Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Japan misses growth forecasts for the final three months of 2025
Japan has slotted in at the bottom of the G7 growth table, along with the UK:
With Canada and the US yet to report their GDP data for October-December, here’s what we know so far:
Germany: +0.3% in Q4 2025
Italy: +0.3%
France: +0.2%
UK: +0.1%
Japan: 0.1%
US: Due on 20th February
Canada: Due on 27th February
“Virtually flat prices in February really needs to be viewed alongside what happened in January.
After the prolonged uncertainty in the run up to the late November Budget, plus the usual Christmas slowdown, we saw activity pick up again from Boxing Day. Many sellers, some of whom had been holding back because of the Budget, came to market in early 2026 with renewed confidence, which helped to drive that bumper January price rise.
Continue reading…Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as Japan misses growth forecasts for the final three months of 2025Japan has slotted in at the bottom of the G7 growth table, along with the UK:With Canada and the US yet to report their GDP data for October-December, here’s what we know so far:Germany: +0.3% in Q4 2025Italy: +0.3%France: +0.2%UK: +0.1%Japan: 0.1%US: Due on 20th FebruaryCanada: Due on 27th February“Virtually flat prices in February really needs to be viewed alongside what happened in January.After the prolonged uncertainty in the run up to the late November Budget, plus the usual Christmas slowdown, we saw activity pick up again from Boxing Day. Many sellers, some of whom had been holding back because of the Budget, came to market in early 2026 with renewed confidence, which helped to drive that bumper January price rise. Continue reading…