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Currency War Series

Banxico chases Fed policy despite unfavourable domestic condition

Jan 12, 2016 22:11 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Banxico hiked the interest rate by 25bp just after the Federal Reserve hiked the rate in December. While looking at the current domestic condition in Mexico, hiking the interest rate is not the appropriate step but Banxico...

UK at risk from Brexit referendum

Jan 12, 2016 21:32 pm UTC| Commentary

One of the major risks for BOE in the 2016 will be Brexit, either to stay in EU or exit from the EU. Apart from this, possibilities for interest rate hike are also on the table. Market anticipates June or September policy...

China Crisis Series

China still acts as a deflationary or recessionary force in the global economy

Jan 12, 2016 21:12 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

From the latest data of China, one can conclude that Beijings stimulus seems to be working. The Chinese manufacturing PMI data released with negative numbers while service PMI data gave positive signals. Still in 2016,...

Euro-area recovery set to continue while politics get messier

Jan 12, 2016 18:36 pm UTC| Commentary Politics

The bad economic news these days comes out of China and from the US manufacturing sector while the Euro area performs reasonably well by its potential. In 2015, economic output increased by 1.5% and employment by around...

CFTC report shows CHF and JPY positions back into positive territory

Jan 12, 2016 17:31 pm UTC| Commentary

Safe haven demand is seen as the likely factor behind JPY and CHF positions move back into positive territory. CFTC Commitment of Traders Report as at 05 January 2016 showed that JPY positions moved back into positive...

Renminbi Series

China's new Yuan loans likely recorded another increase in December

Jan 12, 2016 17:00 pm UTC| Commentary

Chinas M1 money growth accelerated to 15.7% y/y in November, the highest number seen since 2011. Revival of bank loan growth drove M1 higher for five-consecutive-months. Societe Generale expects new yuan loans to have...

US small business optimism gains some ground in December

Jan 12, 2016 16:43 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

The NFIBs small business optimism index rose 0.4 points to 95.2 in December - recovering some of the ground lost in the prior month. Despite this, the index remained more than 5 points below the year-ago level. Looking...

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Economy

Asian Markets Surge as Japan Election, Fed Rate Cut Bets, and Tech Rally Lift Global Sentiment

Asian markets rallied sharply on Monday, driven by investor optimism after a decisive election victory for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and renewed confidence in global monetary easing. The strong win boosted...

Nikkei 225 Hits Record High Above 56,000 After Japan Election Boosts Market Confidence

Japans stock market rallied strongly on Monday, with the Nikkei 225 Index surging to a new all-time high and crossing the 56,000 level for the first time during early trading. The historic rise came as investors reacted...

Yen Slides as Japan Election Boosts Fiscal Stimulus Expectations

The Japanese yen extended its recent losing streak in early Asian trading on Monday after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a decisive victory in Sundays general election, reinforcing expectations for further fiscal...

South Africa Eyes ECB Repo Lines as Inflation Eases and Rate Cuts Loom

South Africa is keen to make use of potential new European Central Bank (ECB) repo liquidity lines, according to central bank governor Lesetja Kganyago, as the country continues to navigate easing inflation and a gradual...

Russian Stocks End Mixed as MOEX Index Closes Flat Amid Commodity Strength

Russian stocks finished the latest trading session on a mixed note, with the MOEX Russia Index closing flat as gains in select blue-chip shares were offset by losses in others. At the close of trading in Moscow, the...

Politics

Trump Administration Appeals Court Order to Release Hudson Tunnel Project Funding

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has filed an appeal challenging a federal court decision that ordered the Transportation Department to unfreeze funding for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, a major...

Trump Congratulates Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi After Historic Election Victory

U.S. President Donald Trump publicly congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday following her coalitions decisive landslide victory in Japans lower house elections held over the weekend. The message,...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Secures Historic Election Win, Shaking Markets and Regional Politics

Japans Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has secured a historic landslide victory in a rare winter election, consolidating power and paving the way for major shifts in economic, fiscal, and security policy. Takaichis Liberal...

Sydney Braces for Pro-Palestine Protests During Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s Visit

Sydney is preparing for large-scale pro-Palestine protests as Israeli President Isaac Herzog visits Australia, prompting authorities to declare the trip a major event and deploy thousands of police across the city....

Anutin’s Bhumjaithai Party Wins Thai Election, Signals Shift Toward Political Stability

Thailands political landscape may be entering a more stable phase after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakuls Bhumjaithai Party secured a decisive victory in Sundays general election. Preliminary results from the Election...

Science

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

Technology

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says AI Investment Boom Is Just Beginning as NVDA Shares Surge

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang reaffirmed his bullish stance on artificial intelligence, calling the massive capital expenditure flowing into AI infrastructure both appropriate and necessary as the industry...

Amazon Stock Rebounds After Earnings as $200B Capex Plan Sparks AI Spending Debate

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) delivered a mixed but closely watched earnings report, beating Wall Street expectations on revenue while unveiling a massive long-term investment plan that unsettled investors. The e-commerce and...

Global PC Makers Eye Chinese Memory Chip Suppliers Amid Ongoing Supply Crunch

Major PC manufacturers including HP, Dell, Acer, and Asus are reportedly exploring the option of sourcing memory chips from Chinese semiconductor companies for the first time, as a prolonged global supply crunch continues...

OpenAI Expands Enterprise AI Strategy With Major Hiring Push Ahead of New Business Offering

OpenAI is significantly accelerating its enterprise AI strategy by hiring hundreds of new employees for its technical consulting division, according to a report by The Information, citing a person familiar with the...

SoftBank Shares Slide After Arm Earnings Miss Fuels Tech Stock Sell-Off

SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) shares tumbled sharply on Thursday, tracking a steep decline in Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:ARM) after the UK-based chip designer reported weaker-than-expected earnings for the December quarter....