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America’s Roundup: Dollar strengthens following surprising hot US inflation figures, Wall Street gains, Gold snaps nine-session winning streak, Oil prices settle slightly down

Mar 12, 2024 21:13 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Feb Core CPI Index 315.57, 314.44 previous US Feb CPI Index, s.a 311.05, 309.69 previous US Feb Real Earnings (MoM) 0.0%,-0.3% previous US Feb CPI, n.s.a (MoM) 0.62%,0.54% previous US Feb...

Europe Roundup: Sterling edges lower after UK jobs figures, European shares rise, Gold edges lower, Oil prices steady as demand woes offset geopolitical risk-March 12th,2024

Mar 12, 2024 13:30 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup UK Jan Unemployment Rate 3.9%,3.8%forecast,3.8% previous UK Feb Claimant Count Change 16.8K, 20.3K forecast,14.1K previous UK Jan Average Earnings ex Bonus 6.1%.6.2% forecast,6.2% previous UK Jan...

America’s Roundup: Dollar eases as traders brace for US inflation data, Wall Street ends mixed, Gold firms, Oil prices steady as Middle Eastern supply concerns ease

Mar 12, 2024 00:41 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup French 12-Month BTF Auction 3.450%, 3.507% previous French 6-Month BTF Auction 3.747% ,3.792% previous 13:55 French 3-Month BTF Auction 3.813%,3.860% previous US Feb CB Employment Trends Index...

Europe Roundup: Sterling dips from seven-month high, European stocks fall, Gold little changed, Oil prices steady as Middle East war counters China demand concerns-March 11th,2024

Mar 11, 2024 12:45 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Swiss SECO Consumer Climate -42,-35 forecast, -26 previous Spanish Jan Retail Sales (YoY) 0.3%,3.1% previous Looking Ahead Economic Data (GMT) 13:55 French 12-Month BTF Auction 3.507%...

America’s Roundup: Dollar ends week under pressure , Wall Street slips, Gold surges to another record high, Oil falls 1%, posts weekly loss as markets assess the impact of Chinese demand

Mar 09, 2024 00:54 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US unemployment rate rises to 3.9%, wage gains moderate Gold up for eighth straight session Canada Feb Part Time Employment Change -29.9K,48.9K previous Canada Feb Full Employment Change...

Europe Roundup: Euro eases against dollar ahead of US jobs report , European shares dips,Gold hits fresh record high, Oil stable as investors digest rate cut signals-March 8th,2024

Mar 08, 2024 13:10 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup German Jan PPI (MoM) 0.2%, 0.1% forecast,-1.2% previous German Jan PPI (YoY) -4.4%,-6.6% forecast-8.6% previous German Jan Industrial Production (MoM) 1.0% 0.5% forecast,-1.6% previous French Jan...

America’s Roundup: Dollar falls on dovish Fed, Wall Street rallies, Gold scales new record, Oil prices nearly flat as market weighs Chinese demand

Mar 07, 2024 23:20 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Canada Jan Exports 62.29B, 64.07B previous US Unit Labor Costs (QoQ) (Q4) 0.4%,0.7% forecast,0.5% previous US Nonfarm Productivity (QoQ) (Q4) 3.2%,3.1% forecast, 3.2% previous Canada Jan Trade...

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Economy

Gold and Silver Prices Climb in Asian Trade as Markets Eye Key U.S. Economic Data

Gold prices edged higher during Asian trading on Monday, with silver also posting strong gains, as precious metal markets attempted to stabilize after a week marked by sharp volatility. The rebound comes amid lingering...

UK Starting Salaries See Strongest Growth in 18 Months as Hiring Sentiment Improves

Starting salaries for permanent employees in the UK recorded their strongest increase in nearly a year and a half in January, signaling early signs of stabilization in the British labor market. According to the latest...

Australian Household Spending Dips in December as RBA Tightens Policy

Australian household spending declined in December as consumers eased back after heavy year-end sales activity, but solid sales volumes continued to highlight why the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) recently raised...

Oil Prices Slip as U.S.-Iran Talks Ease Middle East Tensions

Global oil prices opened the week lower, sliding more than 1% on Monday as investor concerns over a potential conflict in the Middle East eased following diplomatic progress between the United States and Iran. The decline...

Indian Refiners Scale Back Russian Oil Imports as U.S.-India Trade Deal Advances

Indian refiners are increasingly avoiding purchases of Russian crude oil for delivery in April and potentially beyond, a strategic shift that could support New Delhis efforts to finalize a trade agreement with the United...

Politics

Bangladesh Election 2026: A Turning Point After Years of Political Suppression

Bangladesh is heading into what many describe as its most competitive national election in more than a decade, marking a dramatic reversal of political fortunes after years of one-party dominance. For 15 years under former...

Ghislaine Maxwell to Invoke Fifth Amendment at House Oversight Committee Deposition

Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, plans to refuse to answer questions during a scheduled deposition before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on Monday,...

Trump Administration Appeals Court Order to Release Hudson Tunnel Project Funding

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has filed an appeal challenging a federal court decision that ordered the Transportation Department to unfreeze funding for the $16 billion Hudson Tunnel Project, a major...

Trump Congratulates Japan’s First Female Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi After Historic Election Victory

U.S. President Donald Trump publicly congratulated Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Sunday following her coalitions decisive landslide victory in Japans lower house elections held over the weekend. The message,...

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Secures Historic Election Win, Shaking Markets and Regional Politics

Japans Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has secured a historic landslide victory in a rare winter election, consolidating power and paving the way for major shifts in economic, fiscal, and security policy. Takaichis Liberal...

Science

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

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...

Technology

Samsung Electronics Shares Jump on HBM4 Mass Production Report

Samsung Electronics shares surged on Monday following reports that the South Korean tech giant is set to begin mass production of its next-generation HBM4 memory chips, a key component in artificial intelligence hardware....

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says AI Investment Boom Is Just Beginning as NVDA Shares Surge

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang reaffirmed his bullish stance on artificial intelligence, calling the massive capital expenditure flowing into AI infrastructure both appropriate and necessary as the industry...

Amazon Stock Rebounds After Earnings as $200B Capex Plan Sparks AI Spending Debate

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) delivered a mixed but closely watched earnings report, beating Wall Street expectations on revenue while unveiling a massive long-term investment plan that unsettled investors. The e-commerce and...

Global PC Makers Eye Chinese Memory Chip Suppliers Amid Ongoing Supply Crunch

Major PC manufacturers including HP, Dell, Acer, and Asus are reportedly exploring the option of sourcing memory chips from Chinese semiconductor companies for the first time, as a prolonged global supply crunch continues...

OpenAI Expands Enterprise AI Strategy With Major Hiring Push Ahead of New Business Offering

OpenAI is significantly accelerating its enterprise AI strategy by hiring hundreds of new employees for its technical consulting division, according to a report by The Information, citing a person familiar with the...