China’s growth faces headwinds from US tariffs and property woes, says UBS
Investing.com– China’s economic growth is expected to slow to 4.0% in 2025 as it contends with potential US tariff hikes and ongoing property sector challenges, according to a UBS research note. The tariffs, anticipated to be announced in the first quarter
BOJ deputy governor flags chance of rate hike next week
By Leika Kihara YOKOHAMA (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan will debate whether to raise interest rates next week as prospects of sustained wage gains heighten and the U.S. policy outlook becomes clearer in President-elect Donald Trump’s inaugural address, Deputy Governor Ryozo
Analysis-China’s retail investor sours quickly on stocks
By Samuel Shen and Summer Zhen SHANGHAI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Day-trader Lu Delong’s optimism for a China stocks rally quickly evaporated in the first week of the year when, just three months after positioning for a surge fuelled by Beijing’s stimulus
Dollar clings to 2-year high as US rates, tariffs in focus
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar hung near its highest in more than two years on Tuesday as traders scale back U.S. rate cuts in 2025 after strong economic data, while investor worries about Britain’s fiscal health kept frail
ECB to end policy restriction by midsummer at latest, Rehn says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – The European Central Bank will keep cutting interest rates and should end policy restriction in the coming months, but looming trade tariffs, which may not even be effective, cloud the outlook, Finnish policymaker Olli Rehn said on