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China's non-manufacturing activity recovers in December
BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters) - China's non-manufacturing activity recovered in December, after shrinking last month for the first time since December 2022, an official survey showed on Wednesday.The non-manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI), which includes services and construction, gr...Reuters
Wed, Dec 31
China Dec factory activity returns to growth
BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters) - China's factory activity unexpectedly grew in December, snapping eight straight months of decline, an official survey showed on Wednesday, even as factory profits dropped at their steepest rate in over a year last month.The official purchasing managers' index (PMI...Reuters
Wed, Dec 31
China's NBS Manufacturing PMI rises to 50.1 in December, Non-Manufacturing PMI climbs to 50.2
China’s official Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 50.1 in December, compared to 49.2 in the previous reading. The reading came in above the market consensus of 49.2 in the reported month.Fxstreet
Wed, Dec 31
Fed policymakers judged 'ample' levels of reserves warranted bill-buying, minutes show
By Ann SaphirDec 30 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve's decision earlier this month to start buying short-dated government bonds came after a recommendation from staff to do so and a judgment by policymakers that the level of reserves had fallen to a targeted "ample" range, minutes of the ...Reuters
Tue, Dec 30
CORRECTED-TREASURIES-US yields largely unchanged in final week of 2025
By Matt Tracy Dec 30 (Reuters) - Treasury yields were largely unchanged at midday on Tuesday, as the market looked ahead to January for signs of the U.S. economy's direction.The yield on 10-year Treasury notes US10YT=RR ticked up 0.2 basis points (bp) from Monday's close to 4.118%.The yie...Reuters
Tue, Dec 30
Breaking: FOMC Minutes showed most officials judged further rate cuts would be appropriate
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) released the Minutes of the December meeting, and the document showed that most participants are willing to deliver additional rate cuts if inflation declines over time.Fxstreet
Tue, Dec 30
Brazil's unemployment rate hits record low; job creation tops estimates
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's unemployment rate fell in the three months to November to its lowest level since the current data series began in 2012, while formal job creation last month came in above estimates, official data showed on Tuesday. The labor market in Latin Amer...Reuters
Tue, Dec 30
Brazil's public debt up in November
SAO PAULO, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Brazil's public debt rose 2.75% in November from the month before, Treasury data showed on Tuesday, reaching 8.48 trillion reais ($1.54 trillion).So far this year, federal public debt has risen 15.91%, or 1.164 trillion reais.($1 = 5.4940 reais)Reuters
Tue, Dec 30
Romania aims to sell 10 billion lei, 300 million euros at domestic debt tenders in January
BUCHAREST, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Romania's finance ministry aims to sell domestic treasury bonds and bills worth 10 billion lei ($2.31 billion) in January, and an additional 15% worth of the issued paper through non-competitive tenders, it said on Tuesday.The ministry has also scheduled two domesti...Reuters
Tue, Dec 30
USD still overvalued against all of the other currencies – Société Générale
Despite notable gains across major currencies this year, purchasing power parity measures show the US Dollar (USD) remains overvalued versus its peers, with limited upside for Euro (EUR) and growing downside risks emerging most clearly in GBP/AUD as relative rate support erodes heading into 2026, SoFxstreet
Tue, Dec 30
Investors trim US equity exposure into year-end – BNY
Despite improving risk appetite into year-end, investors have used the rebound to scale back exposure to previously top-performing equity markets, with US portfolio weightings falling notably from early-year peaks, BNY's economists report.Fxstreet
Tue, Dec 30
Nigeria's central bank sees 2026 growth at 4.49%, inflation easing to 12.94%
By Elisha Bala-Gbogbo ABUJA, Dec 30 (Reuters) - Nigeria's central bank forecasts 4.49% economic growth and inflation easing to an average 12.94% in 2026, citing stable forex markets and rising oil output as reforms take hold, its latest outlook showed on Tuesday.The forecast signals cautious ...Reuters
Tue, Dec 30
