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Lifting export ban pushes Brent-WTI spread to below $1/barrel

Dec 21, 2015 12:32 pm UTC| Commentary

Last Friday, US Congress passed laws to avert government from shutting down and several other measures, one of which includes lifting a 40 year old ban on crude oil export. During the crude oil embargo era, back in 70s,...

Renminbi Series

CNY likely to weaken further

Dec 21, 2015 12:29 pm UTC| Commentary

The U.S. Fed rate hike on December 16 soften the Chinese currency further. The USD/CNY is currently trading at 6.4800 is highest level since 2001. The CNH-CNY spread remains high, which shows the foreign selling is...

Oil and Fed tightening likely to weigh on USD/CAD in coming weeks

Dec 21, 2015 11:49 am UTC| Commentary

Oil price declines continue to hurt USD/CAD, and the pair reached 11year low, similar to the decline in oil. The Canadian data will concentrate on economic activity in coming weeks, after the latest data releases were...

INR likely to soften further

Dec 21, 2015 11:45 am UTC| Commentary

Indian rupee is continuously soften against US dollar in past months. The weakness became more sharper after the Feds announce its rate hike. In compare to other emerging market currencies, INR is less weaker...

Tsipras calls for IMF quit in Greece’s third bailout

Dec 21, 2015 11:35 am UTC| Commentary

Greece is once again back in the headlines, with countrys Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras calling for International Monetary Fund to stay out of Greeces third bailout of 86 billion, a decision that could increase the cost...

NZD likely to further decline in coming months

Dec 21, 2015 10:36 am UTC| Commentary

New Zealand Dollar saw a similar drop such as AUD recently but has registered a positive performance over December. We expect further declines in the months ahead, especially given NZD is even more overvalued than AUD,...

Recent drop in AUD likely to extend over coming weeks

Dec 21, 2015 10:32 am UTC| Commentary

RBA Governor Stevens did not talk the AUD low in hie recent interveiw with AFR, indicating little impetus to ease further, but on currency he noted that the exchange rate is adjusting to TOT and further adjustment was...

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Economy

The “Takaichi Trade”: How Japan’s First Female PM Is Shaping the Yen

Having assumed office late in 2025 after Shigeru Ishiba quit, Sanae Takaichi has concentrated power with a landslide Liberal Democratic Party victory and a supermajority in the snap election set for February 2026. Having...

How the US–India tariff truce boosts major Indian industries, Surat to Pharma

With zero-duty treatment for flagship products including gems and diamonds, generic drugs, and certain aircraft parts, the new USIndia interim trade agreement reduces US tariffs on Indian products from roughly 25% (close...

Australian Pension Funds Boost Currency Hedging as Aussie Dollar Strengthens

A major Australian pension fund is ramping up its currency hedging strategy as expectations grow that the Australian dollar is undervalued and poised to strengthen further. HESTA, one of Australias largest superannuation...

Lee Seung-heon Signals Caution on Rate Hikes, Supports Higher Property Taxes to Cool Korea’s Housing Market

Lee Seung-heon, a leading candidate to become the next governor of the Bank of Korea (BOK), has voiced support for raising property ownership taxes as a way to curb surging home prices, while warning that a shift toward...

Asian Currencies Stay Rangebound as Yen Firms on Intervention Talk

Most Asian currencies traded within a narrow range on Monday, reflecting cautious sentiment as investors awaited key economic data from the United States and China. The Japanese yen edged slightly higher after Japans...

Politics

China Overturns Death Sentence of Canadian Robert Schellenberg, Signaling Thaw in Canada-China Relations

Chinas top court has overturned the death sentence of Canadian national Robert Schellenberg, a major development in a long-running drug smuggling case that has strained diplomatic relations between Canada and China for...

Taiwan Says Moving 40% of Semiconductor Production to the U.S. Is Impossible

Taiwan has firmly rejected calls from the United States to relocate a large portion of its semiconductor manufacturing capacity, with senior officials stressing that the islands chip industry cannot be uprooted. Taiwan...

Trump Slams Super Bowl Halftime Show Featuring Bad Bunny

U.S. President Donald Trump sparked fresh controversy after criticizing the Super Bowl halftime show fronted by global music star Bad Bunny, calling the performance absolutely terrible in a social media post shared on...

Bangladesh Election 2026: A Turning Point After Years of Political Suppression

Bangladesh is heading into what many describe as its most competitive national election in more than a decade, marking a dramatic reversal of political fortunes after years of one-party dominance. For 15 years under former...

Ghislaine Maxwell to Invoke Fifth Amendment at House Oversight Committee Deposition

Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, plans to refuse to answer questions during a scheduled deposition before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Monday,...

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

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...

Technology

Samsung Electronics Shares Jump on HBM4 Mass Production Report

Samsung Electronics shares surged on Monday following reports that the South Korean tech giant is set to begin mass production of its next-generation HBM4 memory chips, a key component in artificial intelligence hardware....

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...