Germany's unemployment rose slightly and job vacancies decreased in January as the manufacturing sector faces severe downturn, official data revealed on Friday.The number of people out of work increased by 11,000 in January after rising 10,000 in December, the Federal Employment Agency said. Unemployment was expected to increase more sharply by 14,000. The unemployment rate edged up to 6.2 percent...
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May 15, 2026 15:25 ET Apart from the confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair, the main news on the economics front this week included key price data from the U.S. and the first quarter economic growth figures from major economies. Both consumer prices and producer costs have started to reflect the effect of supply shocks due to the Middle East conflict. In Europe, GDP data was in focus, while inflation data from China dominated the news flow in Asia.