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Japanโs exports grew 5.1% YoY in December, marking a fourth straight monthly increase ๐ฆ๐. Shipments to the U.S. fell 11.1%, but stronger demand elsewhere and a weaker yen offset the drag ๐ด.
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With inflation risks still in focus and the yen under pressure, the BoJ is signaling further rate hikes after lifting policy rates to a 30-year high โ ๏ธ๐ฆ.
The dollar bounced from three-week lows against the euro and Swiss franc as investors waited for Trumpโs Davos speech, following renewed tariff threats that triggered a brief โSell Americaโ trade โ ๏ธ๐.
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The yen stayed under pressure as Japanese bond yields surged to record highs on fears of fiscal loosening ahead of Feb 8 snap elections ๐๐ด. Rising yields failed to support the yen, reinforcing concerns about Japanโs fiscal outlook.
Markets barely reacted. The BoE is still expected to cut rates later this year, with inflation likely near 2% by April or May, according to policymakers.
Inflation is sticky but cooling. The BoE stays patient, and rate cuts remain firmly in play ๐โ๏ธ.
UK inflation rose to 3.4% in December, above expectations, driven by airfares and tobacco โ๏ธ๐ฌ. Services inflation edged up to 4.5%, exactly as forecast, keeping investors calm.
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Despite being the highest inflation rate in the G7, economists see this as a temporary speed bump, with price pressures set to ease as past energy and tariff hikes drop out of the data ๐.
Policy is incoherent: the BoJ prints to cap yields while the MoF props up the Yen. Yield caps donโt remove risk โ they push it into the currency.
Japan has assets and options, but denial isnโt a plan. Until policy changes, the Yen remains the shock absorber ๐๐ฅ.
Japan heads to Feb 8 elections with leaders downplaying fiscal risk. Bad timing. Global yields are rising, and markets are losing patience with governments drowning in debt โ ๏ธ.
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After election news, Japanese yields jumped but the Yen still fell ๐ฉ. That shouldnโt happen. When higher rates fail to support the currency, youโre in fiscal crisis territory, like the UK in 2022.
Germany is still battling producer-level deflation, but itโs energy-driven. Core industrial prices remain firm, keeping inflation risks alive once energy effects fade ๐โ ๏ธ.
Germanyโs producer prices fell 2.5% YoY in December 2025 and 0.2% MoM, with full-year prices down 1.2% ๐. The drop was driven almost entirely by energy prices, which plunged 9.7% YoY, led by sharp declines in natural gas (-14.6%) and electricity (-11.1%) โก๐ฅ.
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Strip out energy and the picture flips: producer prices were up 0.9% YoY, showing underlying cost pressure in capital goods, consumer goods, and intermediates ๐ญ๐ฆ. Precious metals surged +47.7%, while capital goods rose 2.0%, signaling resilience in industrial pricing power.
The UK labour market is losing steam. Falling payrolls + rising unemployment point to slowing economic momentum, despite resilient headline wage growth ๐.
UK payrolled employees fell by 155k YoY and 33k MoM by November 2025, with early December estimates showing a deeper drop to 30.2M workers ๐. Payroll declines have now appeared in 8 of the last 12 months, signalling sustained labour market cooling.
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Wages remain elevated in nominal terms, with pay growth at 4.5โ4.7%, but real wage growth is modest at under 1% after inflation ๐ท. Vacancies ticked slightly higher, yet overall hiring momentum remains weak.