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DeepSeek Disrupts: The Ripple Effect on Crypto and Tech Markets

Jan 27, 2025 15:04 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Market Volatility and Liquidations The cryptocurrency market is facing severe turbulence, mainly caused by the euphoria over a Chinese AI firm called DeepSeek. This hype led to a sell-off, causing nearly $1 billion in...

European Stocks Drop Amid Earnings and Policy Meetings

Jan 27, 2025 12:38 pm UTC| Economy Insights & Views

European stock markets opened the week lower as investors braced for a wave of corporate earnings and key central bank meetings. At 03:05 ET (08:05 GMT), Germanys DAX fell 1%, Frances CAC 40 slid 0.2%, and the UKs FTSE 100...

Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone: Shaping Italy’s Financial Future

Jan 27, 2025 12:38 pm UTC| Business Insights & Views

Italian billionaire Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone is playing a pivotal role in reshaping Italys financial sector. As a major shareholder in bailed-out bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) and fund manager Anima Holding,...

FxWirePro- Silver Trade Idea

Jan 27, 2025 12:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Silver trades weak on easing industrial demand. It hit alow of $30.10and is currently trading around $30.41. In January 2025, Chinas Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) has worrying signals for its economy. Manufacturing...

Gold Prices Rise on Dollar Weakness: Market Insights and Strategies Ahead of Fed Meeting

Jan 27, 2025 12:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Gold pricesshowed a minor jump on board-based US dollar weakness. It hits a high of $2772 and currently trading around $2771. Federal Reserve Prepares for January Meeting: Key Interest Rate Decisions Ahead As the...

Tariff Showdown: Trump Puts the Squeeze on Mexico, Canada, and Colombia

Jan 27, 2025 07:15 am UTC| Economy Insights & Views

Major Tariff Announcement: 25% on Imports from Mexico and Canada The import from Mexico and Canada has faced a 25% tariff declared by President Donald Trump, set to start on February 1, 2025. They would include a vast...

Solana User Activity Surges 26 Times Higher than Ethereum as Analysts Target $300

Jan 27, 2025 04:37 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Unprecedented Growth: Solana Blows Past Ethereum in User Activity Solana is registering a massive increase in user activity, with active addresses 26 times higher than Ethereum. The growth is mostly due to the...

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Economy

Dollar Slips Ahead of Key U.S. Data as Yen Holds Post-Election Gains

The U.S. dollar weakened on Tuesday as investors braced for a heavy slate of economic data that will influence expectations for the Federal Reserves interest rate path. Currency markets remained cautious ahead of upcoming...

Singapore GDP Surges in Q4 2025 as Government Raises 2026 Growth Outlook

Singapores economy delivered a stronger-than-expected performance in the fourth quarter of 2025, reinforcing optimism about the countrys growth momentum heading into 2026. According to official government data released on...

Australian Business Conditions Ease Slightly in January as Cost Pressures Hit Post-Pandemic Lows

Australian business conditions softened slightly in January, according to a closely watched survey by National Australia Bank (NAB), as sales and profitability showed modest declines. Despite the easing, the overall data...

British Retail Sales See Strong Start to 2026 as Food and In-Store Spending Rise

British retailers began 2026 on a positive note, with strong food sales and increased in-store shopping activity helping to lift overall retail performance in January, according to new data from the British Retail...

Trump Threatens to Block Gordie Howe Bridge, Escalating U.S.-Canada Trade Tensions

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to prevent the opening of the $4.6 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, escalating an already tense trade dispute between the...

Politics

U.S. Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration to End TPS for Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua Migrants

A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday temporarily lifted a federal judges order that had blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 89,000 migrants from Honduras, Nepal...

Australian Leaders Call for Calm After Sydney Protests Turn Violent

Australian political leaders have urged calm and called for peaceful demonstrations after protests opposing Israeli President Isaac Herzogs visit to Australia escalated into violent clashes with police in central Sydney....

Bangladesh Secures Reduced 19% U.S. Tariff in Landmark Trade Agreement

Bangladesh has secured a reduced 19% U.S. tariff under a new reciprocal trade agreement signed with the United States, marking a significant development for the countrys export-driven economy, particularly its vital...

UK Condemns Israel’s West Bank Expansion Plans, Urges Immediate Reversal

The United Kingdom has strongly criticised Israels recent decision to expand its control over the occupied West Bank, warning that the move risks violating international law and undermining prospects for peace in the...

Trump Set to Visit Beijing for High-Stakes Talks With Xi Jinping

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to travel to Beijing during the first week of April for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to a report by Politico citing three people familiar with the plans....

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

Alphabet Plans Rare 100-Year Sterling Bond to Fund AI Expansion

Alphabet is preparing to issue a rare 100-year sterling bond as part of a broader multi-currency debt offering, marking a notable move to expand its long-term borrowing strategy to support growing investments in artificial...

Amazon Explores AI Content Marketplace With Media Publishers

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is reportedly in discussions with media publishers about launching a new artificial intelligence content marketplace designed to connect news organizations and digital content creators with companies...

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...

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...