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Singaporean retail sales contract further in December, likely to fall in 2020 as well

Feb 12, 2020 13:05 pm UTC| Commentary

Singaporean retail sales dropped in the month of December. On a year-on-year basis, the retail sales fell 3.4 percent, while it dropped 1 percent sequentially. For the whole of 2019 retail sales contracted 2.8 percent...

Riksbank keeps repo rate on hold at 0.00 pct, likely to remain unchanged until Q2 2022

Feb 12, 2020 12:03 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Swedish central bank, Riksbank, kept the repo rate on hold today at 0.00 percent and hinted at an unchanged repo rate until the second quarter of 2022. The central bank did not give any news regarding its purchases of...

German bunds flat as investors keenly eye Q4 GDP, eurozone’s 2-tier data

Feb 12, 2020 11:53 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The German bunds remained flat during afternoon session Wednesday as investors reacted dull amid a slow trading day that witnessed data of little economic significance. However, the countrys gross domestic product (GDP)...

Malaysia records weakest growth in a decade owing to weak external demand

Feb 12, 2020 09:39 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Malaysia recorded the weakest growth of 3.6 percent y/y in a decade during the last quarter of 2019, primarily owing to weak external demand. With the Malaysian economy facing myriad headwinds, including lower tourism...

Weak UK growth unlikely to translate into BoE rate cut, says ING Economics

Feb 12, 2020 09:08 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The UK economy failed to grow in the fourth quarter, but this is old news for markets. Optimism has increased among businesses, and while this may not fully translate into faster growth, we think it would take a more...

Digital Currency Revolution

CME’s Chief Economist Relishes Bitcoin As Modern-day’s Diversification Tool

Feb 12, 2020 08:41 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Commentary

CMEs Chief Economist at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), Bluford Putnam seems to be optimistic on Bitcoin and other major cryptocurrencies. He considers such digital assets are to be worth for further investigation...

USD/CNY unlikely to show big movement for the time being, says Commerzbank

Feb 12, 2020 08:24 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The USD/CNY currency pair is not expected to show any big movement for the time being given the spreading Coronavirus epidemic that largely affected various parts of the country, bringing trade and business to a...

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Economy

Federal Reserve Probes Big Banks Over Private Credit Exposure Amid Growing Systemic Risk Concerns

The Federal Reserve has launched a formal inquiry into major U.S. banks and their financial ties to the private credit sector, raising fresh concerns about systemic risk across the $1.8 trillion industry. The move comes as...

Middle East Conflict Threatens Global Economic Stability, World Bank Warns

The ongoing Middle East war is sending shockwaves through the global economy, and even a fragile ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump may not be enough to prevent lasting damage, World Bank President Ajay...

U.S. Markets Post Strong Weekly Gains Despite Middle East Tensions and Rising Energy Prices

U.S. stock markets closed mixed on Friday as investors weighed a fragile Middle East ceasefire against an inflation report that came in better than feared. Despite Fridays uneven session, major indexes logged their...

Colombia and Ecuador Trade War Escalates With Retaliatory Tariffs

Tensions between Colombia and Ecuador have reached a breaking point after Colombia announced 100% retaliatory tariffs on Ecuadorian imports, intensifying an ongoing trade dispute between two ideologically divided...

Asia FX Weekly Gains Hold Amid U.S. Inflation Data and Iran Ceasefire Uncertainty

Most Asian currencies slipped slightly on Friday but remained on track to close the week in positive territory, as traders adopted a cautious stance ahead of the U.S. March Consumer Price Index (CPI) release and monitored...

Politics

Iran's Lost Mines Threaten Strait of Hormuz Reopening and Global Oil Markets

A major obstacle has surfaced in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz after Iran admitted it can no longer locate or recover all of the naval mines it deployed in the critical waterway, according to a New York Times...

MATCH Act: How New U.S. Chip Legislation Could Freeze China's Semiconductor Ambitions

American lawmakers are advancing one of the most aggressive semiconductor export control bills ever proposed. The Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware Act, widely known as the MATCH Act, has drawn...

FAA and Pentagon Approve Laser Counter-Drone System Along U.S.-Mexico Border

The Federal Aviation Administration and the Pentagon have reached a landmark agreement authorizing the deployment of a high-energy laser counter-drone system along the southern U.S. border. This milestone follows extensive...

Eric Swalwell Faces Sexual Assault Allegations Amid California Governor's Race

California Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell is facing serious sexual assault allegations from a former district office staffer, throwing his prominent gubernatorial campaign into turmoil. The accusations, first...

Iran's Missile Arsenal Poses Ongoing Risk Despite U.S. Claims of Destruction

Recent U.S. intelligence assessments reveal that Iran still maintains thousands of operational ballistic missiles, directly contradicting the White Houses assertion that the regimes military capabilities have been...

Science

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...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

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...

Technology

OpenAI Addresses Security Vulnerability in macOS App Certification Process

OpenAI disclosed a security concern on Friday involving a third-party developer tool known as Axios, which is connected to the process used to verify the authenticity of its macOS applications. The company confirmed it has...

San Francisco Suspect Arrested After Molotov Cocktail Attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Home

San Francisco police arrested a 20-year-old suspect Friday following a pre-dawn attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altmans residence in the citys North Beach neighborhood. According to the San Francisco Police Department, an...

SanDisk Joins Nasdaq-100, Replacing Atlassian on April 20

Nasdaq Inc. confirmed late Friday that SanDisk Corporation will enter the Nasdaq-100 Index, taking the spot previously held by Atlassian Corp Plc when markets open on Monday, April 20, 2026. The change signals a broader...

TSMC Posts Strong Q1 2025 Revenue, Riding AI Chip Demand Wave

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker, has reported first-quarter revenue of T$1.134 trillion (approximately $35.71 billion USD), surpassing analyst expectations and...

Lumentum Holdings Rides AI Wave With Order Book Filled Through 2028

Lumentum Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LITE) is experiencing a surge in demand from the artificial intelligence sector, with its order pipeline now fully booked through 2028, according to a Bloomberg report published Thursday. The...