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  • Five-Year Note Auction Attracts Average Demand December 23, 2025 14:24 ET

    A day after revealing this month's two-year note auction attracted below average demand, the Treasury Department on Tuesday revealed this month's auction of $70 billion worth of five-year notes attracted roughly average demand. The five-year note auction drew a high yield of 3.747 percent and a bid-to-cover...

  • shopping 23122025 lg U.S. Consumer Confidence Deteriorates For Fifth Straight Month In December December 23, 2025 10:23 ET

    Consumer confidence in the U.S. deteriorated for the fifth consecutive month in December, according to a report released by the Conference Board on Tuesday. The Conference Board said its consumer confidence index slid to 89.1 in December from an upwardly revised 92.9 in November.

  • usindustrialproduction 23122025 lg U.S. Industrial Production Rises 0.2% In November, Slightly More Than Expected December 23, 2025 10:19 ET

    A report released by the Federal Reserve on Tuesday showed industrial production in the U.S. increased by slightly more than expected in the month of November. The Fed said industrial production rose by 0.2 percent in November after edging down by 0.1 percent in October. Economists had expected industrial production to inch up by 0.1 percent.

  • usgrossdomesticproduct 23122025 lg U.S. Economy Grows Much More Than Expected In Q3 December 23, 2025 09:58 ET

    A report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed the U.S. economy grew by much more than expected in the third quarter of 2025. The Commerce Department said real gross domestic product spiked by 4.3 percent in the third quarter after surging by 3.8 percent in the second quarter. Economists had expected GDP to jump by 3.3 percent.

  • usdurablegoodsorders 23122025 lg U.S. Durable Goods Orders Plunge 2.2% In October, More Than Expected December 23, 2025 09:44 ET

    Reflecting a steep drop in orders for transportation equipment, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing new orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods fell by more than expected in the month of October. The report said durable goods orders tumbled by 2.2 percent in October after climbing by an upwardly revised 0.7 percent in September.

  • U.S. Industrial Production Rises Slightly More Than Expected In November December 23, 2025 09:24 ET

    A report released by the Federal Reserve on Tuesday showed industrial production in the U.S. increased by slightly more than expected in the month of November. The Fed said industrial production rose by 0.2 percent in November after edging down by 0.1 percent in October. Economists had expected industrial...

  • U.S. Gross Domestic Product Spikes Much More Than Expected In Q3 December 23, 2025 08:38 ET

    A report released by the Commerce Department on Tuesday showed the U.S. economy grew by much more than expected in the third quarter of 2025. The Commerce Department said real gross domestic product spiked by 4.3 percent in the third quarter after surging by 3.8 percent in the second quarter. Economists...

  • U.S. Durable Goods Orders Plunge More Than Expected In October December 23, 2025 08:36 ET

    Reflecting a steep drop in orders for transportation equipment, the Commerce Department released a report on Tuesday showing new orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods tumbled by more than expected in the month of October. The report said durable goods orders plunged by 2.2 percent in October...

  • Spain Producer Prices Fall For First Time In 3 Months December 23, 2025 07:06 ET

    Spain producer prices declined for the first time in three months in November due to the sharp fall in energy prices, the statistical office INE said on Tuesday. Producer prices fell 2.5 percent on a yearly basis in November, in contrast to the 0.8 percent increase in October. Excluding energy,...

  • Spain GDP Growth Slows As Estimated December 23, 2025 05:29 ET

    The Spanish economy experienced a slower growth in the third quarter, in line with earlier estimate, final data from the statistical office INE showed on Tuesday. Gross domestic product advanced 0.6 percent on a sequential basis, slower than the 0.7 percent growth registered in the second quarter....

  • Singapore Inflation Stable At 1.2% December 23, 2025 04:56 ET

    Singapore consumer prices logged a steady increase in November, a joint report from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the Ministry of Trade and Industry showed Tuesday. The consumer price index rose 1.2 percent from a year ago, the same rate of growth as seen in October. MAS core inflation...

  • German Import Prices Continue To Fall December 23, 2025 04:13 ET

    Germany's import prices declined for the eighth straight month in November, Destatis reported Tuesday. Import prices logged an annual fall of 1.9 percent in November, a faster decline than the 1.4 percent drop observed in October. Prices have been falling since April. Energy prices had the biggest...

  • car 23122025 lg Europe Car Sales Increase In November December 23, 2025 02:06 ET

    Europe's new car registrations increased for the fifth straight month in November, driven by robust growth in battery electric cars sales, data from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association, or ACEA, showed Tuesday. Car registrations grew 2.1 percent year-on-year in November but slower that the 5.8 percent rise seen in October.

  • European Economic News Preview: German Import Price Data Due December 23, 2025 01:34 ET

    Import prices from Germany and revised GDP data from Spain are the top economic news due on Tuesday. At 2.00 am ET, Destatis is scheduled to issue Germany's import price data. Economists expect import prices to grow 0.2 percent month-on-month in November, the same rate as in October. In the meantime, producer price figures are due from Sweden.

  • flag 23122025 lg RBA Minutes: Policymakers Discussed Rate Hike Scenario December 23, 2025 00:52 ET

    Policymakers of the Reserve Bank of Australia discussed scenarios in which policy tightening may need to be considered, the minutes of the meeting held on December 8 and 9 showed Tuesday. Members became less confident that monetary policy remains restrictive, the minutes showed. Policymakers assessed that inflationary pressures could be a little more persistent than had been previously estimated

Global Economics Weekly Update - December 15-19, 2025

December 19, 2025 15:10 ET
U.S. inflation data and interest rate decisions by major central banks were the highlights of this busy week for economics news flow. Employment data and survey results on the housing markets also gained attention in the U.S. In Europe, the European Central Bank and Bank of England announced their policy decisions and macroeconomic projections.