外匯市場最新訊息

December 22, 2025

Italy Producer Prices Fall for First Time in a Year

Euro traded at 1.1759 against USD at 9:00 AM PST

Italy's producer prices declined for the first time in a year in November. The producer prices dropped 0.2% year-on-year in November, in contrast to the 0.1% rise in October. Prices dropped for the first time since November 2024. However, producer prices marked the fastest growth in five months in November. Prices grew 1.0%, reversing October's 0.2% drop. Prices in the domestic market rose 1.3% and those in the foreign market moved up 0.3% in November. 12/22/2025 - 06:37:00 (RTTNews)

United Kingdom (U.K.) Q3 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Growth Confirmed at 0.1%

British Pounds traded at 1.3455 against USD at 9:00 AM PST

The U.K. GDP grew by 0.1% sequentially, following the 0.2% expansion in the second quarter. The growth was driven by increases in services and construction, while industrial output contracted. The dominant service sector advanced 0.2%, following a growth of 0.3% a quarter ago. Construction output also expanded 0.2% after rising 1.2% in the preceding period.

Industrial production fell 0.3% but slower than a 0.7% fall in the previous quarter. The monthly fall was mainly because of a drop of 0.8% in manufacturing and a 0.4% fall in mining and quarrying.

The expenditure side of GDP showed that household spending moved up 0.3% and government consumption climbed 0.4%. At the same time, gross fixed capital formation logged a robust growth of 1.3%. Within gross fixed capital formation, business investment climbed 1.5%.

Yearly, GDP expanded 1.3% in the third quarter. Last week, the Bank of England reduced its benchmark rate by a quarter point to 3.75%. Headline GDP is projected to post zero growth in the fourth quarter. 12/22/2025 - 04:17:00 (RTTNews)

Hong Kong Inflation Steady at 1.2%

Hong Kong consumer price inflation remained unchanged in November. The consumer price index registered an annual increase of 1.2% in November, the same rate as seen in October. Similarly, underlying inflation was unchanged at 1.0% in November.

Transport prices showed a notable increase of 3.5%, which was followed by alcoholic drinks and tobacco prices, rising 2.1%. Costs of miscellaneous services, housing, meals out, and takeaway food, miscellaneous goods, and basic food also contributed to higher inflation. Overall inflation should remain modest in the near term, as cost pressures on the domestic and external fronts are still broadly in check. 12/22/2025 - 06:01:00 (RTTNews)

China Keeps Key Interest Rates Unchanged

China maintained its benchmark interest rates for the seventh straight month on Monday. The People's Bank of China (PBoC) left its one-year loan prime rate (LPR) unchanged at 3.0% on Monday. Likewise, the five-year LPR, the benchmark for mortgage rates, was retained at 3.50%. The bank reduced both its LPRs by quarter points in October 2024 and by 10 basis points each in May.

The PBoC fixes the LPR monthly based on the submission of 20 designated banks. However, Beijing influences the fixing. The LPR replaced the traditional benchmark lending rate in August 2019.

At the Central Economic Work Conference, held earlier in December, policymakers said they will maintain a more proactive fiscal policy in the coming year. Earlier this month, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised its growth outlook for China, citing policy stimulus measures and reduced US-China bilateral tariffs between the US and China. The lender upgraded economic growth for this year to 5% from 4.8% and that for next year to 4.5% from 4.2%.

The IMF team urged China to tackle imbalances through more macroeconomic policies and complementary reforms to reduce huge household savings. 12/22/2025 - 01:29:00 (RTTNews)