Central banking

• Asia-Pacific markets open mixed as Trump rattles defense firms and oil prices slide - Overnight, the S&P 500 and the Down Jones Industrial Average snapped a three-day winning streak.
• Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher after U.S. captures Venezuela’s Maduro, oil slips - Asia-Pacific markets were set to open the first official trading week of 2026 on a firmer footing after the U.S. said it captured Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro, with oil prices easing.
• Fed minutes show officials were in tight split over December rate cut - The Federal Reserve on Tuesday released minutes from its December meeting.
• Asia markets set to open higher with holiday-thinned trade - Australia and Hong Kong markets were closed for the holidays.
• Bank of Japan raises benchmark rates to highest in 30 years, lifting 10-year JGB yield past 2% - The hike comes against the backdrop of rising inflation and a weak Japanese economy.
• Fed's Goolsbee explains vote against rate cut, says central bank should have waited - Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee spoke Friday morning on CNBC.
• India’s inflation rises to 0.71% in November as decline in food, fuel prices loses steam - India's inflation in November rose after touching an all-time low in October due to rise in prices of food items, fuel.
• Divided Fed approves third rate cut, sees slower pace ahead - The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released its interest rate decision.
• The Fed decision is expected to feature a rate cut and a lot more. Here's what to expect - The central bank is poised to deliver its third straight interest rate cut Wednesday, while firing a warning shot about what's ahead.
• India cuts rates to 5.25% as expected as central bank flags ‘weakness in some key economic indicators’ - India's central bank cut its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.25%, matching forecasts from economists polled by Reuters.