Eamonn Sheridan

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Commodities
chart of brent crude prices on 31 December 2025
Commodities

OPEC+ expected to maintain output pause amid growing global oil surplus, January 4 meeting

  • Confirmation of the output pause is unlikely to provide significant near-term support for crude prices, given persistent oversupply concerns. Oil markets may remain under pressure, while energy equities could stay sensitive to inventory data and demand signals.
News
graph shows the rating dog china manufacturing PMI December 2025
News

China S&P Global/Rating Dog December 2025 Manufacturing PMI 50.1 (expect 49.8, prior 49.9)

  • The official PMIs released a few minutes ago showed a surprise jump into expansion
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PMI
News

China official December 2025 PMIs: Manufacturing 50.1 (exp 49.2) Non-manu 50.2 (exp 49.8)

  • The official manufacturing PMI now avoids its ninth straight month below 50,
Central Banks
FX chart showing USD/CNY below 7 for the first time since May 2023
Central Banks

PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 7.0288 (vs. estimate at 6.9945)

  • PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead. 7.0288 is the stronger ref rate for CNY since 30 September 2024.
News
China
News

China eases property taxes but avoids bold housing stimulus (property downturn drags on)

  • The policy may provide marginal support to transaction volumes in major cities, but its limited scope suggests little immediate lift for property developers or broader growth. Markets are likely to see it as a stop-gap measure, reinforcing expectations that further housing support may be gradual rather than forceful.
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