Canada and Mexico brace for Trump tariffs on Saturday; UK house price growth slows – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as US president said he would impose first tariffs of new administration on 1 FebruarySticking briefly to the German economy theme, regional data suggests that inflation fell across the country.That matched a slightly lower than expected reading for French inflation this morning. French consumer prices rose by 1.4% in the year to January, slightly lower than the 1.5% expected by economists.In Saxony, the inflation rate fell in January to 2.4% from 3.2% in the previous month, in Brandenburg it fell to 2.3% from 2.4%, in Baden-Wuerttemberg it fell to 2.3% from 2.6%, in North Rhine-Westphalia it fell to 2.0% from 2.5% and in Bavaria it fell to 2.5% in January from 3.0% in December. Continue reading...

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Canada and Mexico brace for Trump tariffs on Saturday; UK house price growth slows – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as US president said he would impose first tariffs of new administration on 1 February

Sticking briefly to the German economy theme, regional data suggests that inflation fell across the country.

That matched a slightly lower than expected reading for French inflation this morning. French consumer prices rose by 1.4% in the year to January, slightly lower than the 1.5% expected by economists.

In Saxony, the inflation rate fell in January to 2.4% from 3.2% in the previous month, in Brandenburg it fell to 2.3% from 2.4%, in Baden-Wuerttemberg it fell to 2.3% from 2.6%, in North Rhine-Westphalia it fell to 2.0% from 2.5% and in Bavaria it fell to 2.5% in January from 3.0% in December. Continue reading...