U.S.: Flattening U.S. Yield Curve Nears Decade Lows in Final 2017 Push The U.S. yield curve is getting one final flattening push before calling it

Europe: German firms optimistic for 2018, worker shortage main brake More than half of Germany’s industry associations have shrugged off worries about U.S. protectionist policies

Europe: U.K. Posts Lowest November Budget Deficit Since 2007 on Tax Britain recorded its lowest November budget deficit for a decade as tax receipts posted

Europe: IMF’s Lagarde says pre-Brexit warnings vindicated by slower UK growth Britain’s economy is already suffering from last year’s vote to leave the European Union

Europe: German business morale falls as political impasse clouds outlook German business morale deteriorated unexpectedly in December after hitting an all-time high in the previous

Europe: U.K. Manufacturing Orders Stay at Strongest Level Since 1988 U.K. factories enjoyed another month of strong demand in December, with orders staying at their

Asia: China raises short- and medium- term interest rates after Fed China’s central bank nudged money market interest rates upward on Thursday just hours after

Europe: German economy to grow by 2.6 pct in 2018 The German economy will expand by 2.6 percent next year, the Ifo institute said on

Europe: U.K. Loses Most Jobs Since 2015 as Labor Market Shows Strain Britain shed jobs at the fastest pace in almost 2 1/2 years between

Europe: German domestic demand for factory equipment seen rising German engineering output is likely to grow at a steady 3 percent next year as domestic