PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.9807 – Reuters estimate PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.
ANZ said its World Commodity Price Index fell 2.1% m/m in December as dairy prices slid 5.3% and butter plunged 16.9%, offsetting record meat and wool prices. A stronger NZD pushed the local index down 3.9% m/m.
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Reuters: Drones hit two tankers near a key Black Sea terminal that loads most Kazakh crude. Kazakhstan output fell ~35% Jan 1–12 on export constraints, while war-risk insurance costs for Black Sea voyages nearly doubled.
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