came as employment continued to trend higher in the food services and drinking places, health care, and social assistance sectors, although the retail sector lost jobs. Meanwhile, the Labor Department said the unemployment rate edged down to 4.4% in December from a revised 4.5% in November.
The dip in the unemployment rate came as the household survey measure of employment jumped by 232,000 people, while the labor force shrank by 46,000 people. The report also said average hourly employee earnings climbed by $0.12 or 0.3% to $37.02 in December. Average hourly employee earnings in December were up by 3.8% compared to the same month a year ago, reflecting an acceleration of 3.6% in November. 01/09/2026 - 10:49:00 (RTTNews)
New residential construction in the U.S. saw a steep drop in October, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Friday. The report said housing starts plunged by 4.6% to an annual rate of 1.246 million in October after jumping by 1.2% to an annual rate of 1.306 million in September.
The Commerce Department also said building permits dipped by 0.2% to an annual rate of 1.412 million in October after surging by 6.4% to an annual rate of 1.415 million in September. 01/09/2026 - 08:47:00 (RTTNews)
Euro traded at 1.1639 against USD at 9:00 AM PST
Spain's industrial production registered its strongest growth since mid-2022, driven by a significant increase in energy output. Industrial production increased 4.5% year-on-year in November, a substantial improvement from the 1.2% rise reported in October. Moreover, the growth marked the strongest since July 2022.
The energy sector was the primary driver, with output increasing by 7.2%. This was followed by a 3.5% rise in consumer goods output and a 3.2% increase in intermediate goods production. Capital goods output rose only 0.9%.
On an unadjusted basis, industrial output gained 1.8% compared to a 1.5% rise in October. Month-on-month, growth in industrial production rose to 1.0% from 0.6% in October. 01/09/2026 - 07:35:00 (RTTNews)
France's industrial production dropped slightly in November, while manufacturing output rebounded from October. Industrial production edged down 0.1% in November, reversing a 0.2% rise in October.
Meanwhile, manufacturing output rebounded 0.3%, following a 0.1% fall in the previous month. The improvement was underpinned by the manufacture of transport equipment, which grew 2.6%. In mining and quarrying, energy, water supply, and production fell 1.9%, offsetting the 1.9% increase in October. Further, output in construction decreased again by 1.0% after a 0.7% decline in October. 01/09/2026 - 07:05:00 (RTTNews)
Germany's industrial production grew in November, while exports registered their biggest fall since May 2024. Industrial output climbed 0.8% month-on-month in November. However, it was weaker than the 2.0% increase in October. The positive development was mainly attributable to the growth in the automotive industry and in the manufacture of machinery and equipment.
Excluding energy and construction, industrial output climbed 2.1% from October. Construction output was down 0.8%. At the same time, energy output logged a sharper fall of 7.8%. Moreover, production of intermediate goods dropped 0.8%, and consumer goods output slid 0.3%. In contrast, capital goods production surged 4.9%. Yearly, industrial production logged a growth of 0.8% after rising 1.0% in October.
Exports declined the most since May 2024, while imports rebounded from October. Exports decreased 2.5% in November, reversing the prior month's 0.3% increase. Shipments were to remain flat. Meanwhile, imports grew 0.8%, in contrast to the 1.5% fall in October.
Consequently, the trade balance showed a surplus of EUR 13.1 billion compared to a EUR 17.2 billion surplus in October. The largest euro area economy is still struggling to return to growth. 01/09/2026 - 05:32:00 (RTTNews)
Italy's retail sales increased for the second straight month in November. The sales value rose 0.5% monthly in November, the same as in the previous month.
The retail sale value of food products and non-food items increased by 0.5% and 0.7% respectively, compared to last month. On an annual basis, retail sales growth remained stable at 1.3%. Sales are growing exclusively in large-scale retail and online retail. 01/09/2026 - 04:27:00 (RTTNews)
China's inflation accelerated the most in nearly three years in December on higher food prices, but the overall rate remained weak. Consumer prices increased 0.8% year-on-year in December, slightly faster than the 0.7% rise in November. Excluding food and energy prices, core inflation remained unchanged at 1.2% in December.
The increase in inflation was driven largely by food prices, which rose 1.1% over the last year. At the same time, non-food inflation held steady at 0.8%. Monthly, the consumer price index rebounded 0.2% in December.
China avoided deflation in 2025. Inflation showed signs of bottoming out and should pick up further in 2026. Producer prices contracted 1.9% in December from a year ago. Prices have been falling for 39 consecutive months. 01/09/2026 - 03:43:00 (RTTNews)
Taiwan's foreign trade surplus increased notably in December as exports grew faster than imports. The trade surplus rose to $19.4 billion in December from $6.1 billion in the corresponding month last year. The surplus also grew from $16.1 billion in November.
Exports surged 43.4% year-over-year in December, though slower than the 56.0% jump in the prior month. Shipments of information, communication, and audio-video products grew 126.3%, and those of electronic product parts rose by 24.1%. The annual growth of imports eased sharply to 14.9% from 45.0%. 01/09/2026 - 08:46:00 (RTTNews)
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