Trump to announce Federal Reserve chair nominee today; French economy slows – business live

2026-01-30 - 06:55

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The identity of the next person to run America’s central bank – and face firm pressure from Donald Trump to cut interest rates – could be revealed today. President Trump told reporters last night that he would announce a successor to Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday morning French final domestic demand slowed down slightly. Investment also slowed, but household consumption accelerated moderately (up to +0.3% after +0.1%). Foreign trade made another positive contribution to growth in the fourth quarter. Exports slowed down significantly (+0.9%, down fromr +3.2%), while imports fell back sharply (-1.7% after +1.5%). 6.30am GMT: France Q4 2025 GDP report 8am GMT: Q4 2025 GDP report 9am GMT: German Q4 2025 GDP report 9am GMT: Italy Q4 2025 GDP report 10am GMT: Eurozone Q4 2025 GDP report 1.30pm GMT: Canada’s November GDP report 1.30pm GMT: US PPI (producer price inflation) data for December Continue reading...