Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 9:31 AM
The UK economy experienced modest growth of 1.3% in 2025, with a 0.1% increase in GDP during the fourth quarter, despite consumer caution and rising unemployment.
The Japanese economy narrowly returned to growth in the final quarter of 2025, largely defying the U.S. tariff hit and giving the central bank room to keep raising rates.
The result—combined with slowing wage growth—provides further incentive for the BOE to cut its key rate next month.
Revised data Wednesday showed the U.S. economy generated far fewer jobs in 2024 and 2025 than was initially estimated.
The economy grew 0.2% in the final quarter of 2025, shrugging off some of the U.S. tariff-related impact that hit activity earlier in the year.
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