Vietnam will maintain a flexible monetary policy aimed at controlling inflation, while authorities will monitor the policies of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in order to adjust domestic policies accordingly, its central bank said on Tuesday.

The UK economy is tipped to grow by 1.5% in 2025, up from 0.9% last year, according to estimates from analysts at UBS.

Euro zone inflation accelerated in December, an unwelcome but anticipated blip that is unlikely to derail further interest rate cuts from the European Central Bank.

China added more home appliances to the list of products that can be used in its consumer trade-in scheme and will offer subsidies for additional digital goods this year, in an effort to revive demand in the sluggish household sector.

Asian dollar bond issuance is expected to rise around 20% in 2025 over last year, driven by Chinese debt deals and as U.S. interest rate cuts make it more affordable for companies to issue dollar bonds rather than local currency debt.

Asian stocks fell on Wednesday, with a robust dollar keeping the yen, yuan and the euro pinned near multi-month lows as traders wagered the Fed will likely be slow in cutting rates after data showed the U.S. economy remained stable.