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Germany Avoids Stagnation as Q1 GDP Grows, Boosted by Exports and Domestic Demand

May 25, 2025 08:08 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

Germanys economy has shown unexpected resilience, with Deutsche Bank Research forecasting 0.3% full-year growth, contrary to market expectations of stagnation. According to the Federal Statistical Office, Germanys GDP rose...

BOJ Urged to Maintain Cautious Approach Amid Rising JGB Yields

May 22, 2025 03:55 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Asahi Noguchi emphasized a cautious approach to monetary tightening, saying no major changes are needed to the central banks bond tapering plan unless severe market disruptions arise. His...

RBA Cuts Cash Rate Amid Decelerating Inflation, Cautious Outlook

May 20, 2025 09:42 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

On 20 May 2025, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) lowered the cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85%. This is in line with RBAs assumption that inflation is decelerating, as trimmed mean annual inflation rate fell to 2.9% and...

China Cuts Lending Rates to Boost Economy Amid Trade Tensions

May 20, 2025 02:55 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

China has lowered its benchmark lending rates for the first time since October, signaling a renewed effort to stimulate its slowing economy. The Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) cut the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) by 10...

BOJ Signals Further Rate Hikes if Economy Recovers Despite U.S. Tariff Pressures

May 19, 2025 04:40 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) may continue raising interest rates if the economy rebounds from expected setbacks caused by higher U.S. tariffs, Deputy Governor Shinichi Uchida said. Speaking to parliament, Uchida noted that...

ECB May Cut Rates Below 2% Amid Global Trade Risks, Says Wunsch

May 18, 2025 07:47 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

The European Central Bank (ECB) may need to lower its deposit rate slightly below 2% due to mounting global trade tensions and increasing risks to eurozone inflation and economic growth, according to Belgiums central bank...

Germany Rules Out UniCredit Takeover Bid for Commerzbank—For Now

May 17, 2025 20:38 pm UTC| Business Politics Central Banks

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has downplayed the likelihood of Italys UniCredit launching a full acquisition of German lender Commerzbank (ETR: CBKG) in the near term. Speaking at a press conference in Rome after...

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Economy

Trump Opens Tax-Exempt Dyed Diesel Access as Fuel Prices Surge

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday expanding access to tax-exempt dyed diesel as soaring fuel prices and global oil supply disruptions put pressure on American consumers and businesses. Under...

Australia Consumer Confidence Plunges as RBA Rate Hike Hits Households

Australian consumer confidence fell sharply in October as households grew increasingly worried about rising living costs, higher interest rates, personal finances and the jobs outlook, according to data released Tuesday by...

Samsung, SK Hynix Shares Fall Ahead of Q3 Earnings

Shares of South Korean chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix declined on Tuesday as investors turned cautious ahead of their third-quarter earnings reports, despite broader strength across the global semiconductor...

Asian Currencies Steady as Dollar Holds Near 18-Month High

Asian currencies traded mostly flat on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar remained close to an 18-month high, supported by elevated Treasury yields and persistent inflation concerns. The euro stayed under pressure near a 17-month...

Asian Stocks Rise as Nasdaq Record Offsets Bond Yield Pressure

Asian stocks traded mostly higher on Tuesday, supported by a record close on the Nasdaq, although surging U.S. Treasury yields and elevated oil prices kept investors cautious. Wall Street provided a positive lead after the...

Politics

Trump Envoy Meets Sudan Army Chief in Egypt

A senior envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump attended an event in Egypt alongside Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan as Washington continues efforts to find a political solution to Sudans devastating civil war....

France Student Protests Intensify Nationwide

France faced widespread high-school blockades and union-backed demonstrations on Tuesday as students stepped up pressure on President Emmanuel Macrons government over teacher shortages, deteriorating school buildings and...

Flavio Bolsonaro Surges as Family Scores Brazil Election Comeback

Brazils election delivered a dramatic political comeback for the Bolsonaro family, even though former President Jair Bolsonaro was not on the ballot. Bolsonaro, 71, is under house arrest while serving a 27-year sentence...

Trump Gaza Peace Plan Stalls as Israel Retains Control

US President Donald Trumps Gaza peace plan remains stalled a year after its launch, with Israel retaining control over roughly two-thirds of the enclave and continuing near-daily strikes despite an October 2025 ceasefire....

Trump Orders Firing Squad Execution for Fort Hood Gunman

President Donald Trump has approved the execution by firing squad of former U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan, who was sentenced to death for killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting in Texas. Pentagon spokesperson Sean...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

Zcash Prepares for NU7 Upgrade as Zebra Gets Key Security Fixes

The Zcash network is moving closer to its NU7 upgrade following a series of Zebra releases focused on security, performance and network stability. According to an engineering update from the official Zcash Foundation X...

OpenAI, Anthropic Back Mandatory AI Breach Reporting in Australia

OpenAI and Anthropic said they would support Australian laws requiring artificial intelligence companies to report data breaches caused by AI agents, as lawmakers consider tougher AI regulation following several security...

DeepSeek Seeks $12 Billion Funding Round Backed by Tencent, CATL

Chinese artificial intelligence powerhouse DeepSeek is preparing to raise at least 80 billion yuan ($12 billion) in a major funding round backed by Tencent and battery giant CATL, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. DeepSeek...

Nvidia-Backed Reflection AI Launches Beam Open-Weight Model

Nvidia-backed startup Reflection AI has launched Beam, its first open-weight artificial intelligence model, as the U.S. company looks to challenge lower-cost Chinese AI models in coding and agentic tasks. Reflection AI...

Meta and Microsoft Cut Internal Claude AI Use

Meta Platforms and Microsoft are reducing their internal reliance on Anthropics Claude AI models as both technology giants encourage employees to adopt proprietary artificial intelligence tools, according to a report from...