Sri Lanka’s inflation drops to minus 2% in December
(Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s consumer price inflation dropped to minus 2% year-on-year in December after easing to minus 1.7% in November, official data showed on Tuesday, as the country posted a strong rebound from its worst financial crisis in decades.
After two years of smooth sailing, Fed ready to navigate rocky bond market, Trump uncertainty
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After two years of progress on inflation and surprisingly persistent economic growth, the Federal Reserve next week meets with one eye on new Trump administration policies and another on a bond market that has ratcheted
Analysis-Vanke woes to test limits of China’s property sector revival efforts
By Clare Jim, Ziyi Tang and Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) – After numerous measures to resolve a liquidity crisis in the property market in recent years, Beijing is expected to end up dusting off an old playbook and step in
Easing tariff fears cement bets on ECB rate cut next week
By Balazs Koranyi and Francesco Canepa FRANKFURT (Reuters) – European Central Bank policymakers are likely breathing a sigh of relief that the new U.S. administration did not impose the blanket trade tariffs some had feared and a rate cut next week
Futures higher, Trump issues range of executive orders – what’s moving markets
Investing.com – US stock futures ticked up as markets prepared to begin a holiday-shortened trading week that has so far been dominated by President Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday. Trump announced a slate of executive orders in the opening hours of