China inflation lands amid global bond turmoil
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. China’s latest inflation figures are out on Thursday, and they could not be coming at a…
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Capital Economics sees Nigeria interest rates drop to 23.5% by 2025 end
Monday – Capital Economics has forecasted that Nigeria’s Central Bank (CBN) will likely begin reducing interest rates from May 2025, with expectations for the policy rate to decrease by 400…
Jefferies’ profit more than triples on investment banking windfall
(Reuters) – Jefferies Financial reported an over three-fold rise in fourth-quarter profit on Wednesday as the investment bank earned higher fees from deal advisory and underwriting activity remained strong. An…
Wells Fargo sees mixed outlook for Canadian economy in 2025 amid U.S. tariff policy, local politics
Investing.com – Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) on Wednesday released its outlook on the Canadian economy, highlighting a mixed forecast for 2025, with the household sector showing resilience due to increasing real…
U.S. corporate bond offerings surge amid rising treasury yields- report
Investing.com — The U.S. corporate debt market has witnessed a surge in new bond offerings this week, driven by rising Treasury yields that have increased demand for debt, according to…
Fed minutes show Wall Street pushed back expected end of balance sheet drawdown
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street’s biggest banks have pushed back the expected endgame for the Federal Reserve’s ongoing efforts to shrink the size of its…
Treasury yield surge reflects expectations of more long-term debt
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) – Longer-term U.S. Treasury yields have surged to multi-month highs, outpacing a rise in shorter-dated yields, with some of the disparity reflecting anticipation that…
France can’t stray far from 5% deficit – central bank head
PARIS (Reuters) – France needs to bring its public sector budget deficit as close as possible to 5% of economic output this year as a first step towards getting the…
Fed eyes slower rate cuts on worries about stalling disinflation: Fed’s minutes
Investing.com — Federal Reserve policymakers were in favor of slowing the pace of rate cuts on concerns about stalling disinflation, according to the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s Dec. 17-18…
Singapore strengthens AI edge with Micron’s $7B investment in HBM
Singapore is set to solidify its position in the global semiconductor supply chain with Micron Technology’s announcement of a $7 billion investment in a high-bandwidth memory (HBM) packaging facility. This…