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Economists Agree With ECB’s Schnabel That Next Move Will Be Hike

Economists Agree With ECB’s Schnabel That Next Move Will Be Hike

Economists predict the next shift in European Central Bank interest rates will be up, aligning with the views of investors and influential Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel as inflation settles around 2%.

Justin

Trump Escalates Scrutiny on Proxy Advisers Amid Political and Regulatory Tensions

Trump Escalates Scrutiny on Proxy Advisers Amid Political and Regulatory Tensions

President Trump has signed an executive order instructing multiple U.S. regulatory agencies to investigate proxy advisory firms ISS and Glass Lewis...

Gerik

Theresa May Plays Down Reform UK Threat To Tories As ‘Noise’

Theresa May Plays Down Reform UK Threat To Tories As ‘Noise’

Former Prime Minister Theresa May suggested the threat to her Conservative Party posed by the poll-leading Reform UK is over-egged, saying that while Nigel Farage's outfit "makes a lot of noise," plenty can change before the next election.

Winkelmann

Japan’s Core Inflation Likely Held At 3.0% In November

Japan’s Core Inflation Likely Held At 3.0% In November

Japan’s core inflation rate likely held well above the central bank’s 2% target in November, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, although moderating food price hikes have taken...

Olivia Brooks

Dow Jones & Nasdaq 100: Weaker Yen Lifts US Futures In Asian Trade

Dow Jones & Nasdaq 100: Weaker Yen Lifts US Futures In Asian Trade

Asian markets steady as falling JGB and Treasury yields ease yen carry trade fears, boosting sentiment for US equity futures ahead of key Fed and BoJ signals.

Samantha Luan

Wall Street Scales New Peaks Amid Sector Rotation and AI Stock Turbulence

Wall Street Scales New Peaks Amid Sector Rotation and AI Stock Turbulence

While the S&P 500 and Dow Jones hit record highs driven by optimism following a Fed rate cut, weakness in AI and tech shares particularly Oracle and Broadcom dragged down the Nasdaq...

Gerik

Pinduoduo Executives Detained Over Alleged Fight With Inspectors: Sources

Pinduoduo Executives Detained Over Alleged Fight With Inspectors: Sources

At least three executives from Chinese bargain e-commerce platform Pinduoduo were detained by police last Friday after allegedly physically fighting with market regulators who were conducting an on-site inspection of the company's Shanghai headquarters, Nikkei Asia has learned.

Samantha Luan

Thai PM Sets Course For Early Election Amid Border And Parliamentary Unrest

Thai PM Sets Course For Early Election Amid Border And Parliamentary Unrest

Thailand was set for an earlier than expected election after its king endorsed Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul's bid to dissolve parliament on Friday, as a border conflict with Cambodia raged and the government moved to head off a no-confidence vote.

Justin

Indian Rupee Weakness, US Trade Deal Delay Set The Tone For Broader Market Anxiety

Indian Rupee Weakness, US Trade Deal Delay Set The Tone For Broader Market Anxiety

A cautious mood is back this morning, with local equities on track for a second straight weekly loss.

Winkelmann

U.S. Senate Rejects Health Reform; OPEC Maintains Bullish Outlook for 2026 Oil Market

U.S. Senate Rejects Health Reform; OPEC Maintains Bullish Outlook for 2026 Oil Market

U.S. Senate rejects Republican Health Reform Proposal; OPEC maintains forecast for global oil market balance next year......

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Oil Prices Rise As US Reportedly Plans More Seizures Of Venezuelan Oil

Oil Prices Rise As US Reportedly Plans More Seizures Of Venezuelan Oil

Oil prices rose in Asian trading on Friday after sharp losses in the previous session, supported by a report that the U.S. is preparing to intercept more tankers carrying Venezuelan oil, stoking supply disruption worries.

Samantha Luan

Malaysian O&G Outlook Seen Muted On Price Volatility, Soft Capex, Says CIMB Securities

Malaysian O&G Outlook Seen Muted On Price Volatility, Soft Capex, Says CIMB Securities

Malaysia's oil and gas sector could expect muted domestic activity outlook going into 2026, amid oil price volatility, lower upstream capital spending, scaling back of offshore work scope and potential delays to new projects including marginal field developments, said CIMB Securities.

Winkelmann

Can Everything Align For The Euro Hawks?

Can Everything Align For The Euro Hawks?

The sudden hawkish positioning by euro rate markets this week will likely face scrutiny.

ING

Thai Rates Hit 6-month High On Floods, China Demand Hopes; India, Vietnam Steady

Thai Rates Hit 6-month High On Floods, China Demand Hopes; India, Vietnam Steady

Thailand's rice prices rose to their highest in more than six months on flood-driven supply worries and expectations of stronger demand after China pledged to buy rice, while rates in India and Vietnam remained unchanged.

Winkelmann

China's BYD Tries To Break Out Of Mass-market Trap As Domestic Sales Stall

China's BYD Tries To Break Out Of Mass-market Trap As Domestic Sales Stall

As Chinese electric vehicle leader BYD's domestic sales suffer from competition in the low-priced cars that had driven its growth, the automaker is pinning its hopes of moving upmarket on other brands.

Samantha Luan

SNB Held Off On Negative Rates Despite Weakening Inflation, CHF Higher

SNB Held Off On Negative Rates Despite Weakening Inflation, CHF Higher

As expected, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) kept interest rates on hold at 0.00% during their December meeting, despite inflation hitting the bottom of its target range.

Catherine Richards

UK Christmas Spending To Rise 3.5% Despite Slow Start, Says PwC

UK Christmas Spending To Rise 3.5% Despite Slow Start, Says PwC

Britons are set to spend 24.6 billion pounds ($32.9 billion) on presents and celebrations over the Christmas period this year, a 3.5% increase on 2024, despite a slow start to festive trading, according to a survey from PwC published on Friday.

Justin

OPEC Maintains Bullish Oil Demand Outlook, IEA Trims Oil Glut Forecast

OPEC Maintains Bullish Oil Demand Outlook, IEA Trims Oil Glut Forecast

Oil prices are lower this morning despite a less-hawkish-than-feared Fed cut and a double-whammy of relative optimism from OPEC and the IEA...

Natalie Gordon

Japanese Yen Forecast: USD/JPY Falls As BoJ Rate Hike Bets Strengthen

Japanese Yen Forecast: USD/JPY Falls As BoJ Rate Hike Bets Strengthen

USD/JPY weakens as BoJ rate hike bets grow and JGB yields rise. Traders watch U.S. data and Fed speakers for clues on the bearish outlook and key technical levels.

Justin

SoftBank Eyes Data Center Group Switch As Son Hunts For AI Plays

SoftBank Eyes Data Center Group Switch As Son Hunts For AI Plays

SoftBank Group Corp. is studying potential acquisitions including data center operator Switch Inc., as billionaire founder Masayoshi Son ramps up the search for deals that can help it ride the AI-fueled boom in digital infrastructure, people with knowledge of the matter said.

Samantha Luan

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