February 6, 2026
United States:
Share of US Firms Reporting Earnings Growth Hits Four-Year High
US equity investors have one reason to cheer as the S&P 500 heads for its worst week since October: The share of companies posting a rise in quarterly profits is the highest in over four years.
More than 75% of S&P 500 firms that have reported results so far saw growth in earnings versus a year earlier, according to data compiled by Bloomberg Intelligence. That’s the highest proportion since the third quarter of 2021.
Europe:
German Industrial Production Drops in Setback for Recovery
German industrial production dropped for the first time since August, a sign of persisting challenges for the sector as it tries to exit a protracted slump.
Output decreased 1.9% in December, compared with a revised 0.2% advance the previous month.
Asia:
BOJ Board Member Adds to Signals Pointing to Interest Rate Hikes
A Bank of Japan board member highlighted the need for further increases to the benchmark interest rate in order to complete the process of normalizing policy settings, in a signal that’s likely to sustain emerging speculation over an early rate hike.
“I am convinced that continuing with further policy interest rate hikes will be needed to complete the normalization of monetary policy in Japan,” Kazuyuki Masu said Friday in a speech to local business leaders in Ehime, western Japan.
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