ECB Updates Estimate

Employers Added 143,000 Jobs in January, and Unemployment Edged Down to 4% The gain in jobs was less than economists had expected, but the job counts for November and December were revised upward by a combined 100,000 German Industrial Production Ends 2024 on Weak Note Output declined 2.4% on month in December, driven by a fall in auto production, as the industrial sector faces the threat of a further slowdown from U.S. tariffs.