This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Chinese authorities lowered the medium-term lending facility (MLF) rate to 1.29% on Monday. The rate affects around 900 billion yuan ($124.26 billion) worth of one-year loans to some financial institutions. Economists had expected the move, and forecast the MLF to drop to 1.2% at the end of 2025.
The US Federal Reserve is monitoring inflation ahead of its December meeting. Minutes from the November meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee are released a day prior, providing investors with more insight into the pace of future rate cuts. Shares of big tech companies like Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft have fallen this week. Investors are rotating out of these high-flying large-cap communication services and technology companies and into other cyclical sectors like consumer discretionary, industrials, and financials, as well as mid- and small-cap stocks', said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research. Meanwhile, on the international front, the Global South has secured a deal to receive $300 billion annually to tackle climate change. This deal replaces an earlier commitment to provide $100 billion a year. The Biden administration has also announced its intention to nominate hedge fund manager David Bessent as Treasury Secretary. Like Trump, Bessent is in favor of gradual tariffs and deregulation to support domestic business and address trade imbalances. Bessent was chosen over former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh and private equity executive Marc Rowan.
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