Synthèse Daily Macro

US: Manufacturing PMI (Jan.): 52.4 vs 52 expected (prior: 51.8)

• Final data were higher than in first estimate and pointed to further rebound in industrial activity.
• Opinions have improved on production, more modestly in new orders, thanks to inventory rebuilding. Views on employment were positive, while exports remained weak.
• Costs and prices remained on the rise.

 

US: ISM Manufacturing (Jan.): 52.6 vs 48.5 expected (prior: 47.9)

• After several months of sluggish sentiment and below 50 index, business sentiment has strongly rebounded over the month.
• The rebound was driven by higher new orders, production, and new export orders to a lesser extent.
• Views on employment and inventories have slightly increased while prices paid were also on the rise.

 

Eurozone: Manufacturing PMI (Jan.): 49.5 vs 49.4 expected (prior: 48.8)

• Momentum has improved but details offered mix picture across countries.
• Sentiment has regained on production and improved on new orders, but index remained just below 50. Nevertheless, opinions remained weak on new exports. Costs were on the rise, due to energy and metal prices, but not reflected in selling prices and impacting margins.
• PMI has improved in Germany, France and Italy over the month, but weakened in Spain (index down from 49.6 prior month to 49.2).

 

Germany: Retail sales (Dec.): 0.1% m/m as expected (prior: -0.5% revised from -0.6%)

• Sales have stabilized after past month fall.
• Sales have regained for autos and food but remained in contraction for pharma, IT goods and internet sales.

 

Poland: PMI Manufacturing (Jan.): 48.8 vs 49.1 expected (prior: 48.5)

• Business sentiment has slightly regained over the month, thanks to slightly higher new orders, but index remained below 50.

 

Sweden: PMI Manufacturing (Jan.): 56 (prior: 55.4 revised from 55.3)

• Business sentiment has increased further and reached levels seen in 2018.
• In details, picture is mixed over the month, but all sub-indices remained well above the 50 level: sentiment gained further on new orders, domestic orders and employment, while it has decreased over the month for production and exports.

 

Switzerland: Manufacturing PMI (Jan.): 48.8 vs 47.1 expected (prior: 46.4 revised from 45.8)

• Business sentiment has rebounded after the fall the prior month.
• Sentiment has rebounded on production (index at 50) and backlog of orders, but decreased on inventories and prices, while opinions remained stable on employment.
• In parallel, services PMI has rebounded from 51.4 prior month to 53.8; opinions have regained on activity, new orders, and costs and prices while it decreased on employment.

 

UK: Manufacturing PMI (Jan.): 51.8 vs 51.6 expected (prior: 50.6)

• Business sentiment has gained further over the month; opinions have regained on new orders, production and exports, as well as demand to rebuild inventories.
• Opinions remained low on employment, particularly in intermediate and consumer sectors.

 

UK: Nationwide house prices (Jan.): 0.3% m/m as expected (prior: -0.4%)

• Prices were up by 1% y/y after 0.6% y/y the prior month.
• While activity in housing remained low, affordability has improved, but it was mainly centered on London area.

 

Turkey: PMI Manufacturing (Jan.): 48.1 (prior: 48.9)

• Business sentiment has decreased over the month; opinions on new orders have also decreased in parallel.

US: Chicago PMI (Jan.): 54 vs 43.7 expected (prior: 42.7 revised from 43.5)

• Business sentiment has strongly rebounded over the month.
• Views have turned more positive on orders, production and inventories; they decreased on prices and employment.

 

US: PPI (Dec.): 0.5% m/m vs 0.2% expected (prior: 0.2%)

• Prices were firmer due to a strong rise in services and trade in particular (1.7% m/m after -0.6% m/m). Energy and food prices have strongly decreased over the month. Core PPI were up by 0.7% m/m (0% m/m prior month).
• Yearly trend remained stable at 3% y/y and core PPI also stable at 3.5% y/y.

 

France: Consumer spending (Dec.): -0.6% m/m vs -0.4% expected (prior: -0.3%)

• Consumption has contracted over the month; the fall was broad-based across sectors over the month, except energy (fuel and oil).

 

France: Producer Prices (Dec.): 0.2% m/m (prior: 2.8% revised from 1.1%)

• Yearly trend has declined to -2% y/y after -1.5% y/y prior month.

 

France: GDP (Q4-25): 0.2% q/q as expected (prior: 0.5%)

• First estimate of GDP has shown a modest growth in Q4; consumption was up by 0.3%q after 0.1%q in Q3; purchases of goods were moderate while energy consumption has accelerated in Q4. Public consumption was up by 0.3%q after 0.7% in Q3.
• Capex has slowed down, up by 0.2%q after 0.7% q in Q3; household investment in housing was the only dynamic sector in Q4, while public investment quasi stagnated (0.1%q), and equipment was down (-0.1%q after 1%q).
• Net exports were positive (0.9pp): exports have slowed down (0.9%q after 3.2%q in Q3) but remained dynamic for transport sector; imports were heavily down (-1.7%q after 1.5%q) due to falling energy imports.
• Inventories have contracted over the quarter: -1 pp negative contribution to quarterly growth.
• The 2025 average growth was up by 0.9% after 1.1% in 2025; growth was mainly supported by public consumption, housing investment and positive contribution from inventories over the year.

 

Eurozone: GDP (Q4-25): 0.3% q/q vs 0.2% expected (prior: 0.3%)

• Activity was relatively sustained in Q4, with all GDP countries up and in a large range (0.2%-1.7%), except Ireland ( -0.6%q).

 

Eurozone: Unemployment rate (Dec.): 6.2% vs 6.3% expected (prior: 6.3%)

• Unemployed has decreased over the month.

 

Germany: GDP (Q4-25): 0.3% q/q vs 0.2% expected (prior: 0%)

• Preliminary data pointed towards resilient activity in Q4, due to private and public consumption according to official statistics; no details available yet.

 

Germany: CPI (Jan.): -0.1% m/m vs -0.2% expected (prior: 0.2%)

• Preliminary data have pointed to declining monthly inflation, probably related to lower clothes and leisure prices), while food prices were on the rise.
• The yearly trend has regained from 2.0% y/y to 2.1% y/y.

 

Germany: Unemployment rate (Jan.): 6.3% as expected (prior: 6.3%)

• Unemployed was stable over the month after rising 3 k the prior month.

 

Italy: Unemployment rate (Dec.): 5.6% vs 5.8% expected (prior: 5.6% revised from 5.7%)

• Unemployed has slightly decreased over the month.

 

Italy: PPI (Dec.): -0.9% m/m (prior: 1.3%)

• Yearly trend has declined from -0.3% y/y prior month to -2% y/y.

 

Italy: GDP (Q4-25): 0.3% q/q vs 0.2% expected (prior: 0.2% revised from 0.1%)

• GDP growth was firmer than expected in Q4; not details are yet available, but it seems domestic demand and inventories have driven activity in Q4.

 

Spain: CPI (Jan.): -0.7% m/m vs -0.8% expected (prior: 0.3%)

• Preliminary data pointed to lower inflation; no details available but lower energy prices have driven headline lower.
• Yearly trend has declined from 3.0% y/y prior month to 2.5% y/y.

 

Spain: GDP (Q4-25): 0.8% q/q vs 0.6% expected (prior: 0.6%)

• Preliminary data have shown sustained growth, driven by domestic consumption; no details available.

 

Norway: Unemployment rate (Jan.): 2.1% as expected (prior: 2.1%)

Norway: Retail sales (Dec.): -0.7% m/m vs 1.3% expected (prior: 1.2%)

Sweden: Retail sales (Dec.): -0.7% m/m (prior: 1.1%)

• Yearly trend has slowed down to 1.5% y/y after 6.9% y/y prior month.

 

Switzerland: KOF (Jan.): 102.5 vs 103 expected (prior: 103.6 revised from 103.4)

• Business confidence has decreased over the month, but the index remained high.

 

UK: M4 (Dec.): 4.7% y/y (prior: 4.3%)

• M4 lending was up by 5.8% y/y after 4.8% y/y prior month; loans to corporates remained stable over the month.
• Mortgage approvals have decreased from 64.1 M prior month to 61 M.

US: Nonfarm productivity (Q3-25): 4.9% q/q as expected (prior: 4.1%)

• Final data confirmed the high pace of productivity gains in Q3-25.
• Activity was sustained, production being up by 5.4%q after 5.2%q in Q2-25; hours worked were up modestly by 0.5% after 1% in Q2-25.
• Wage growth was up by 2.9%q after 1.1% q in Q2-25.
• Unit labor costs have decreased, down by 1.9% q after -2.9% q the prior quarter.
• The challenge is to maintain in 2026 a favorable trend in productivity and still low and contained labor costs.

 

US: Initial jobless claims (Jan. 24): 209k vs 205k expected (prior: 210k revised from 200k)

• Continuing claims: 1827 k after 1865 k the prior week.

 

US: Trade balance (Nov.): -56.8 bn USD vs -44 bn expected (prior: -29.2 bn revised from -29.4 bn)

• Deficit has rebounded after an exceptional improvement the prior month.
• Exports were down by 3.6% m/m after 3% m/m the prior month; all categories of exports were down over the month.
• Imports were up by 5% m/m after -3% m/m prior month; imports of capital goods and consumer goods have sharply rebounded over the month.
• As seen for many DM countries, exports remained on a weak and volatile trend.

 

US: Factory orders (Nov.): 2.7% m/m vs 1.6% expected (prior: -1.2% revised from -1.3%)

• Data confirmed the positive trend on orders for capital good non-defense ex aircraft up by 0.4% m/m after 0.5% m/m the prior month.
• Orders for civil aircrafts have strongly rebounded over the month and drove the total rebound in factory orders.
• Shipments were down by 0.1% m/m after 0.1% m/m prior month; inventories were up by 0.1% after 0% m/m the prior month.

 

US: Wholesale inventories (Nov.): 0.2% m/m as expected (prior: 0.2%)

• Inventories have increased for computers, machinery and pharma products; in parallel sales were firmer, up by 1.3% m/m after -0.4% m/m, and were higher for these related items.

 

Eurozone: M3 (Dec.): 2.8% y/y vs 3% expected (prior: 3%)

• M2 remained on stable trend, up by 3.1% y/y; M1 growth has slowed down, from 5.0% y/y prior month to 4.7% y/y.
• Credit to private sector has slowed down from 3.3% y/y to 3.0% y/y.
• Across countries, the demand for loans from corporates was the most buoyant in Greece over the month.

 

Eurozone: Industrial confidence (Jan.): -6.8 vs -8.2 expected (prior: -8.5 revised from -9)

• Business sentiment has improved from the prior month.
• Views have regained on production, were less negative from the prior month on new orders, past production and employment.
• Sentiment has deteriorated further on exports.
• Sentiment has regained in industry at end of last year and offered a more constructive picture entering 2026.

 

Eurozone: Services confidence (Dec.): 7.2 vs 5.9 expected (prior: 5.8 revised from 5.6)

• Sentiment has rebounded in services; over the month, views have improved on business situation, demand and employment.
• Views were less negative in the retail sector, while they remained stable but slightly negative in the construction sector.

 

Eurozone: Consumer confidence (Dec.): -12.4 as expected (prior: -13.2)

• Views were less negative form the prior month; opinions have improved on financial situation, and trend in prices, but unemployment remained a concern and preference for saving has increased further.

 

Spain: Retail sales (real) (Dec.): 2.9% y/y (prior: 6%)

• Sales were down by 0.8% m/m after a 1% m/m rise the prior month.
• All sectors were negative over the month except online sales.
• After sustained growth past year, yearly comparison tends to moderate but the underlying trend remains positive.

 

Sweden: Consumer confidence (Jan.): 95.3 vs 97 expected (prior: 95.6 revised from 95.8)

• Confidence has eroded over the month but remained high. Sentiment has weakened on personal situation while views on global macro has improved.

 

Sweden: Manufacturing confidence (Jan.): 103.6 (prior: 103.8)

• Sentiment has eroded in manufacturing and in construction and trade sectors over the month.

 

Turkey: Unemployment rate (Dec.): 7.7% (prior: 8.5% revised from 8.6%)

• Unemployed has sharply decreased over the month.

Germany: GFK consumer confidence (Feb.): -24.1 vs -25.5 expected (prior: -26.9)

• Consumer confidence has improved after some deterioration seen over the prior month.
• Views have improved on activity, but concerns remained on inflation and preference for saving remained large.

 

Italy: Consumer confidence (Jan.): 96.8 vs 96.9 expected (prior: 96.6)

• Confidence has slightly increased from the prior month.
• Views were more positive on economy and financial situation.

 

Italy: Manufacturing confidence (Jan.): 89.2 vs 89 expected (prior: 88.5 revised from 88.4)

• Business confidence has regained in manufacturing and in services over the month.
• Within services, confidence decreased in retail and construction sectors.