Morning bid: Investors look past politics to central bank moves
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Political upheaval is jolting governments from South Korea to Germany to Canada, but for now investors…
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China targets record high budget deficit of 4% of GDP in 2025 – Reuters
Investing.com– China’s top leaders have agreed to increase the country’s budget deficit to 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2025, marking the highest level on record, Reuters reported on…
Over 90% of market players expect BOJ to keep rates steady this week, survey shows
TOKYO (Reuters) – Over 90% of market participants expect the Bank of Japan to keep interest rates steady at this week’s policy meeting, a survey by money market brokerage Ueda…
Sri Lanka’s ambitious governance and macro-linked bonds
By Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s restructuring of $12.55 billion in international bond debt is set to lead to the launch of a series of new, as-yet-untested instruments…
Exclusive-China plans record budget deficit of 4% of GDP in 2025, say sources
(Reuters) – Chinese leaders agreed last week to raise the budget deficit to 4% of gross domestic product (GDP) next year, its highest on record, while maintaining an economic growth…
Indonesia anti-graft body searches central bank’s headquarters
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian anti-graft investigators raided the Jakarta headquarters of the central bank on Monday in relation to a probe into alleged mishandling of a corporate social responsibility programme,…
Philippine central bank to cut rates by 25 bps on Dec 19, three more times in 2025: Reuters poll
By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Philippine central bank will cut its key policy rate by a quarter point for the third time in a row on Thursday as…
Asian shares drift, dollar firms ahead of central bank meetings
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian stocks edged higher and the dollar held firm on Tuesday as traders braced for a slate of central banks meetings this week that…
China capital markets witness record outflows in Nov, official data shows
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s capital markets witnessed a record outflow of $45.7 billion in November, according to official data tracking cross-border investments in stocks and bonds. Cross-border receipts of portfolio…
Dollar supported as bets on 2025 rate cuts evaporate
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar held firm and near recent peaks on Tuesday, on the eve of an expected interest rate cut in the United States, as traders ratchet long-term…