Summary: China December exports and imports beat forecasts Exports +6.6% y/y; imports +5.7% y/y in dollar terms December trade surplus $114.1bn 2025 trade surplus hits …
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Summary: BOJ market operations meetings are technical, not policy-setting Focus is on bond buying and liquidity mechanics Small tweaks can still send strong market signals …
Full year data out from China. 2025 yuan-denominated: Exports +6.1% y/y Imports +0.5% y/y Two-way trade value at 45.47 trln yuan, +3.8% y/y. A record …
Summary: World Bank lifts global growth forecasts for 2025–26 Global GDP seen at 2.6% in 2026, 2.7% in 2027 US resilience drives bulk of upward …
The PBOC follows a managed floating exchange rate system that allows the value of the yuan to fluctuate within a certain range, called a “band,” …
Summary: Japan stocks extend rally on snap election speculation Nikkei breaks above 54,000 for first time Markets price fiscal stimulus and stopgap budget risk Yen …
The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), a fixing that …
Summary: ANZ world commodity index down 2.1% m/m in December Dairy prices slide 5.3%; butter plunges 16.9% Meat and wool prices hit record for fourth …
Summary: Reuters: drones hit two tankers in Black Sea Ships were bound for terminal loading most Kazakh crude Kazakhstan output down ~35% Jan 1–12 on …
Summary: Barkin downplays importance of any single Fed meeting Says policy mistakes can be corrected over time CPI data seen as encouraging Shelter inflation still …