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Australia 10-year yield hits 1-month high ahead of Q2 consumer price inflation data

Jul 23, 2018 03:41 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Australian bonds slumped on the first trading day of the week Monday as U.S. Treasuries saw a downward pressure along the curve as investors absorbed more hostile commentary from President Donald Trump. Also, markets now...

Central Bank of Turkey likely to hike one-week repo rate in July

Jul 20, 2018 21:16 pm UTC| Commentary

The Central Bank of Turkey is set to meet for a policy decision next week. According to a Barclays research report, the CBT is expected to hike the one-week repo rate by 125 basis points during its July meeting, given the...

PBOC likely to further ease liquidity in H2 2018

Jul 20, 2018 20:43 pm UTC| Commentary

The Peoples Bank of China is likely to further ease liquidity. According to a Barclays research report, the Chinese central bank is expected to further loosen liquidity, including reducing banks RRR by at least 100 basis...

Japanese core inflation likely to reach 1 pct in Q3, momentum to ease by 2018-end - Barclays

Jul 20, 2018 20:08 pm UTC| Commentary

Japans inflation continued to be sluggish in June. Even if the nationwide CPI ex-perishables strengthened slightly to 0.8 percent year-on-year in June, the CPI ex-perishables and energy dropped further to 0.2 percent...

Russian economic growth likely to peak 1.9 pct in 2018 and ease thereafter – BMI Research

Jul 20, 2018 18:41 pm UTC| Commentary

The Russian economic growth is expected to ease next year. According to a BMI Research report, Russias real GDP growth is expected to peak at 1.9 percent this year and moderate thereafter. The nation has fallen into the...

South African Reserve Bank likely to hike rate only once in 2018 and 2019

Jul 20, 2018 17:01 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The South African rand depreciated yesterday morning in line with other EM currencies due to appreciation of the US dollar. The rate decision and press statement of the South African central bank were not able to give any...

South African Reserve Bank likely to hike rate only once in 2018 and 2019

Jul 20, 2018 17:01 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

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Economy

Canada, British Columbia Launch $5 Billion Infrastructure Partnership to Boost Housing, Transit, and Healthcare

Canada and British Columbia have unveiled a major long-term infrastructure partnership valued at more than $5 billion, aimed at accelerating housing development, expanding healthcare facilities, and improving public...

Japan Inflation Stays Below BOJ Target Despite Rate Hike and Rising Energy Cost Risks

Japans consumer inflation remained subdued in May, highlighting the ongoing impact of government energy subsidies even as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) signals concerns over future price pressures. The latest inflation data was...

Yen Near 40-Year Lows Despite BOJ Rate Hike, Markets Brace for Possible Intervention

The Japanese yen remained close to its weakest level in nearly four decades on Friday, as concerns over Japans fiscal outlook and limited impact from recent policy actions continued to pressure the currency. Market...

BOJ Signals More Rate Hikes as Inflation Risks Rise Amid Energy Price Pressures

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has signaled its willingness to continue raising interest rates as inflationary pressures strengthen, with Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino warning that underlying inflation could exceed the central...

Dollar Hits One-Month High as Hawkish Fed Outlook Boosts Greenback

The U.S. dollar climbed to its strongest level since mid-May 2025 on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signaled a more hawkish monetary policy outlook, reinforcing expectations that interest rates could rise again before...

Politics

US Military Strike in Eastern Pacific Kills Three Amid Legal and Human Rights Concerns

The U.S. military confirmed that a recent strike in the Eastern Pacific resulted in the deaths of three men, marking the latest operation in the Trump administrations expanding campaign against alleged drug trafficking...

Pakistan, Qatar Mediation Secures Preliminary U.S.-Iran Deal Amid High-Stakes Negotiations

Pakistan and Qatar played a crucial role in helping secure a preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement this week after weeks of intense diplomacy, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. The breakthrough deal, announced...

JD Vance Delays Iran Peace Talks as U.S.-Iran War Deal Faces New Uncertainty

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has postponed a planned trip to Switzerland for negotiations with Iranian officials, adding fresh uncertainty to efforts to implement the recently signed U.S.-Iran peace agreement. The talks...

U.S. Launches Trade Investigation Into Germany’s Pharmaceutical Cost-Cutting Plans

The United States has opened a Section 301 trade investigation into Germanys proposed efforts to reduce pharmaceutical spending, raising concerns that the measures could unfairly impact American drugmakers and innovative...

Colombia Opens New Investigation Into Former President Álvaro Uribe Over Paramilitary Allegations

Colombias Attorney Generals Office has launched a new investigation into former President Álvaro Uribe regarding alleged crimes linked to the creation of a paramilitary group, according to a source familiar with the...

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

SpaceX Stock Slides After IPO Rally as Valuation Concerns Grow

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) shares extended their pullback on Thursday after a remarkable post-IPO rally, as investors locked in profits and questioned the companys lofty valuation. The stock, which dropped nearly 10% earlier in...

US Raises Concerns Over Possible ASML EUV Machine Transfer to China

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has reportedly raised concerns with Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML regarding the possible transfer of one of its advanced extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines to...

Google Gemini Co-Lead Noam Shazeer Leaves for OpenAI Amid AI Talent Race

Noam Shazeer, a vice president of engineering at Google and one of the leaders behind the companys Gemini artificial intelligence models, has announced that he is leaving Google to join OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. The...

SK Hynix Shares Hit Record High After Shipping Next-Generation HBM4E AI Memory Samples

SK Hynix Inc. saw its shares surge to an all-time high on Thursday after announcing the shipment of samples of its latest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) product, reinforcing its position as a leading supplier in the rapidly...

Apple Signals Product Price Hikes Amid Rising Memory Chip Costs

Apple may soon increase prices across some of its products as rising memory and storage chip costs continue to pressure the consumer electronics industry. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook...