Bloomberg Surveillance

Chile’s economic activity posted its first monthly advance since June, offering limited relief as headwinds including severe weather and weak mining output cloud the near-term outlook.

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Last year, US families on average spent $1,988 more on housing and groceries combined than in 2024.

British International Investment plans to deploy and mobilize about £2.25 billion ($3 billion) in some of Africa’s riskiest markets over the next five years, stepping into economies that are largely beyond the reach of the world’s biggest institutional investors.

The Bank of England is expected to deliver its first rate hike in over three years on Thursday, according to a Bloomberg survey of 35 economists conducted at the end of last week.

The Dutch government’s highest advisory body called for a two-year delay in switching to capital gains tax, warning that the rush to implement the change leaves it vulnerable to legal challenges.

Pakistan’s inflation remained well above the central bank’s target range in October, underscoring persistent price pressures even after policymakers raised interest rates last week.

Investors may not be pricing enough tightening by the European Central Bank, with the energy shock showing no sign of fading and inflation picking up again, according to Governing Council member Peter Kazimir.

South African manufacturing sentiment remained downbeat for a fifth straight month as purchasing-price pressures intensified and expectations about future business conditions deteriorated.

Ukraine is becoming increasingly dependent on foreign aid as Russian air attacks further devastate its economy, according to a Bloomberg Economics report.

The Bank of Japan signaled that the shrinking of Japan’s population means that it’s increasingly difficult to achieve robust growth in overall consumer spending, suggesting that weak aggregate consumption by itself might not point to deteriorating household demand.

Poland’s central bank is caught in a political tussle that risks unnerving investors.

Taiwan’s central bank is said to have eased restrictions on exporters selling US dollars to support the local currency after record foreign stock outflows helped make it Asia’s worst performer last month.

For most of this year, the Bank of England argued that interest rates were probably high enough to bear down on inflation. Now it’s not so sure.

Thailand’s Port Authority is exploring a further expansion of Laem Chabang port, the nation’s biggest deep-sea gateway, to handle increasing trade of products from automobiles to electronics and petrochemicals.

China’s policy makers should focus on improving the country’s fundamentals instead of worrying about short term volatility and have room to take “much bolder” steps, according to Primavera Capital chief executive officer Fred Hu.

China’s economy got off to a poor start in the fourth quarter with an unexpectedly weak showing by its exporters, a sector that’s become increasingly important to sustaining growth for the world’s second-biggest economy.

After Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent surprised dealers with his willingness to intervene in the bond market to drive down yields in recent months, Wall Street is now girding for the biggest revamp in guidance for US Treasuries issuance since early 2024.

Australia’s central bank is poised to raise interest rates for a fifth time this year on Tuesday, intensifying efforts to gain control over inflation that’s among the strongest in the developed world.

China is sending senior regulators to address some of the world’s biggest bankers in Hong Kong this week, offering an insight on Beijing’s policy priorities amid uneven growth and an expected meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping later this month.