FxWirePro- Major Economic Events for the day

Malaysia Weighs Growth Forecast Cut as U.S. Tariff Deadline Looms

Malaysia is likely to lower its 2025 GDP growth forecast of 4.5% to 5.5% due to rising trade tensions and looming U.S. tariffs, according to Bank Negara Malaysia Governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour. Speaking at an IMF event in...

Asian Stocks Edge Higher as Japan Gains, Korea Lags on Weak GDP

Asian stocks saw modest gains on Thursday, with Japan leading the region on renewed hopes of U.S. trade dialogue. Investors remained cautious, reassessing optimism over a potential de-escalation in the U.S.-China trade war...

U.S. Stock Futures Edge Higher on Trade Hopes, Alphabet Earnings in Focus

U.S. stock index futures inched higher Wednesday evening as optimism over easing U.S.-China trade tensions lifted sentiment. Investor focus also shifted toward key tech earnings, with Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) set to report...

Trump Signs Executive Order Tightening College Accreditation and Targeting Foreign Funding

President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order on Wednesday aimed at tightening college accreditation standards, a move that could affect access to billions in federal student aid. The order is part of a broader...

Carney, Poilievre Clash in B.C. as Tight Election Nears

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made a campaign push in British Columbia on Wednesday, targeting support in one of Canadas most competitive regions ahead of Mondays national election. With the Liberals leading in...

Global Vaccine Drive at Risk as US Cuts Aid, Warns UN

Funding cuts, particularly from the United States, are jeopardizing global childhood vaccination efforts at a scale comparable to the COVID-19 pandemics disruption, the United Nations warned. According to a joint statement...

Trump to Hold Michigan Rally Marking First 100 Days in Office

U.S. President Donald Trump will host a rally in Macomb County, Michigan, on Tuesday to celebrate his first 100 days in office, according to a White House announcement. The event marks Trumps return to a key battleground...

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi Gets US Approval for Bladder Cancer Treatment

AstraZenecas drug Imfinzi (NASDAQ: AZN) has received U.S. approval to treat adult patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, a significant advancement in cancer therapy. The approval allows Imfinzi to be used in...

Sanofi’s New Hemophilia Drug Qfitlia Gains FDA Approval with Breakthrough Bimonthly Dosing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Qfitlia, a groundbreaking hemophilia treatment by French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi (NASDAQ: SNY). Designed for patients aged 12 and older with hemophilia A or B,...

FDA Vaccine Chief Peter Marks Resigns Amid Controversy Over Transparency

Peter Marks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) top vaccine official, has resigned after reportedly being forced out by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), according to The Wall Street Journal....

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TSMC to Launch Advanced 1.4nm Chips by 2028 to Power AI Growth

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker and a key supplier to Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA), announced plans to begin mass production of its next-generation 1.4 nanometer (nm) chip...

SK Hynix Q1 Profit Soars on AI Chip Boom and Tariff Stockpiling

SK Hynix (KRX:000660) more than doubled its quarterly operating profit as demand for AI chips surged and clients stockpiled inventory ahead of potential U.S. tariffs. The worlds second-largest memory chipmaker posted an...

BMW to Integrate Chinese AI from DeepSeek in China-Made Vehicles

German automotive giant BMW (ETR:BMWG) announced it will begin integrating artificial intelligence (AI) developed by Chinese startup DeepSeek into its upcoming vehicle models in China starting later this year. The...

Tesla’s Optimus Robot Faces Delays Amid China’s Rare Earth Export Curbs

Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed that production of the companys Optimus humanoid robot has been delayed due to Chinas new export restrictions on rare earth magnetscritical components in robotics and electric vehicles....