European Markets Wrap-Up: US CPI preview: Another messy report as shutdown skips October numbers

Thursday, 18 Dec, 2025 News US CPI preview: Another messy report as shutdown skips October numbers As mentioned earlier, the inflation data later is likely to overshadow major central bank decisions for today. However, it is going to be a messy one as the report is marred by the US government shutd News Bigger than the pandemic: Germany unveils historic €512 billion issuance for 2026 Germany's finance agency has just announced some of the details of the country's debt issuance plans for next year. And most notably, the standout is the main figure in itself as Europe's largest econ Learn more Central Banks BoE preview: soft data could lead to a dovish surprise. Here's what to look for. KEY POINTS: The BoE is widely expected to cut by 25 bps bringing the Bank Rate to 3.75% vs 4.00 prior The vote split is expected to be 5-4 in favour of the rate cut, with Bailey joining the dovish cam News Gold's December glow: Seasonal strength and perhaps one final push going into 2026 Gold is taking a bit of a breather today but so far in December trading, it is very much sticking to the seasonal script from the past few years. Prior to December last year, gold has been on a hot st News French business confidence picks up in December, boosted by manufacturing sentiment Well, at long last we are starting to perhaps see some improvements in French business sentiment. Confidence in this space has been languishing for well over a year already but is this an early sign o News What are the main events for today? EUROPEAN SESSION: In the European session, the main highlights will be the BoE and ECB monetary policy decisions. The Bank of England (BoE) is widely expected to cut by 25 bps bringing the Bank Rate t Stocks Eurostoxx futures flat in early European trading German DAX futures -0.1% French CAC 40 futures +0.1% UK FTSE futures -0.1% This follows from the modest selling yesterday, though Wall Street was hit harder as tech shares were the biggest drag. The S News Switzerland November trade balance CHF 3.84 billion vs CHF 4.32 billion prior Prior CHF 4.32 billion; revised to CHF 4.20 billion The Swiss trade surplus narrowed in November as exports were seen down 7.1% on the month while imports fell by 6.8% on the month. The Swiss numbers Learn more Education Beyond the Halving: Why Liquidity Dynamics Point to a 2026 Crypto Supercycle Recent price action presents a conflicting signal to digital asset investors. Since early November, Bitcoin has retraced 12.9% , while Solana hascorrected 17.5%. For market participants conditioned by

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