Ron Insana: Look abroad for signs that trouble may be brewing for U.S. markets in 2025

This year could be rife with surprises, not just at home, but also around the world. That means it’s worthwhile for investors to explore where some of those surprises might come from. This time, it’s likely that these threats will come from more arcane areas of the market and the global economy. Consider China, where bond yields have been tumbling and the Chinese yuan has been sliding against the U.S. dollar for a few weeks now . China’s consumer prices have been slowing. This has been exacerbating fears of persistent deflation in an economy that, despite recent government efforts to…