The euro area annual inflation rate was 1.7% in January 2026, down from 2.0% in December. A year earlier, the rate was 2.5%. European Union annual inflation was 2.0% in January 2026, down from 2.3% in December.

Household consumption continues to rise steadily across the euro area as the economy outperformed Fitch Ratings’ expectations in 2025, increasing by 1.5%, and Fitch expects a similar rate of expansion in 2026.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on February 20, invalidating the Trump administration’s use of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to levy broad-based tariffs on imports from most countries, slashes the U.S. effective tariff rate (ETR) by more than half, from 13% to around 5% to 6%, says Fitch Ratings.

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TotalEnergies proposes a €3.40 dividend per share for the fiscal year 2025, according to an official statement. The company generated a stable cash flow of $7.2 billion in the 4th quarter, despite a drop of more than $5/b in oil prices.

The U.S. dollar fell against its major counterparts in the global forex market on Friday’s close, while Washington remains unfazed over the weak dollar index.