Morning Juice – Europe Session Prep

Good Morning Traders.
It is Monday the 29th of December. Here is what to look out for today.

Sentiment
Some members of the Bank of Japan s board signaled that the country’s real interest rate remains very low during a meeting earlier this month where authorities raised the benchmark rate, suggesting that further increases are likely in store China pledged to broaden its fiscal spending base in 2026, signaling sustained government support to drive growth in a challenging external environment. China said it would hold military maneuvers around Taiwan that would include live-fire drills, a move that comes after the US announced a major weapons package for the self-run democracy. President Donald Trump said he made “a lot of progress” in talks with Ukrainian President Zelenskiy over a possible peace deal, but that it might take a few weeks to get it done and there’s no set timeline. Bank of America CEO Moynihan said he expects the Trump administration to de-escalate trade tensions next year after tariffs sent shockwaves through the US economy in 2025.