ECB's Vujcic: Economic environment leaves no room for complacency

Metals miner Teck Resources expects structural copper demand to outpace broader economic growth over the coming years, as electrification, digital infrastructure and urbanisation drive what it describes as an “electricity-intensive” phase of global expansion. Speaking at the BMO Capital Markets Global Metals, Mining and Critical Minerals Conference this ...

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for China decreased by 0.3% in January 2026 to 144.9 (2016=100), after remaining unchanged in December. As a result, the LEI contracted by 1.8% over the six-month period from July 2025 to January 2026, continuing a 1.9% decline over the previous six-month period between January to July 2025. The Conference ...

The gross domestic product (GDP) rose by 0.3% in the 4th quarter of 2025 compared with the 3rd quarter of 2025 after adjustment for price, seasonal and calendar variations. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this confirms the result published in the first release of 30 January 2026. "2025, a year of economic ups and downs, therefore ...