Mexico's headline inflation rate eased more than expected in December, fueling bets that the central bank will keep cutting its benchmark interest rate despite an uptick in the core consumer price index.

Ghana’s annual inflation rate climbed to its highest level in seven months in December, reducing the prospects of an interest-rate cut later this month.

Ghana's annual inflation rate climbed to its highest level in eight months in December with consumer prices rising 23.8%, up from 23% a month earlier. The inflation situation could reduce the prospects of an interest-rate cut later this month.