Egypt Squeezes in 5th Rate Cut of Year After Inflation Slows
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Egypt’s central bank made its fifth interest-rate cut of the year, after a surprise slowdown…
US Rare Earth Buyers Still See China Curbs Despite Trump Deal
Photographer: Alex Kraus/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — China is still restricting the rare earth elements that the US needs to…
Bitcoin Misses Out on Wall Street Cheer to Stall Near $87,000
Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Bitcoin is missing out on the Christmas cheer. As traditional markets move into…
China to hide bad debt records for pandemic-hit borrowers who repay small loans
China’s central bank has unveiled a credit-rehabilitation policy to help individuals who defaulted on small loans rebuild their…
Tech Powers Equity Gains as Metals Hit Records: Markets Wrap
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — The Nasdaq 100 is poised to wipe out December’s losses as revived appetite for technology…
The Most Worrying Bits from Bloomberg’s Worrisome AI Bubble Q&A with Jason Furman
Which data points qualify as true recession indicators? The yield curve, a comparison of short- and long-term interest…
AI Boom Brings Flood of Debt to Ultrasafe Market: Credit Weekly
Photographer: Brian Kaiser/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — The great artificial intelligence boom that’s fueling US economic growth now depends heavily…
What’s Coming for Tech Stocks in 2026
Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Investors will remember 2025 as the year the artificial intelligence rally broadened out…
South Korea Is Pulling Out All Stops to Try to Prop Up Won
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — In South Korea, calls for action to stem the won’s decline are getting louder by…
JPMorgan, US Backing Korea Zinc’s $7.4 Billion Tennessee Smelter
Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — JPMorgan Chase & Co. and the US government are backing Korea Zinc Co.’s…
Warner Bros. Is Blockbuster Finale to $4.5 Trillion M&A Haul
Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Dealmakers are heading into the final weeks of 2025 on a $100 billion cliffhanger. Paramount…
Tokyo Gas to Invest in US Downstream Assets to Drive Growth
Photographer: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — Tokyo Gas Co., Japan’s biggest distributor of the fuel, plans to invest in…