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Central Banking Series

태국 중앙은행 총재, 정부 부양 압박에도 금리 인하 시기상조

Sep 21, 2024 11:14 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

태국 중앙은행 총재는 금요일, 미국 연방준비제도가 통화정책을 완화했음에도 불구하고 태국은 당장 금리 인하를 할 필요가 없다고 밝혔다. 경제 전망이 여전히 변함없기 때문이며, 정부의 금리 인하 압박에도 중앙은행의 독립성을...

메르세데스-벤츠, 중국 시장 부진으로 마진 전망 하향 조정, 주가 하락

Sep 21, 2024 11:13 am UTC| Economy

메르세데스-벤츠는 세계 최대 자동차 시장인 중국의 수요 약화로 인해 연간 수익 마진 목표를 두 달도 채 되지 않아 두 번째로 하향 조정했다. 이에 유럽 자동차 주식이 타격을 받았으며, 메르세데스-벤츠는 늘어나는 경쟁업체들과 함께...

러시아, 해외 기업 '퇴출세' 대폭 인상 논의 중 - RBC 보도

Sep 21, 2024 11:08 am UTC| Economy

금요일 RBC 보도에 따르면, 러시아 당국이 자국을 떠나는 해외 기업들이 국가 예산에 납부해야 하는 일회성 기여금을 기존 15%에서 최대 40%로 인상하는 방안을 논의하고 있다. 이 내용은 4명의 소식통을 인용해 보도되었다. 러시아는...

Central Banking Series

ECB, 유럽 은행 간 국경 통합 확대 기대

Sep 21, 2024 11:08 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

유럽중앙은행(ECB)이 은행 부문의 가치를 높이고 효율성을 개선하기 위해 국경을 넘는 은행 통합이 더 이루어지길 바라고 있다고 ECB 부총재 루이스 데 귄도스(Luis de Guindos)가 포르투갈 언론 익스프레소(Expresso)와의 인터뷰에서...

Central Banking Series

일본은행 우에다 총재 기자회견 발언

Sep 21, 2024 11:01 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

일본은행(BOJ)은 금요일 금리를 동결하고 소비에 대한 전망을 상향 조정하며, 견조한 경제 회복이 향후 몇 달 내에 금리 인상을 가능하게 할 것이라는 자신감을 나타냈다. 일본은행은 이틀간의 회의를 마치고 예상대로 단기 금리를...

루프트한자, 경쟁 심화로 프랑크푸르트-베이징 노선 취소 검토

Sep 21, 2024 10:59 am UTC| Economy Business

독일의 루프트한자(Lufthansa)가 프랑크푸르트-베이징 노선을 취소할지 검토 중이라고 금요일 회사 대변인이 밝혔다. 이는 특히 중국 항공사와의 경쟁 심화와 유럽 내 높은 운영 비용이 수익성에 영향을 미치고 있기...

영국 소비자 불안감 고조, 정부 경고에 따른 조사 결과

Sep 21, 2024 10:59 am UTC| Economy

키어 스타머 영국 총리가 영국 경제 상황과 내달 예산에서 세금 인상 가능성을 경고한 이후, 이달 소비자 신뢰도가 급락했다고 금요일 발표된 설문조사 결과가 밝혔다. GfK 소비자 신뢰 지수는 8월 -13에서 9월 -20으로 하락했으며,...

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Economy

Taiwan Stock Market Ends Higher as Semiconductor and Energy Shares Lead Gains

Taiwan stocks closed higher on Thursday, supported by broad-based gains across key sectors including semiconductors, oil, gas and electricity, as well as construction. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index finished the...

BOJ Governor Signals Gradual Rate Hikes as Japan’s Inflation Nears 2% Target

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Japans underlying inflation is steadily accelerating and moving closer to the central banks long-standing 2% target, reinforcing expectations that interest rate hikes will continue if...

UBS Warns of Short-Term Risks as Precious Metals Rally to Record Highs

Gold, silver, and platinum have surged to fresh record highs heading into the year-end holiday period, drawing strong attention across global commodity markets. However, UBS is urging investors to exercise caution, warning...

Japan Revises Economic Growth Forecast as Stimulus Fuels Consumption and Investment

Japans government has revised upward its economic growth forecast for the fiscal year ending next March and projected faster expansion in the following year, citing the positive impact of a large-scale stimulus package...

U.S. Stocks Rally to Record Highs as AI Rebound Fuels Holiday-Shortened Session

U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the SP 500 finishing at record closing highs during a broad-based rally in a holiday-shortened trading session. All three major indexes...

Politics

U.S. Prioritizes Economic Pressure With Venezuelan Oil Quarantine as Sanctions Intensify

The United States has shifted its near-term military focus toward enforcing a so-called quarantine on Venezuelan oil exports, signaling a strategy that prioritizes economic pressure over direct military confrontation....

Hanwha Signals Readiness to Build Nuclear-Powered Submarines at Philly Shipyard for U.S. Navy

Hanwha Group has announced that its Philadelphia-based shipyard has the technical capability to build nuclear-powered submarines for the U.S. Navy, highlighting the South Korean conglomerates growing ambitions in the...

China’s One-Child Policy Legacy Resurfaces After Death of Former Population Chief

The death of Peng Peiyun, a former senior Chinese official who oversaw the countrys one-child policy for a decade, has reignited fierce debate on Chinese social media about the long-term impact of the controversial...

Christmas Eve Jazz Concert Canceled After Kennedy Center Renaming to Include Trump

A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., has been canceled following a controversial decision to rename the iconic performing arts institution to include the name of Republican U.S....

Palau Agrees to Accept Up to 75 U.S.-Transferred Migrants in Deal Tied to Increased American Aid

Palau has agreed to accept up to 75 migrants transferred from the United States after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Washington, a move that has drawn international attention amid ongoing debate over U.S....

Science

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...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

Nvidia to Acquire Groq in $20 Billion Deal to Boost AI Chip Dominance

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has reportedly agreed to acquire Groq, a fast-growing designer of high-performance artificial intelligence accelerator chips, in a $20 billion all-cash transaction, according to a CNBC report. The...

Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge in First Amendment Ruling

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the enforcement of a new state law that would have required app stores and developers to verify users ages, marking a significant legal win for major technology companies and digital...

FTC Praises Instacart for Ending AI Pricing Tests After $60M Settlement

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has welcomed Instacarts decision to end its artificial intelligence-based price testing, a move that follows weeks of consumer backlash and regulatory scrutiny. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson...

John Carreyrou Sues Major AI Firms Over Alleged Copyrighted Book Use in AI Training

Investigative journalist John Carreyrou, widely known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos and for authoring the bestselling book Bad Blood, has filed a new copyright infringement lawsuit...

Italy Fines Apple €98.6 Million Over App Store Dominance

Italys competition authority has imposed a 98.6 million ($115.53 million) fine on U.S. technology giant Apple and two of its subsidiaries, citing alleged abuse of a dominant market position related to the distribution of...