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US services and shelter CPI are not falling fast yet
Headline inflation edged up and core inflation was little changed in December
United StatesSoft domestic and external demand weigh on China's GDP
Consumer prices fell slightly and producer prices more markedly in December, while exports edged up
ChinaNatural gas prices are set to moderate further in 2024
Despite a resurgence in Asian LNG demand, gas markets look well supplied amid warm winter temperatures
InternationalBitcoin ETF approval is a key crypto regulation step
The US SEC has approved the inclusion of spot bitcoin in exchange traded funds
InternationalWeak investment and trade dampens global GDP prospects
World growth will slow from 2.6% to 2.4% this year, led by slower Chinese and US growth and only a modest trade recovery
InternationalUpcoming elections lift short-run policies to the fore
Davos will discuss AI-generation information, climate change, living costs, armed conflict and political polarisation
InternationalLong Red Sea crisis would absorb shipping overcapacity
Shipping freight is in a cyclical downturn, but attacks on ships in the Red Sea cast the outlook in uncertainty
InternationalWashington will welcome doubts over Chinese chips leap
A teardown of latest Huawei hardware casts doubt over China's capabilities to produce the most advanced semiconductors
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