New Zealand ANZ – Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence: 101.5 (December) vs 98.4

United States Total Net TIC Flows dipped from previous $190.1B to $-37.3B in October

United States Net Long-Term TIC Flows came in at $17.5B, below expectations ($122.7B) in October

South Korea Producer Price Index Growth (YoY) increased to 1.9% in November from previous 1.5%

South Korea Producer Price Index Growth (MoM) up to 0.3% in November from previous 0.2%

New Zealand Westpac Consumer Survey climbed from previous 90.9 to 96.5 in 4Q

Argentina Unemployment Rate (QoQ) : 6.6% (3Q) vs previous 7.6%

Argentina Trade Balance (MoM) above expectations ($869M) in November: Actual ($2498M)

Mexico Banxico Interest Rate Decision in line with forecasts (7%)

United States 4-Week Bill Auction down to 3.58% from previous 3.61%

United States Kansas Fed Manufacturing Activity dipped from previous 18 to -3 in December

United States EIA Natural Gas Storage Change came in at -167B, above forecasts (-169B) in December 12

White House Adviser Kevin Hassett said that the core inflation is only 1.6%. He also claimed that we've got high growth and core inflation is about where we should be at a public appearance on Thursday.

The Bank of England (BoE) cut Bank Rate by 25bp to 3.75%, as expected. The 5-4 vote split was also in line with expectations, though markets had probably hoped for a stronger majority after yesterday’s inflation surprise, Rabobank's Senior Macro Strategist Stefan Koopman report.

The Bank of England (BoE) delivered a closely split rate cut as expected, stressing that policy decisions will become more finely balanced as the easing cycle nears its end, with only one more cut likely in early 2026, TDS' economists report.

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), explains the ECB's decision to leave key rates unchanged at the December policy meeting and responds to questions from the press.

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), explains the ECB's decision to leave key rates unchanged at the December policy meeting and responds to questions from the press.

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), explains the ECB's decision to leave key rates unchanged at the December policy meeting and responds to questions from the press.

Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), explains the ECB's decision to leave key rates unchanged at the December policy meeting and responds to questions from the press.

There were 224,000 Initial Jobless Claims in the week ending December 13, a decrease of 13,000 from the previous week's revised level, the US Department of Labor (DOL) reported on Thursday. This reading came in better than the market expectation of 225,000.

United States Consumer Price Index Core s.a rose from previous 330.54 to 331.07 in November

Canada Employment Insurance Beneficiaries Change (MoM) up to 1.1% in October from previous -1.1%

United States Continuing Jobless Claims came in at 1.897M below forecasts (1.94M) in December 5

United States Consumer Price Index n.s.a (MoM) came in at 324.122 below forecasts (325.13) in November

United States Consumer Price Index (YoY) registered at 2.7%, below expectations (3.1%) in November

United States Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey below forecasts (3) in December: Actual (-10.2)

United States Consumer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY) below expectations (3%) in November: Actual (2.6%)

United States Consumer Price Index n.s.a (MoM) came in at 324.12 below forecasts (325.13) in November

United States Initial Jobless Claims 4-week average: 217.5K (December 12) vs 216.75K

Russia Central Bank Reserves $ dipped from previous $741.5B to $741B