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Indonesian Stocks Enter Correction on Slowing Economic Growth

(Bloomberg) -- Indonesia’s benchmark stock index fell 10% from its year’s high, entering a technical correction brought on by slowing economic growth and regional uncertainties after Donald Trump’s win in the US election. 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 SeasThe Jakarta Composite Index closed 1.2% to its lowest since Aug. 5, with PT Bank M

French Inflation Up Less Than Expected on Weaker Economy

(Bloomberg) -- French inflation quickened less than expected as confidence wanes, remaining well below the European Central Bank’s 2% target and supporting the case for interest rates to be lowered further.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 in the euro zone’s second-largest economy rose 1.7% from a year ago in November, s

World markets head for reality check after month of Trump

November was a month of clear winners and losers from Donald Trump's Nov. 5 U.S. election victory. Trump trades, essentially punishing tariff-sensitive assets from European exporters to Mexico's peso and driving investment towards U.S. stocks and the dollar, proved successful. Wall Street has rallied, the dollar gained 2% against rival major currencies and bitcoin surged.