China on Tuesday launched a 2024-2035 plan encouraging local governments to implement policies that drive growth of whole grain consumption, as part of efforts to enhance food security.

The Federal Reserve today made its final interest rate decision of 2024, capping a year during which the central bank provided some financial relief to inflation-weary borrowers in September by ushering in its first rate reduction in four years.

China kept its one-year and five-year LPRs unchanged at 3.1 and 3.6% respectively. The move, which follows a 25-basis-points rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve earlier in the week, was expected, according to a Reuters poll of economists.

Taiwan emerges as Asia's best-performing stock market in 2024, gaining 25.54% as of Dec. 23 In contrast, South Korea was the worst, losing 8.03% over the year. Analysts say Trump's presidency and China's economy will be key to determining the direction of the Asian markets in 2025.

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China is widely expected to leave its benchmark lending rates unchanged on Friday, a Reuters poll showed, as falling yields, shrinking net interest margins and a weakening yuan create limits for immediate monetary easing.

China’s short-term bond yields slumped further to reach the psychological milestone of 1% for the first time since the global financial crisis, as traders ramped up bets on monetary easing.

Senior officials last week endorsed their strongest pro-growth stance in a decade, indicating bigger government spending and more interest rate cuts

The People’s Bank of China set the so-called fixing at the strongest bias since July versus the average estimate in a Bloomberg survey on Thursday

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has ruled out the possibility of the central bank adding Bitcoin to its balance sheet, citing legal restrictions under the Federal Reserve Act. Powell addressed the issue during a Dec. 19 press conference, emphasizing that the Fed is not pursuing any legislative changes to alter this position.

The Trump White House is likely to ignite another round of inflation in new trade and tech wars. And that could drive U.S.-China ties to the edge.

Bitcoin hit a record high above $107,000 Monday after President-elect Donald Trump reiterated plans to create a U.S. bitcoin strategic reserve.