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January 30, 2026
Producer prices in the U.S. increased in December, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Friday. The Labor Department reported that its producer price index for final demand increased by 0.5% in December, following a 0.2% rise in November. The report also said producer prices in December were up by 3.0% compared to the same month a year ago, unchanged from November.
The bigger monthly increase in producer prices largely reflected a 0.7% advance in prices for services, which marks the fastest growth since July. Prices for trade services led the way higher, jumping by 1.7%, while prices for transportation and warehousing services climbed by 0.5%, and prices for other services rose by 0.3%. Meanwhile, the report said prices for goods were unchanged, as a 1.4% slump in energy prices and a 0.3% dip in food prices were offset by a 0.4% increase in prices for goods excluding food and energy.
The Labor Department noted that prices for non-ferrous metals spiked by 4.5% during the month. Excluding prices for food, energy, and trade services, core producer prices climbed by 0.4% in December after rising by 0.2% in November. The annual rate of growth by core producer prices in December came in unchanged from November at 3.5%.
Earlier this month, the Labor Department released a separate report showing consumer prices in the U.S. increased in line with economists’ estimates for December. The Labor Department said its CPI climbed by 0.3% in December.
Excluding food and energy prices, core consumer prices rose by 0.2% in December. The report also stated that the annual rate of growth in consumer prices was 2.7% in December, remaining unchanged from November. The annual rate of growth by core consumer prices was also unchanged from the previous month at 2.6. 01/30/2026 - 09:48:00 (RTTNews)
Euro traded at 1.1881 against USD at 9:00 AM PST
Italy's producer prices declined for the second straight month in December. The producer prices dropped 1.4% year-on-year in December, following a 0.2% fall in November, which was the first decline since December 2024. Prices in the domestic market fell 2.0%, while those in the foreign market moved up 0.3% in December. Monthly, producer prices decreased 0.7%, reversing a 1.0% rise in November.
During the year 2025, producer prices climbed 1.8% compared to a 4.2% decline in 2024. The unemployment rate in Italy remained stable at 5.6% in December. In the corresponding month last year, the rate was 6.4%. 01/30/2026 - 10:14:00 (RTTNews)
Italy's economy expanded for the second straight quarter in the three months ending in December. GDP advanced 0.3% sequentially, following a 0.2% increase in the third quarter. On the demand side, there was a positive contribution from the domestic component and a negative contribution from the net foreign component.
Yearly, GDP also advanced at a faster pace of 0.8% versus a 0.6% increase in the second quarter. During the year 2025, real GDP logged a 0.7% expansion compared to 2024. 01/30/2026 - 05:40:00 (RTTNews)
The German economy logged better growth in the fourth quarter, driven by increased household and government spending, and unemployment remained unchanged at the start of 2026. GDP grew 0.3% after remaining flat in the third quarter. This was the first expansion in three quarters. Yearly, GDP was up 0.4% compared to an expansion of 0.3% in the third quarter.
Household and government consumption increased in the fourth quarter. German unemployment rate remained stable at 6.3% in January. The number of people out of work remained unchanged in January after an increase of 3,000 in December. Unemployment exceeded the 3 million mark again. 01/30/2026 - 05:34:00 (RTTNews)
Spain's consumer price inflation eased to a seven-month low in January. The CPI rose 2.4% year-on-year in January, which was slower than the 2.9% increase in December. Meanwhile, underlying inflation, which excludes prices of unprocessed food and energy, remained unchanged at 2.6% in January.
Overall consumer prices dropped 0.4% in January from December, marking the first fall in four months. Further, EU harmonized inflation eased less to 2.5% from 3.0% in December. The rate was seen at 2.4%. Month-on-month, the harmonized index of consumer prices dropped 0.7%, in contrast to the 0.3% rise in December. 01/30/2026 - 04:42:00 (RTTNews)
Spain's economic growth accelerated on household spending and investment in the fourth quarter. GDP rose 0.8% from the third quarter. A similar, faster growth was last reported in the fourth quarter of 2024.
On the expenditure side, household consumption increased 1.0%, while government spending edged up only 0.1%. Gross fixed capital formation registered a variation of 1.7%. Regarding foreign trade, exports of goods and services showed a quarter-on-quarter increase of 0.8% and imports moved up 1.4% from the previous quarter.
Yearly, economic growth softened to 2.6% from 2.7% in the preceding period. For the whole of 2025, the economy logged a growth of 2.8%, but weaker than last year's 3.5% expansion. 01/30/2026 - 04:18:00 (RTTNews)
The French economy grew at a slower pace towards the end of the year as political and fiscal uncertainty weighed on investment and consumption. GDP posted a quarterly growth of 0.2% in the fourth quarter.
Overall economic growth in 2025 softened to 0.9% from 1.1% in 2024. The 2026 outlook is moderately positive. Growth could reach 1.1% next year, but political and fiscal risks remain elevated. Overall, persistent uncertainty will likely keep French growth slightly below the European average.
The expenditure-side of GDP showed that gross fixed capital formation rose only 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2025 after the 0.7% rise in the prior quarter. Household consumption growth accelerated moderately to 0.3% from 0.1%. Government spending also grew 0.3% but was weaker than the 0.7% rise in the preceding period. Overall, domestic demand, excluding inventories, contributed positively to GDP growth by 0.3 points.
Foreign trade made another positive contribution to growth, by 0.9 points, as exports continued to grow, while imports fell back sharply. However, export growth eased to 0.9% from 3.2%, and imports decreased 1.7%, reversing the 1.5% rise a quarter ago. Conversely, the contribution of inventory changes to GDP growth was strongly negative this quarter, by -1.0 points after -0.4 points in the third quarter.
Consumer spending dropped for the second straight month in December due to weaker consumption of engineered goods and food. Household consumption dropped 0.6% in December, worse than November's 0.3% decrease. Consumption of engineered goods slid 1.0%, and that of food declined 0.9%, while energy consumption rebounded 0.8%.
Domestic producer prices declined 2.0% in December from a year ago, sharper than November's 1.5% drop. At the same time, the monthly growth eased to 0.2% from 2.8% in November. 01/30/2026 - 02:55:00 (RTTNews)
British Pounds traded at 1.3724 against USD at 9:00 AM PST
U.K. mortgage approvals declined to the lowest in December, the Bank of England reported Friday. Net mortgage approvals for house purchases fell by 3,100 to 61,013 in December. This was the lowest since June 2024.
The 'effective' interest rate, which is the actual interest paid on newly drawn mortgages, decreased to 4.15% in December from 4.20% in November. Consumer credit fell to GBP 1.5 billion in December from GBP 2.1 billion in November. Nonetheless, the annual growth in consumer credit remained unchanged at 8.2%.
Net borrowing of mortgage debt by individuals remained unchanged at GBP 4.6 billion in December compared to November. Further, U.K. businesses borrowed a GBP 1.0 billion from banks and building societies, following net borrowing of GBP 6.2 billion in November, data showed. 01/30/2026 - 06:02:00 (RTTNews)
Taiwan's economic growth accelerated further in the final quarter of 2025. GDP advanced 12.68% year-on-year in the December quarter, faster than the 8.21% increase in the September quarter.
On the expenditure side, private final consumption grew by 3.43% over the year, mainly driven by expenditures such as information, communication, entertainment, transport, outbound tourism, and securities transaction fees caused by the stock market boom.
Exports of goods and services surged 38.82%, due to stronger external demand driven by emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence. Imports also logged a growth of 24.60%. Meanwhile, gross capital formation decreased 3.83% as investments in construction and transport equipment slightly contracted.
On a quarter-on-quarter seasonally adjusted annual basis, GDP rose at a faster pace of 23.96% versus a 7.02% expansion a quarter ago. 01/30/2026 - 09:47:00 (RTTNews)
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