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Four Chinese government advisers advocated for a 2025 growth target of around 5%, similar to this year, Reuters reported on Thursday.  

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda doesn’t touch upon monetary policy and economic outlook during his scheduled appearance on Thursday.

The European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras said on Wednesday that the Eurozone is on the cusp of sustainably reaching 2% inflation, putting the onus on officials to avoid undershooting that goal, per Bloomberg.

The UK’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased at an annual rate of 2.3% in October after rising by 1.7% in September, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday. The October’s rise exceeds the 2.2% forecasted by economists surveyed by Reuters.

Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell said in prepared remarks delivered at a Dallas event on November 14 that they don't need to be in a hurry to lower interest rates, citing ongoing economic growth, a solid job market and inflation that remains above the 2% target.

In its semi-annual Financial Stability Review published on Wednesday, the European Central Bank (ECB) warned that “economic growth remains fragile.”

(Reuters) - Corporate executives were taking a wait-and-see approach to President-elect Donald Trump's vow to impose heavy tariffs on imports when he takes office in January, but many have raised concerns about the effect such levies will have on inflation.

SHANGHAI, Nov 19 (Reuters) - China is widely expected to leave its benchmark lending rates unchanged on Wednesday, a Reuters poll showed, as rate cuts a month earlier squeeze banks' profitability and the yuan comes under fresh pressure as Donald Trump returns to the White House.

SINGAPORE, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Investors are betting a slide in the yen will force a hawkish shift at the Bank of Japan and are shorting bonds, buying bank shares and bracing for rates to rise as soon as next month.

Nov 19 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) warned on Tuesday that "tit-for-tat" tariffs could undermine Asia's economic prospects, raise costs and disrupt supply chains even as it expects the region to remain a key engine of growth for the global economy.

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda is back on the wires on Monday, noting that “we will check, at each policy meeting, data and factors available at the time in deciding policy.”

The Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell announced on November 14 that strong U.S. economic growth will allow policymakers to decide how fast to lower interest rates. Powell argues that the economy is not sending any signals that the Fed needs to be in any hurry to lower rates.

The market's reaction to the 2024 election and some of the sectors that might benefit from the policies of the Trump administration. At all-time highs after earnings, will the good times keep rolling for Axon and Palantir?

Investing.com -- Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell has made it clear that he is willing to remain in place even if President-elect Donald Trump demands his resignation, but could Trump appoint a “shadow” Fed chair to sideline Powell?

We believe the reasonable price for Celsius should be around $30-36.5 for FY25F, and we remain our neutral view on it.

TradingKey – This week, the U.S. will release October CPI data, with inflation expected to face challenges in easing further.

China’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose at an annual pace of 0.3% in October after reporting a 0.4% growth in September.

TradingKey - The US Federal Reserve (Fed) yesterday announced its second consecutive rate cut, trimming the federal funds rate by 25 basis points (bps) to a range of 4.50% to 4.75%. 

Apart from the fact that it has postponed its meeting by one day, the US election won’t change anything for the Fed in the short term. It will continue to decide on its monetary policy independently of the well-known outcome, Commerzbank’s FX Analyst Antje Praefcke notes.

In between central bank decisions from the far north and the US, the Bank of England (BoE) meets today, Commerzbank’s FX Analyst Michael Pfister notes.