Inflation in the euro-zone dropped to 0.7% in January, marking an unexpected decline and adding more pressure on the European Central Bank to act to fight deflationary tendencies
The January number inched down from 0.8% in December and missed analyst expectations of a 0.8%-0.9% reading
Excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, consumer prices rose 0.8% in January
Economists are worried that deflation fears could derail the fragile economic recovery in the euro zone and speculate that the ECB will be forced to either cut interest rates further or launch non-conventional policy measures
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Ventas minoristas Alemanas (Mensualmente) -2,5% 0,2% 0,9%
Gasto de consumo Frances (Mensualmente) -0,1% -0,4% 1,4%
PPI Francés (Mensualmente) 0,2% 0,1% 0,5%
Cuenta Corriente de España 0,87B 1,71B
Ventas Monoristas Noruegas (Mensualmente) 0,1% 0,3% 0,5%
PPI Italiano (Mensualmente) -0,1% 0,2% -0,1%
ECB Coeure: More tools to fight too-low inflation
BEIJING--China official nonmanufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index fell to 53.4 in January from 54.6 in December, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said on Monday.
Índices de Gestión de Compras de Manufacturas 53,7 53,8 53,7 USD
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