Morning Bid: Optics and Oracles

By Marc Jones LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - By Marc Jones, Global Markets Correspondent Investors' top focus today is the delayed - and slightly unusual - U.S. consumer price inflation report, which will be an important marker for whether the Federal Reserve is likely to keep cutting interest rates next year. Meanwhile, Wall Street will be watching the tech sector again after the latest signs of bubble trouble due to ​big spending AI plans at the likes of Oracle. I’ll get into all the market news below. ...