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RBA Expected to Hold Interest Rates at 3.60% as Inflation Surges Beyond Target

Oct 31, 2025 01:56 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is set to maintain its key interest rate at 3.60% during its upcoming policy meeting on November 4, according to a Reuters poll of 34 economists. The decision follows a...

U.S. Stocks Fall as Tech Earnings Weigh and Fed Signals Rate Cut Uncertainty

Oct 31, 2025 01:54 am UTC| Economy

U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday, with the SP 500 and Nasdaq dragged down by weakness in major tech names and caution from the Federal Reserve. At 4:00 p.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 110 points, or...

Japan’s Finance Minister Monitors Yen Decline with “High Sense of Urgency” Amid Market Volatility

Oct 31, 2025 01:48 am UTC| Economy Politics

Japans Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama announced on Friday that the government is closely monitoring the yens sharp decline against the U.S. dollar, emphasizing a high sense of urgency in response to the recent market...

Busan Breakthrough: Trump and Xi Strike Historic One-Year Trade Accord

Oct 30, 2025 10:41 am UTC| Economy Insights & Views

Breakthrough in Historical US-China Trade During their October 29, 2025 meeting in South Korea, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attained a historic one-year trade accord, therefore signaling...

Trump and Xi Agree on Tariff Cuts and Fentanyl Crackdown in Breakthrough Trade Talks

Oct 30, 2025 08:41 am UTC| Economy Politics

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached a significant trade understanding during their meeting in Busan, South Korea, marking their first face-to-face talks since 2019. The agreement includes...

Gold Prices Rebound as Fed Rate Cut and Trade Uncertainty Boost Safe-Haven Demand

Oct 30, 2025 08:37 am UTC| Economy

Gold prices edged higher in Asian trading on Thursday, snapping a four-day losing streak as the Federal Reserves expected rate cut and uncertainty surrounding U.S.-China trade talks provided support. Spot gold climbed 1%...

Yen Weakens as BOJ Holds Rates; Dollar Steady Amid U.S.-China Trade Optimism

Oct 30, 2025 03:57 am UTC| Economy

The Japanese yen slipped on Thursday after the Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept interest rates unchanged, while the U.S. dollar maintained its strength as traders scaled back expectations of another Federal Reserve rate cut this...

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Spain’s Industrial Output Records Steady Growth in October Amid Revised September Figures

Spains industrial sector posted a moderate yet encouraging rise in October, with industrial output increasing 1.2% compared to the same month last year, according to new data released by the National Statistics Institute...

European Stocks Rise as Markets Await Key U.S. Inflation Data

European stock markets edged higher on Friday as investors looked ahead to the delayed release of the Federal Reserves preferred inflation metric, a key indicator ahead of next weeks policy meeting. By early European...

European Oil & Gas Stocks Face 2026 With Cautious Outlook Amid Valuation Pressure

European oil and gas equities are entering 2026 on a more cautious footing as J.P. Morgans latest EU Oils Outlook highlights tightening valuations and growing concerns over a projected global oil oversupply. Despite Brent...

Germany’s Economic Recovery Slows as Trade Tensions and Rising Costs Weigh on Growth

Germanys economic outlook remains cautious, with a new forecast from the German Economic Institute (IW) indicating only modest improvement in 2025 as global trade falters and domestic financial pressures intensify....

Japan’s Nikkei Drops as Markets Await Key U.S. Inflation Data

Japans Nikkei 225 slid on Friday, erasing its gains for the week and diverging from mostly positive Asian markets as investors turned cautious ahead of a crucial U.S. inflation reading that could influence the Federal...

Politics

Taiwan Opposition Criticizes Plan to Block Chinese App Rednote Over Security Concerns

Taiwans political landscape heated up after the government announced a plan to suspend access to the Chinese social media platform Rednoteknown as Xiaohongshufor one year. The interior ministry said the proposed ban stems...

China’s Expanding Maritime Military Presence Alarms Taiwan and Japan

Taiwan and Japan expressed growing concern on Friday over Chinas expanding military activity across East Asian waters, following a Reuters report revealing Beijings largest maritime deployment to date. According to...

Honduras Election Turmoil Intensifies as Nasralla Blames Trump for Shift in Results

Honduran presidential candidate Salvador Nasralla says last-minute interference by former U.S. President Donald Trump undermined his chances in the countrys tightly contested election. Speaking with Reuters, Nasralla, a...

Australia and Japan Strengthen Defence Cooperation Amid Rising Regional Tensions

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles will travel to Japan on Saturday for high-level defence talks with his counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, as both nations deepen security cooperation in response to growing regional...

U.S. Justice Department Orders Intensified Probe Into Antifa and Domestic Extremist Groups

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed federal law enforcement agencies to significantly ramp up investigations into the antifa movement and other groups deemed potential domestic extremist threats, according to an...

Science

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...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Technology

EU Prepares Antitrust Probe Into Meta’s AI Integration on WhatsApp

The European Commission is reportedly preparing to launch a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) over the companys recent rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp....

Sam Altman Reportedly Explored Funding for Rocket Venture in Potential Challenge to SpaceX

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly explored raising significant capital to acquire or partner with a rocket company, a move that could have created direct competition with Elon Musks SpaceX. According to a report from the...

Wikipedia Pushes for AI Licensing Deals as Jimmy Wales Calls for Fair Compensation

Wikipedia is seeking additional licensing deals with major technology companies to address the growing financial burden caused by artificial intelligence firms heavily scraping its platform, according to co-founder Jimmy...

Firelight Launches as First XRP Staking Platform on Flare, Introduces DeFi Cover Feature

Firelight reaches 25M XRP deposit cap within hours of launch; ushers in a new era for decentralized XRP staking. A new XRP staking platform, Firelight, has officially launched on the Flare blockchain, marking the first...

OpenAI Moves to Acquire Neptune as It Expands AI Training Capabilities

OpenAI has confirmed plans to acquire Neptune, a startup known for its advanced tools that help companies track, monitor, and optimize AI model training workflows. Although the company did not release the financial details...