March 25, 2025
United States:
US Home-Price Gains Picked Up in January, Fueled by Tight Supply
Home-price growth in the US accelerated slightly in January as buyers fought over a tight supply of listings on the market.
A national gauge of prices rose 4.1% from a year earlier, according to data from S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller. That was more than the 4% annual increase in December.
Europe:
German Business Optimism Grows After Merz’s Spending Push
German business optimism rose to the highest level since June 2024 as Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz readies hundreds of billions of euros of spending to modernize the economy.
An expectations index by the Ifo institute increased to 87.7 in March from 85.6 the previous month — more than the 87.3 estimate in a Bloomberg poll of analysts.
Asia:
Japan’s Ishiba Plans Price Measures Through Existing Budgets
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is planning measures to ease the impact of inflation on consumers that draw on policies already incorporated in the current and upcoming fiscal year budgets.
“The Prime Minister didn’t intend to say we’re rolling out new budget spending,” government spokesman Yoshimasa Hayashi told reporters Tuesday. “Rather we’re going to fully utilize the policies outlined in this year’s additional budget and next year’s initial budget.”
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