Bonds
Bonds: Yields extend shift lower ahead of Fed decision, investors cautious
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Empire State index retreats unexpectedly in December
Manufacturing sector conditions in the state of New York and northern New Jersey worsened unexpectedly at the end of the year, according to one of the most widely-followed surveys for the sector.
US retail sales volumes 'strong' in November
US retail sales volumes rose as forecast last month, alongside upwards revisions to prior months' data, resulting in a "strong" report overall, according to analysts, despite the drag from lower gasoline prices.
US import prices fall more than twice as quickly than expected in November
US import prices slid last month more than twice as quickly than most analysts had been anticipating.
ECB will reinvest proceeds from APP past date of first rate hike
Rate-setters at the European Central Bank stayed put on interest rates but tweaked their so-called 'forward guidance' as regards the reinvestment of the proceeds from its asset purchase programme.
Italy PM Conte seeks budget breakthrough as Salvini repositions on EU
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte is seeking to present revised budget figures in order to end a deadlock with the European Commission in a meeting on Wednesday, a source told Reuters.
US CPI slows in November as expected
The cost of living in the US declined last month, as expected, as energy price inflation ebbed.
Chinese credit growth slowest since 2005 in November
The broadest measure of credit growth for China's economy rose at its slowest pace in over a decade.
US final demand prices for November fall back as expected
Wholesale inflation in the States fell back last month as goods and energy prices receded, but printed ahead of forecasts at the so-called 'core' level.
US consumer confidence steady in December, but expectations dip, University of Michigan says
US consumer confidence was steady at the start of December, but their confidence in the outlook ebbed, according to the results of perhaps the most widely-followed survey of American consumer spirits.
Bonds: Short squeeze in US Treasuries extends into second day
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Russian CPI inflation picks-up as expected in November
The cost of living in Russia accelerated to its quickest pace in over a year last month on the back of dearer food.
Bonds: US interest rate curve flattens as 'big short' position capitulates
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields:.
Mervyn King blasts May's Brexit plan and BoE successor Carney
Former governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King on Tuesday launched an attack on the government, likening Theresa May’s Brexit deal to appeasement tactics used with Nazi Germany in the 1930s.
Fed's Williams continues to see gradual rate hikes ahead
The head of the Federal Reserve bank of New York argued in favour of continued gradual interest rate hikes in the US in order to sustain the economic expansion.
Dallas Fed chief Kaplan urges 'very patient' approach
The head of the Dallas Fed cautioned his fellow rate-setters on Monday not to "overdo it" on tightening monetary policy.
Fed's Quarles stresses that policy is data-dependent
A top US central bank official towed on Monday Federal Reserve chief, Jerome Powell's, line from the week before that official interest rates were near the lower bound of what was deemed to be a 'neutral' level, but clarified that it remained to be seen where exactly they would settle.