France recorded a preliminary manufacturing PMI of 45.5 in February, the highest in nine months. The preliminary service PMI in France recorded 44.5 in February, the lowest in 17 months. The preliminary composite PMI in France recorded 44.5 in February, the lowest in 17 months.
The monthly rate of CPI in the UK recorded -0.1% in January, the largest decrease since July 2024.
The monthly rate of commercial inventories in the United States recorded a -0.2% decrease in December, the largest decrease since November 2023.
Switzerland recorded a quarterly adjusted unemployment rate of 2.7% in January, the highest since September 2021.
The final value of the UK services PMI for January was 50.8, the lowest level since November 2023.
The change in API crude oil inventories for the week to January 31 in the United States recorded 5.025 million barrels, the largest increase since the week of October 4, 2024.
The S & P Global Manufacturing PMI for January rose to 51.2 for the first time in seven months, rising above 50.0.
The final reading of France's manufacturing PMI in January reached 45, the highest level since June last year.
The final reading for Germany's manufacturing PMI hit an eight-month high of 45 in January. Germany's manufacturing PMI output index in January was 46.3, a new eight-month high.
The final eurozone manufacturing PMI hit an eight-month high of 46.6 in January, while the eurozone's manufacturing PMI output index hit an eight-month high of 47.1.
The monthly rate of U.S. durable goods orders recorded -2.2% in December, the largest decrease since June 2024.
Japan's core CPI recorded an annual rate of 3% in December, the largest increase since August 2023.
The change in EIA natural gas inventories for the week to January 10 was 258 billion cubic feet, the largest decrease since the week of January 19, 2024.
The unquarterly core CPI in the United States recorded an annual rate of 3.2% in December, the lowest since August 2024, and market expectations were flat at 3.3%. After the release of the CPI data, the dollar index DXY fell more than 40 points to 108.74 in the short term. (Golden Ten)
U.S. natural gas futures rose 44% in 2024, recording their largest annual gain since 2021.