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Early 2025: China's Industrial Surge and Retail Boost

May 19, 2025 02:47 am UTC| Insights & Views

Early in 2025 saw China increase its factory output with robust growth. March saw a 7.7% year-on-year rise more than dwarfing January and Februarys 5.9% rise. The March rise was due to producers ramping up production...

LatAm Markets Surge in 2025 Amid Rate Cuts, Strong Exports, and Political Shifts

May 18, 2025 08:17 am UTC| Economy Insights & Views

Latin America is outperforming global markets in 2025, driven by easing monetary policy, resilient exports, and favorable political shifts. According to BofA Securities, countries like Peru, Chile, and Argentina are...

China’s Electric Heavy Truck Market Set to Surge by 2028, Says CATL Chief

May 18, 2025 07:49 am UTC| Business Economy Insights & Views

Chinas heavy truck sector could see electric vehicle (EV) sales rise to 50% by 2028, a sharp increase from just 10% in 2024, according to Zeng Yuqun, chairman of CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited). Zeng...

BOJ’s Nakamura Urges Patience on Rate Hikes Amid U.S. Tariff Concerns

May 16, 2025 04:41 am UTC| Economy Central Banks Insights & Views

Bank of Japan (BOJ) board member Toyoaki Nakamura emphasized the need for caution regarding interest rate hikes, citing growing uncertainty from rising U.S. tariffs. In a speech on Friday, Nakamura warned that prematurely...

Ukraine to HODL Bitcoin: A Nation's Bold Crypto Reserve Plan

May 15, 2025 13:22 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Ukraine is progressing with a plan to form a strategic Bitcoin reserve, and a friendly draft legislative bill is in preparation. The move, led by MP Yaroslav Zhelezniak and supported by cryptocurrency platform Binance,...

Ethereum's $1 Trillion Security Plan: Fortifying the Future of Finance

May 15, 2025 13:16 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

The Ethereum Foundation has initiated the Trillion Dollar Security (1TS) project, a multi-stage program that should dramatically improve Ethereums security framework. Its goal is to make Ethereum strong enough to securely...

BTCS Bets Big on Ethereum: A $57.8M Shift from Bitcoin

May 15, 2025 12:39 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

BTCS, a Nasdaq-traded blockchain company, is positioning itself strategically by spending $57.8 million on Ethereum (ETH) versus Bitcoin (BTC) to grow its validator node business and maximize staking incentives. The funds...

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Economy

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...

China Exports Surge 25% in August as Trade Surplus Hits $119 Billion

Chinas exports posted another strong increase in August, while imports exceeded market expectations, highlighting resilient trade activity despite signs of weakness in the worlds second-largest economy. Official customs...

Japan GDP Growth Beats Forecast, Boosting BOJ Rate Hike Bets

Japans economy expanded faster than previously estimated in the second quarter, signaling that the recovery maintained momentum despite subdued household spending and weaker business investment. Gross domestic product grew...

Politics

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...

Russia Seeks to Claw Back Soldier Bonuses After Crimes

Russias Defence Ministry is proposing a new measure that would allow the government to recover part of the signing bonuses paid to contract soldiers who are convicted of criminal offences, according to a draft law...

Flavio Bolsonaro Rallies Brazil Opposition Ahead of Election

Brazils conservative opposition staged a major Independence Day demonstration in Sao Paulo on Monday, as presidential candidate Senator Flavio Bolsonaro sought to turn growing tensions surrounding the Supreme Court into...

Merz Rejects AfD Alliance After Saxony-Anhalt Surge

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has ruled out cooperation with the Alternative for Germany (AfD) after the far-right party scored a historic victory in Saxony-Anhalt, a result he admitted had shaken his Christian...

Japan, U.S. Stay Aligned on Yen as Currency Surges

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said Tuesday that Japan and the United States remain closely aligned on foreign exchange policy, reaffirming their commitment to maintaining stability in currency markets as 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

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...

SpaceX Turbine Push Unlikely to Threaten Howmet, Bernstein Says

SpaceXs plan to manufacture industrial gas turbine blades and vanes is unlikely to significantly threaten Howmet Aerospace, according to Bernstein analysts, who see recent weakness in Howmet shares as a potential buying...

Anthropic IPO Marketing Expected to Start in Mid-October

Anthropic is expected to begin marketing its initial public offering in mid-October at the earliest, as the artificial intelligence company adjusts the timeline for what could become one of the largest IPOs in history. The...