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WRAPUP 2-China's factory activity snaps record slump on festive stockpiling
China's manufacturing PMI tops growth threshold to 50.1Non-manufacturing PMI rises to 50.2 from 29.5 in NovemberSeparate private-sector survey also shows marginal growthEconomists doubt momentum can lastBy Joe Cash and Xiuhao Chen BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters) - China's factory activity unexp...Reuters
Wed, Dec 31
China's factory activity returns to growth in December
BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters) - China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly grew in December, snapping eight straight months of decline, giving policymakers some confidence as they raced to meet their economic growth target for the year.The manufacturing purchasing managers' index (PMI) rose to ...Reuters
Wed, Dec 31
China's factory activity edges back to growth in December, private PMI shows
PMI rises to 50.1, indicating marginal growthDomestic demand offsets decline in foreign ordersProducers raise export charges to protect marginsEmployment contracts and input costs riseBy Liangping Gao and Ryan Woo BEIJING, Dec 31 (Reuters) - China's factory activity returned to marginal expan...Reuters
Wed, Dec 31
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
