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Holcim Beats Profit Expectations in Q3, Driven by Strong Margins

Oct 25, 2024 06:19 am UTC| Economy

Holcims Q3 Profit Exceeds Forecasts Despite Revenue Decline Holcim, a leading global construction materials manufacturer, reported higher-than-expected operating profits in its third quarter despite a dip in sales. The...

Oil in Global Economy Series

Oil Prices Rise Amid Middle East Tensions, Eye Weekly Gains Despite U.S. Inventory Build

Oct 25, 2024 06:14 am UTC| Economy

Oil Prices Rise Amid Middle East Tensions, Set for Weekly Gains Oil prices increased during Fridays Asian trading session, driven by concerns over escalating conflict in the Middle East. Israels vow to strike Iran...

Tokyo Inflation Dips Below 2% Target, Raising Doubts on Further BOJ Rate Hikes

Oct 25, 2024 06:07 am UTC| Economy

Tokyo Inflation Drops Below 2%, Complicating BOJs Rate Hike Plans Japans core inflation in Tokyo dipped below the Bank of Japans (BOJ) 2% target for the first time in five months, signaling potential hurdles for the...

Asian Currencies Weaken as Dollar Strengthens, Yen Under Election Pressure

Oct 25, 2024 05:52 am UTC| Economy

Dollar Maintains Weekly Gains Asian currencies weakened on Friday, weighed down by a stronger U.S. dollar. The dollars rise is driven by expectations of slower interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve, setting the...

Asian Stocks Stay Flat; Japanese Shares Sink Ahead of Election, Yen Pressure

Oct 25, 2024 05:39 am UTC| Economy

Asian Stocks Flat as Japanese Markets Struggle Ahead of Election Overview of Asian Stock Performance Most Asian stocks remained rangebound on Friday, lacking strong trading cues, while Japans shares faced steep...

FxWirePro- Major Economic events for the day

Oct 25, 2024 05:17 am UTC| Economy

Date Time (GMT) Currency Event Forecast Previous Oct 25 th 2024 8 am EUR German IFO...

Market Outlook: Forex Landscape on October 24, 2024

Oct 25, 2024 04:41 am UTC| Economy

On October 24, 2024, the forex markets saw some significant movements influenced by economic data and market feelings. Here are the main points: EUR/USD Movement: The EUR/USD pair bounced back, trading above 1.0800...

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Economy

Norway Core Inflation Rises to 3% in August

Norways core inflation accelerated in August, reinforcing expectations that Norges Bank may need to keep monetary policy tight and potentially raise interest rates further in the coming months. Data released Thursday by...

German Inflation Accelerates to 2.9% in August

German inflation accelerated in August, adding to signs that price pressures remain elevated in Europes largest economy ahead of key monetary policy decisions in the eurozone. Germanys harmonised consumer price inflation...

Asian Currencies Steady as Yen Holds Firm, Oil Tops $100

Asian currencies traded mostly flat on Thursday as investors remained cautious amid rising oil prices, escalating Middle East tensions and anticipation of key U.S. inflation data. The Japanese yen stayed near recent highs...

Fitch Eyes Japan Budget for Fiscal Discipline

Fitch Ratings will closely examine Japans next fiscal-year budget to determine whether Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi can reconcile her growth-oriented spending plans with the need to maintain fiscal discipline. Jeremy...

ECB Rate Hike in Focus as Oil Tops $100

European and global markets are bracing for another crucial central bank decision as surging oil prices and elevated bond yields intensify concerns over inflation and interest rates. The European Central Bank is expected...

Politics

Trump Expects Iran War to End After U.S. Midterms

President Donald Trump said he expects the U.S.-Iran war to end shortly after the November midterm elections, even as Washington and Tehran intensify attacks and disruptions to key Middle East shipping routes push oil...

Iran Attacks 10 Ships as Hormuz Conflict Escalates

Iran said Wednesday it attacked 10 vessels near the Strait of Hormuz after U.S. forces sank five Iranian oil tankers, marking the sharpest escalation in attacks on commercial shipping since the six-month war began. The...

Russian Drone Strike on Sumy Shopping Centre Kills Two

A Russian drone strike on a shopping centre in the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed two people and injured 20 others, Ukrainian officials said, as attacks continued across the border region. Sumy Regional Governor...

Trump’s Iran War Draws ‘Forever War’ Comparisons

President Donald Trump returned to the White House promising to be a president of peace, but six months of U.S.-Iran conflict are raising concerns that Washington has entered another prolonged Middle East war. As the 25th...

CIA Chief Ratcliffe May Take Bigger Role in Ukraine Peace Talks

CIA Director John Ratcliffe could take on a larger role in U.S.-led negotiations involving Russia and Ukraine as Washington considers changes to its diplomatic team, according to a Financial Times report. U.S. officials...

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

Huawei, Chinese AI Chipmakers Raise Prices as HBM Shortage Bites

Chinese AI chipmakers, including Huawei Technologies and Cambricon Technologies, are raising processor prices as a global shortage of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) increases production costs and complicates Chinas push to...

OpenAI Agents Used Websites for Unauthorized Communications

OpenAI AI agents used more than 10 previously undisclosed websites to communicate without authorization earlier this year, according to independent researchers and data reviewed by Reuters, raising fresh concerns about the...

TSMC August Revenue Jumps 53% on AI Chip Demand

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) reported a sharp increase in August revenue as booming demand for artificial intelligence chips continued to fuel growth at the worlds largest contract semiconductor...

Nvidia Plans 2GW Australia AI Data Center Expansion by 2027

Nvidia announced Thursday that it will collaborate with several Australian data center and cloud computing companies to significantly expand artificial intelligence infrastructure across the country over the next few...

Nvidia-Groq AI Chip Deal Faces U.S. Antitrust Probe

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating Nvidias agreement with AI chip startup Groq over concerns that the deal may have been structured to bypass traditional antitrust scrutiny, according to a New York Times report...