【每周经济观察】：法国制造业PMI升至近四年新高——海外周报第124期

Economic Data Review - The US January S&P Global Manufacturing PMI rose to 51, indicating expansion, while the Q3 actual GDP annualized growth rate was finalized at 4.4%[1] - Japan's December export growth was below expectations at 5.1%, compared to the forecast of 6.1%[10] - The Eurozone's January ZEW Economic Sentiment Index increased to 40.8, and France's Manufacturing PMI reached a near four-year high of 51[10] US Economic Indicators - The WEI index for the US decreased to 2.34% from 2.48%[15] - The US Redbook retail sales year-on-year growth marginally fell to 5.5% from 5.7%[17] - The 30-year mortgage rate in the US rose to 6.09% from 6.06% the previous week, while the MBA Market Composite Index increased by 14.1% to 397.2[21] Employment Trends - ADP's weekly job additions fell to 46,000, down from 70,000 the previous week[26] - Initial jobless claims in the US rose to 200,000 from 199,000 the prior week, while continuing claims decreased to 1.849 million[30] - The INDEED job vacancy index showed a slight decline, averaging 105.3, down 0.5% from the previous week[34] Price Movements - The RJ/CRB Commodity Price Index increased by 3.4% to 312.24, while US gasoline prices rose to $2.70 per gallon, up 1.3% from the previous week[36] Financial Conditions - Financial conditions in the US and Eurozone tightened, with the Bloomberg Financial Conditions Index for the US dropping to 0.812 from 0.848[43] - Offshore dollar liquidity showed improvement for the yen against the dollar, while the euro's liquidity worsened[46] - The 10-year US-EU bond yield spread narrowed to 132.3 basis points from 134.6 basis points[48]