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Asia stocks trade in red as China douses risk sentiment

Aug 19, 2015 04:29 am UTC| Commentary

Chinas stock market crashed more than 6% on Tuesday evening, with no real explanation apart from fear that the worlds second-biggest economy is slowing to quickly, sending US markets lower on Tuesday as risk sentiment...

Brazil labour market deterioration continues as unemployment rate to hit 7%

Aug 19, 2015 04:22 am UTC| Commentary

While non-seasonally adjusted data shows Brazil unemployment rate falling to 4.3% in December 2014 and rising to 6.9% through June 2015, seasonally-adjusted series suggests the unemployment rate actually bottomed at 4.5%...

Brazil inflation acceleration continues in Q3

Aug 19, 2015 04:19 am UTC| Commentary Economy

While Brazil mom prices rose 0.62% in July, less than the 0.79% mom in June, annual inflation jumped to 9.56% yoy from 8.89% yoy in June. The acceleration was quite broad-based with the mom rate of price change exceeding...

Vietnam devalues Dong 1%

Aug 19, 2015 04:02 am UTC| Commentary

Vietnams central bank set the reference rate for the USD/VND rate at 21,890 on Wednesday, up 0.99% on Tuesdays rate. The State Bank of Vietnam also widened the trading band for the USD/VND to 3% per day, from 2%...

US Q3 GDP tracking 2.7% after strong July housing starts

Aug 19, 2015 03:47 am UTC| Commentary

US housing starts rose 0.2% m/m in July, to 1.206mn. Multi-family family starts fell 17.0% m/m in July, given the surge in June from the expiration of a tax incentive in the Northeast region. While permits for the...

China government spur short term "follow the leader" trading strategies

Aug 19, 2015 02:06 am UTC| Commentary

Foreign investors seen mimicking national team intervention in the stock market, disconnected from fundamentals: Buy index when market is falling Read more at WSJ: Beijing flounders on what it has done...

US: All quiet on the inflation front

Aug 19, 2015 01:56 am UTC| Commentary

At least that whats markets expect for todays CPI report. Both core and headline prices are expected to advance by 0.2% (MoM, sa) in July, which would leave core on-year inflation at 1.8% YoY and liftthe headline measure...

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Economy

Dow Hits 50,000 as U.S. Stocks Stage Strong Rebound Amid AI Volatility

U.S. stocks surged on Friday, posting their strongest session since May 2025, as investors regained confidence following a turbulent week marked by sharp losses in technology shares and uncertainty around the artificial...

Gold and Silver Prices Rebound After Volatile Week Triggered by Fed Nomination

Gold and silver prices climbed on Friday, closing out an exceptionally volatile week in the precious metals market following a historic selloff. The turbulence was sparked by the nomination of former Federal Reserve...

RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% as India’s Growth Outlook Strengthens After U.S. Trade Deal

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday kept its key repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, a widely expected decision that reflects confidence in Indias strong economic growth and easing external pressures following a major...

Japan Economy Poised for Q4 2025 Growth as Investment and Consumption Hold Firm

Japans economy is widely expected to have returned to growth in the final quarter of 2025, supported by strong corporate investment and resilient consumer spending, according to a recent Reuters poll of economists. The...

Asian Stocks Slip as Tech Rout Deepens, Japan Steadies Ahead of Election

Asian stock markets mostly declined on Friday, tracking sustained losses in global technology shares and a weak lead from Wall Street, while Japanese equities managed to stabilize ahead of a closely watched national...

Politics

Trump Signs “America First Arms Transfer Strategy” to Prioritize U.S. Weapons Sales

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order reshaping how the United States prioritizes foreign military sales, marking a major shift in long-standing U.S. arms export policy. The order establishes the...

TrumpRx.gov Highlights GLP-1 Drug Discounts but Offers Limited Savings for Most Americans

President Donald Trump has launched a new prescription drug pricing website, TrumpRx.gov, aiming to showcase his administrations efforts to reduce drug costs in the United States. The website focuses heavily on negotiated...

U.S. to Begin Paying UN Dues as Financial Crisis Spurs Push for Reforms

The United States will make an initial payment toward the billions of dollars it owes the United Nations within weeks, according to comments made by U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz in a recent interview with Reuters. The move...

Norway Opens Corruption Probe Into Former PM and Nobel Committee Chair Thorbjoern Jagland Over Epstein Links

Norways economic crime police unit, Økokrim, has opened an investigation into former prime minister and former Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland on suspicion of aggravated corruption, authorities...

Iran–U.S. Nuclear Talks in Oman Face Major Hurdles Amid Rising Regional Tensions

Iran and the United States are preparing for high-stakes nuclear negotiations in Oman on Friday, but deep disagreements over the agenda and escalating regional tensions suggest that meaningful progress will be difficult....

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

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...

SoftBank Shares Slide After Arm Earnings Miss Fuels Tech Stock Sell-Off

SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) shares tumbled sharply on Thursday, tracking a steep decline in Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:ARM) after the UK-based chip designer reported weaker-than-expected earnings for the December quarter....