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RBA’s Bullock Says Inflation Too High to Consider Rate Cuts

(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s core inflation is “too high” to consider interest-rate cuts in the near term, Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock said, reiterating that there’s still some way to go before prices return sustainably to target.Most Read from BloombergIn Traffic-Weary Toronto, a Battle Breaks Out Over Bike LanesIn Italy’s Motor City, Car-Free Options Are GrowingNew York City’s ‘Living Breakwaters’ Brace for Stormier Seas“The word ‘sustainably’ is important because it recognizes that we

Hong Kong offers grants to boost tokenised bond issuance in goal to become crypto hub

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will subsidise some companies in issuing tokenised bonds in the local market, as the city forges ahead in incorporating blockchain in the financial services sector amid a push to become a virtual-asset hub. The city's de facto central bank has launched a three-year grant scheme that will hand out up to HK$2.5 million (US$321,000) in subsidies per issuance to qualified tokenised-bond issuers, for a maximum of two issuances, the HKMA said on Thursday. Tokeni

Spanish Inflation Jumps to Most Since August on Base Effects

(Bloomberg) -- Spanish inflation quickened to the fastest pace since August, though the acceleration was driven by base effects and is unlikely to scupper plans for the European Central Bank to continue lowering interest rates.Most Read from BloombergIn Traffic-Weary Toronto, a Battle Breaks Out Over Bike LanesIn Italy’s Motor City, Car-Free Options Are GrowingNew York City’s ‘Living Breakwaters’ Brace for Stormier SeasConsumer prices advanced 2.4% from a year ago in November, according to natio

Pony AI fetches $5.25 billion valuation as shares jump 15% in Nasdaq debut

The IPO comes after nearly two years of uncertainty sparked by Didi Global's delisting, which was followed by a long-standing audit dispute between Beijing and the U.S. that was eventually resolved in December 2022. Pony AI Chief Executive Officer James Peng said President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House did not influence the timing of the listing. However, the company faces other challenges, including public skepticism about autonomous vehicles, data privacy concerns, and competition from companies, including Elon Musk's Tesla, which has promised to roll out driverless ride-hailing services to the public in California and Texas next year.