Financial Market Newsletter

The U.S Federal Reserve (FED) has signaled a slowdown in its rate-cutting process for 2025 following the conclusion of its December policy meeting.

Retail sales in the United States continued to grow robustly in November, underscoring the sustained strength of the economy’s most critical driver.

Economic activity in the U.S continued to accelerate in December as businesses in the services sector expressed greater optimism about the economic outlook for 2025.

The USD Index rose nearly 0,9% last week, marking its strongest weekly gain in a month as markets anticipated a slower pace of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in 2025.

The USD Index rose by 0,36% yesterday following higher-than-expected U.S factory price data, while the EUR weakened to $1,0466 after the European Central Bank (ECB) announced its fourth rate cut this year.

The CPI index in the U.S rose to 2,7% in November, highlighting the upcoming challenges for the FED in the fight against inflation.

China’s export growth decelerated in November, defying earlier expectations from economists who predicted that trade tensions with the U.S would prompt businesses to accelerate shipments ahead of potential tariff increases.

Senior Chinese leaders have signaled robust support for economic growth recovery in 2025.

According to data released by the U.S Department of Labor on Friday evening, Nonfarm Payrolls increased by 227.000 jobs in November, reflecting solid growth in line with prior forecasts.