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Dollar Holds Steady as Fed Rate Cut Bets Grow Ahead of CPI Data

Sep 11, 2025 01:32 am UTC| Economy

The U.S. dollar stabilized in early Asian trade Thursday as traders awaited consumer price data after an unexpected drop in factory-gate prices fueled expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut next week. The dollar index...

U.S. Stock Futures Hold Steady Ahead of Key Inflation Data

Sep 11, 2025 01:30 am UTC| Economy

U.S. stock futures were largely unchanged Wednesday evening as Wall Street looked ahead to Thursdays consumer price index (CPI) report, which could solidify expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week....

Gold Prices Hold Near Record Highs as Fed Rate Cut Bets Rise

Sep 10, 2025 07:17 am UTC| Economy

Gold prices edged higher in Asian trading on Wednesday, holding just below record peaks, as firm expectations of a U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut boosted demand for safe-haven assets. Spot gold rose 0.5% to $3,646.14 per...

Asian Stocks Climb as Wall Street Rally and Japan Politics Drive Sentiment

Sep 10, 2025 05:51 am UTC| Economy

Asian stocks advanced on Wednesday, lifted by Wall Streets record highs and optimism around potential policy shifts in Japan after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishibas resignation. Investors also weighed fresh inflation data...

Asian Currencies Steady as Traders Await U.S. Inflation Data and Fed Rate Decision

Sep 10, 2025 05:23 am UTC| Economy

Asian currencies traded in narrow ranges on Wednesday as markets focused on upcoming U.S. inflation data and rising expectations of Federal Reserve rate cuts. The U.S. dollar stabilized after touching seven-week lows, with...

Dollar Steady Ahead of Fed Rate Cut Decision as Inflation Data Looms

Sep 10, 2025 02:51 am UTC| Economy

The U.S. dollar held firm on Wednesday, maintaining overnight gains as traders awaited key inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserves rate cut decision at its September 1617 policy meeting. Markets remain...

Oil Prices Climb as Israel Strikes Hamas Targets and U.S. Eyes Russian Sanctions

Sep 10, 2025 02:42 am UTC| Economy

Oil prices rose in Asian trading on Wednesday as escalating Middle East tensions and the threat of tighter U.S. sanctions on Russian energy boosted supply concerns. Brent crude futures gained 0.7% to $66.92 a barrel, while...

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Economy

Asian Stocks Mixed as AI Chip Rally Meets Oil Surge

Asian stocks traded mixed on Wednesday as semiconductor shares extended gains on strong artificial intelligence demand, while rising oil prices and escalating Middle East tensions fueled concerns about inflation and higher...

Asian Stocks Mixed as Korean Chipmakers Rally

Asian stocks traded mixed on Tuesday as strong gains in South Korean semiconductor shares boosted the regions technology sector, while rising oil prices, higher U.S. Treasury yields and expectations for tighter monetary...

Canada Retaliatory Tariffs on U.S. Goods Take Effect

Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of U.S. goods early Tuesday, escalating its trade dispute with the United States after negotiations between the two countries collapsed last month. Prime Minister...

Iran Threatens Gulf Energy Assets as U.S. Tensions Escalate

Iran warned Monday that it would retaliate against further U.S. attacks, threatening American oil and gas interests across the Gulf as renewed hostilities raise concerns over global energy supplies and shipping through the...

US Stock Futures Mixed as Fed Rate Hike Bets Rise

U.S. stock futures traded mixed Tuesday as Wall Street returned from the Labor Day holiday, with investors weighing stronger employment data, rising oil prices and growing expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise...

Politics

Trump Threatens Bombardier U.S. Sales Ban

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to block Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier from selling planes in the United States unless the company expands its manufacturing operations in the country, escalating tensions...

Australia Plans New Rules Giving Users Control Over Social Media Feeds

Australia has proposed new social media regulations that would give users greater control over the content appearing in their feeds, expanding the governments efforts to strengthen online safety and regulate major...

Cuba Says No US Talks as Blockade Costs Hit $8.1 Billion

Cubas foreign minister said Monday that no negotiations with the United States are currently taking place and there are no plans for future talks, as Havana blamed Washingtons decades-old trade embargo for more than $8...

Bolivia Military Barracks Explosion Kills Nine

Bolivian authorities confirmed on Monday that the death toll from an explosion at a military barracks in Viacha has risen to nine, while rescue teams continue searching for people still missing after the deadly blast. The...

Iran Threatens US With ‘Economic Warfare’ as Gulf Tensions Rise

Iran threatened the United States with economic warfare on Tuesday and claimed it had launched an advanced ballistic missile toward U.S. warships, raising concerns about another escalation in the six-month conflict. 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

Qualcomm Stock Jumps on Amazon AI Chip Deal

Qualcomm Technologies (NASDAQ: QCOM) shares surged 9.5% after the chipmaker announced a multi-generational partnership with Amazon to develop custom silicon and high-speed optical connectivity technology for artificial...

Google Revamps EU Search Results to Meet DMA Rules

Alphabets Google has introduced major changes to its search results in Europe as it seeks to comply with European Union antitrust rules under the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Google said Tuesday that the overhaul represents...

Anthropic Drops $6 Billion Decart AI Acquisition Talks

Anthropic has reportedly abandoned plans to acquire artificial intelligence startup Decart AI after exploring a potential transaction valued at roughly $6 billion, according to Bloomberg News. The maker of the Claude AI...

Huawei Launches Mate XT2 Foldable Phone in China

Huawei unveiled its latest flagship foldable smartphone, the Mate XT2, on Monday as the Chinese technology giant looks to maintain its dominance in the countrys premium smartphone market amid growing competition from Apple...

Nvidia CEO Says AGI Has Arrived With OpenAI GPT-6 Astra

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang has declared that artificial general intelligence, or AGI, has arrived, pointing to OpenAIs newly launched GPT-6 Astra as a major milestone in the accelerating development of...