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America’s Roundup: Dollar firms as Sino-U.S. trade deal day draws near, Wall Street rises, Gold slips as risk-on sentiment weighs, Oil falls 1%-January 14th,2020

Jan 13, 2020 23:20 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Dollar nudges higher ahead of Wednesdays trade deal signing US Dec CB Employment Trends Index 109.70, 110.50 previous US Dec Federal Budget Balance -13.3B, -196.5B forecast, -209.0B...

Europe Roundup: Sterling falls as slowing growth increases rate cut speculation,European shares flat, Gold slips 1% . Oil steady as fears over U.S.-Iran conflict ease-January 13th, 2020

Jan 13, 2020 13:04 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup German Dec WPI (MoM) 0.0%,-0.1% previous German Dec WPI (YoY) -1.3%,-2.5% previous Italian Nov Retail Sales (MoM) -0.2%,.-0.3% previous Italian Nov Retail Sales (YoY) 0.9%,1.0% previous ...

Asia Roundup: Aussie rallies on U.S.-China trade deal optimism, Asia shares at 19-month highs, investors eye UK economic data - Monday, January 13th, 2020

Jan 13, 2020 05:25 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Gold dips on easing U.S.-Iran tensions Eurozone growth seen at 1.1% in 2020 - Bundesbank official Economic Data Ahead (0200 ET/0700 GMT) German wholesale price index (0400...

America’s Roundup: Dollar dips on renewed Middle East tensions, Gold firms, Oil falls below $65/bbl in first weekly drop since November-January 11th,2020

Jan 11, 2020 01:50 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Russia CPI (YoY) 3.0%,3.0% forecast, 3.5% previous US Dec Average Hourly Earnings (MoM) 0.1%,, 0.3% forecast, 0.3% previous US Dec Nonfarm Payrolls 145K, 164K forecast 256K previous US Dec...

Europe Roundup: Sterling consolidates on rate cut concerns, Swiss franc at 2-week low as Mideast tensions fade, investors eye U.S. nonfarm payroll report - Friday, January 10th, 2020

Jan 10, 2020 11:51 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Gold eases amid rising equities Oil slips towards $65 amid easing Mideast worries Economic Data Ahead (0830 ET/1330 GMT) US Nonfarm Payrolls (Dec) (0830 ET/1330 GMT) US...

Asia Roundup: Aussie halts 6-day losing streak on upbeat retail sales, yen eases as U.S.-Iran tension fades, Asian shares surge - Friday, January 10th, 2020

Jan 10, 2020 05:25 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Gold declines as U.S.-Iran tensions ease Sterling to rise this year on hopes for smooth Brexit: Reuters poll Economic Data Ahead (0400 ET/0900 GMT) Italy Industrial output Key...

America’s Roundup: Dollar holds near two-week high, Gold slides, Oil eases as focus shifts from Iran tensions to U.S. crude build-January 10th,2020

Jan 10, 2020 00:27 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Canada Dec Housing Starts 197.3K, 210.0K forecast, 204.3Kprevious US Continuing Jobless Claims 1,803K, 1,728Kprevious US Initial Jobless Claims 214K 220K forecast, 223K previous US Jobless...

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Economy

Gold and Silver Prices Climb in Asian Trade as Markets Eye Key U.S. Economic Data

Gold prices edged higher during Asian trading on Monday, with silver also posting strong gains, as precious metal markets attempted to stabilize after a week marked by sharp volatility. The rebound comes amid lingering...

UK Starting Salaries See Strongest Growth in 18 Months as Hiring Sentiment Improves

Starting salaries for permanent employees in the UK recorded their strongest increase in nearly a year and a half in January, signaling early signs of stabilization in the British labor market. According to the latest...

Australian Household Spending Dips in December as RBA Tightens Policy

Australian household spending declined in December as consumers eased back after heavy year-end sales activity, but solid sales volumes continued to highlight why the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) recently raised...

Oil Prices Slip as U.S.-Iran Talks Ease Middle East Tensions

Global oil prices opened the week lower, sliding more than 1% on Monday as investor concerns over a potential conflict in the Middle East eased following diplomatic progress between the United States and Iran. The decline...

Indian Refiners Scale Back Russian Oil Imports as U.S.-India Trade Deal Advances

Indian refiners are increasingly avoiding purchases of Russian crude oil for delivery in April and potentially beyond, a strategic shift that could support New Delhis efforts to finalize a trade agreement with the United...

Politics

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,...

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....

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

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...