Joshua Kirby

Barcelona-based reporter @DowJones, @WSJ covering economics and sustainability. Previously in Paris, Jakarta. Tips etc. to [email protected]

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U.K. Statistics Agency Head Quits

5 days ago | wsj.com | Joshua Kirby

The U.K.’s top statistician stepped down, paving the way for new leadership of the country’s under-fire statistics agency at a time when it faces a government review into its performance. National Statistician Ian Diamond, head of the Office for National Statistics and chief statistics adviser to the U.K. government, is resigning with immediate effect due to health issues, the ONS said Friday.
U.K. Statistics Agency Quits

5 days ago | marketscreener.com | Joshua Kirby

The U.K.'s top statistician stepped down, paving the way for new leadership of the country's under-fire statistics agency at a time when it faces a government review into its performance. National Statistician Ian Diamond, head of the Office for National Statistics and chief statistics adviser to the U.K. government, is resigning with immediate effect due to health issues, the ONS said Friday.
Eurozone Shoppers Spend Less as Tariffs Weigh on Mood

1 week ago | uk.marketscreener.com | Joshua Kirby

Real-time Estimate TTMZero 13:25:36 07/05/2025 BST 5-day change 1st Jan Change 1.1364 USD +0.21% +0.35% +9.76% Eurozone Shoppers Spend Less as Tariffs Weigh on Mood Published on 07/05/2025 at 10:15 Eurozone consumers tightened their purse strings at the end of a first quarter marked by growing unease about the coming U.S. trade tariffs.
Eurozone Shoppers Spend Less as Tariffs Weigh on Mood

1 week ago | tradingview.com | Joshua Kirby

Eurozone Shoppers Spend Less as Tariffs Weigh on MoodEURSMMEurozone consumers tightened their purse strings at the end of a first quarter marked by growing unease about the coming U.S. trade tariffs. Retail trade slipped by 0.1% across the 20 nations that share the euro, defying economists' expectations for an increase that would have built on February's growth in sales, figures from the European Union statistics agency showed Wednesday.
French Industry Produced More Ahead of Tariffs

1 week ago | morningstar.com | Joshua Kirby

By Joshua Kirby France's industrial sector continued to book rising output, capping a positive start to a year that could nevertheless darken if U.S. President Trump's trade tariffs bite into demand. Production from French factories and other industry increased 0.2% in March from a month earlier, in line with economists' estimates, figures from the country's statistics agency showed Tuesday.
French Industry Produced More Ahead of Tariffs

1 week ago | wsj.com | Joshua Kirby

Automotive manufacturers and the pharmaceutical sector booked strong increases in output over February and MarchFrance’s industrial sector continued to book rising output, capping a positive start to a year that could nevertheless darken if U.S. President Trump’s trade tariffs bite into demand. Production from French factories and other industry increased 0.2% in March from a month earlier, in line with economists’ estimates, figures from the country’s statistics agency showed Tuesday.
U.S. Hiring Slows on Tariff ConcernsConference Board

1 week ago | tradingview.com | Joshua Kirby

U.S. Hiring Slows on Tariff ConcernsConference BoardHiring in the U.S. slowed to its lowest level in a half year amid rising economic uncertainty, according to a monthly index. The Conference Board's Employment Trends Index, or ETI, fell to 107.57 in April from a downwardly revised 108.41 in March, the research group said Monday.
Turkish Inflation Keeps Easing Amid New Rate Hike

1 week ago | in.marketscreener.com | Joshua Kirby

Annual inflation continued to inch down in Turkey, figures showed Monday, after the central bank moved to raise interest rates in a bid to continue recent progress in taming soaring price rises. Consumer prices rose 37.9% in April, marginally lower than 38.1% in March, statistics agency Turkstat said. Economists polled by FactSet had expected annual inflation to rise a little from a month earlier.
Eurozone Inflation Edges Closer to Target, Lining Up New Rate Cuts to Counter Tariffs

1 week ago | tradingview.com | Joshua Kirby

Eurozone Inflation Edges Closer to Target, Lining Up New Rate Cuts to Counter TariffsEUIRYYConsumer-price inflation in the eurozone remained just above the European Central Bank's target in April, teeing up more interest-rate cuts as policymakers anticipate a hit to growth from higher U.S. tariffs and growing uncertainty. Consumer prices were 2.2% higher on year in April, a rate of annual inflation that stayed steady from a month earlier, European Union figures showed Friday.
Eurozone Inflation Holds Close to Target, Lining Up New Rate Cuts to Counter Tariffs

1 week ago | wsj.com | Joshua Kirby

The decline in energy prices helped cool inflation as prospects for global growth dimConsumer-price inflation in the eurozone remained just above the European Central Bank’s target in April, teeing up more interest-rate cuts as policymakers anticipate a hit to growth from higher U.S. tariffs and growing uncertainty. Consumer prices were 2.2% higher on year in April, a rate of annual inflation that stayed steady from a month earlier, European Union figures showed Friday.