UBS predicts US 10-year bond yield to hit 4.25% by end-2025
UBS is out with its latest forecast for the US 10-year bond yield, predicting it will rise to 4.25% by the end of 2025, with the 2-year note yield expected…
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15 Chinese provinces revise 2025 GDP growth targets
Investing.com — Fifteen provinces in China have revised their GDP growth targets for 2025, with most setting their aim between 5% and 6%. Qinghai province is the only one with…
ECB’s Stournaras advocates for gradual interest rate cuts to near 2% by year-end- report
Investing.com — Yannis Stournaras, a member of the European Central Bank’s Governing Council, has advised that the bank should continue to gradually reduce interest rates, with a goal to bring…
ECB’s Villeroy: Trump policies unlikely to have much impact on euro inflation
(Reuters) – The new Trump administration’s policies may affect inflation in the United States but are unlikely to have much impact on price pressures in Europe, ECB policymaker Francois Villeroy…
Norwegian and Swedish central banks seen ending easing cycle by mid-year
Investing.com — Analysts from Nordea Bank Abp (OTC:NRDBY) predict that the central banks of Sweden and Norway will end their current easing cycle within the next six months. This comes…
Bank Negara Malaysia maintains policy rate, anticipates steady economy in 2025
Investing.com — Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) has once again opted to keep its main policy rate steady at 3.0%. This decision aligns with the anticipations of 30 economists, who predicted…
Analysis-Trump whisperer? Italy’s Meloni navigates a high-stakes relationship
By Crispian Balmer ROME (Reuters) – He hails a fantastic woman sweeping all before her in Europe. She praises a strong and shrewd defender of the West. Donald Trump and…
Futures higher, Trump on tariffs, Netflix reports – what’s moving markets
Investing.com – US stock futures edge higher on Wednesday as traders analyzed comments from President Donald Trump on his plans for possible tariffs and poured over fresh corporate earnings. Trump takes…
UK chancellor faces challenges amid high borrowing, slowing GDP growth: analyst
Investing.com — The UK Chancellor is facing significant challenges due to an overshoot in the country’s borrowing and a backdrop of slowing GDP growth and high interest rates, according to…
Riksbank will cut rates next week: ING
ING analysts project that Sweden’s central bank, the Riksbank, will lower interest rates twice more, including a cut expected this month. This anticipation comes as Sweden’s economy, which is particularly…