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Europe: Euro slips as dollar firms on Fed speculation, European shares mixed, Gold little changed, Oil ticks up -August 8th,2025

Aug 08, 2025 12:26 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Finland Industry Output (YoY) (Jun): 0.4%, 5.2% previous. France Unemployment Rate (Q2): 7.5%, 7.5% forecast, 7.5% previous. Sweden Household Confidence (MoM) (Jun): 0.60%, -0.90%...

Asia Roundup: Pound boosted by narrow BoE vote to cut rates,Gold gains, Oil falls-August 8th,2025

Aug 08, 2025 08:01 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Japan Household Spending (MoM) (Jun): -5.2%, -3.0% forecast, 4.6% previous. Japan Adjusted Current Account (Jun): 2.40T, 2.76T forecast, 2.82T previous. Japan Bank Lending (YoY) (Jul): 3.2%, 2.7%...

America’s Roundup: Dollar edges higher, Wall Street mixed, Gold touches 2-week peak Oil falls

Aug 08, 2025 01:40 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Continuing Jobless Claims: 1,974K, 1,950K forecast, 1,936K previous. US Initial Jobless Claims: 226K, 221K forecast, 219K previous. US Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg.: 220.75K, 221.25K previous. US...

Europe Roundup: Sterling jumps after BoE rate decision,European shares tick higher,Gold gains, Oil steadies -August 7th,2025

Aug 07, 2025 12:35 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup German Exports (MoM) (Jun): 0.8%, 0.5% forecast, -1.4% previous. German Imports (MoM) (Jun): 4.2%, 1.0% forecast, -3.9% previous German Industrial Production (MoM) (Jun): -1.9%, -0.4% forecast,...

Asia’s Roundup: Sterling advances ahead of BoE rate decision, Asian stocks climb, Gold gains, Oil rises -August 7th,2025

Aug 07, 2025 06:54 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Australia Building Approvals (MoM) (Jun): 11.9%, 11.9% forecast, 3.2% previous Australia Exports (MoM) (Jun): 6.0%, -3.0% previous Australia Imports (MoM) (Jun): -3.1%, 3.3% previous ...

America’s Roundup:Dollar slips on growing Fed easing expectations, Wall Street gains Gold eases, Oil prices slide to 8-week low

Aug 06, 2025 22:24 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Canada Reserve Assets Total (Jul): 126.6B, 127.9B previous Canada Services PMI (Jul): 49.30%, 44.30% previous US Crude Oil Inventories: -3.029M, 0.200M forecast, 7.698M previous US EIA Refinery...

Europe Roundup: Sterling gains against dollar, European shares advance ,Gold inches lower , Oil rebounds-August 6th,2025

Aug 06, 2025 12:39 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup German Factory Orders (MoM) (Jun): -1.0%, 1.2% forecast, -0.8% previous French Non-Farm Payrolls (QoQ) (Q2): 0.0%, 0.1% forecast, -0.1% previous HCOB Italy Construction PMI (Jul): 48.3, 50.2...

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Economy

Gulf Ceasefire Cracks Rattle Asian Markets and Push Oil Prices Higher

Optimism in Asian financial markets faded quickly on Thursday as early signs of instability in the Gulf ceasefire sent oil prices climbing again, reinforcing fears of a prolonged inflationary impact on the global economy....

Dollar Stabilizes Amid Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire as Markets Watch Hormuz Strait

The U.S. dollar edged higher in early Thursday trading after suffering broad losses, as investors cautiously monitored the durability of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The dollar index climbed a...

Gold Prices Dip Amid Middle East Uncertainty and Inflation Fears

Gold prices edged lower during Asian trading on Thursday, retreating after modest gains in the previous session as investors continued monitoring escalating Middle East tensions threatening a fragile ceasefire between the...

Oil Prices Rebound as Hormuz Disruptions and Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets

Oil prices recovered Thursday following their sharpest single-day decline since April 2020, as ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating Middle East tensions renewed fears over global crude supply. By...

U.S. Futures Dip as Iran Ceasefire Faces Early Challenges

U.S. stock index futures edged slightly lower Wednesday evening as investors monitored the fragile state of a newly announced Iran-U.S. ceasefire agreement. The cautious overnight movement followed an exceptional trading...

Politics

Taiwan Defense Budget: U.S. Senator Urges Legislature to Pass Spending Plan

Republican Senator Jim Banks visited Taipei and delivered a direct message to Taiwans President Lai Ching-te: the islands parliament must stop stalling and approve a proposed special defense budget. Banks, a member of the...

Haiti Election 2025: Voter Registration Delayed Amid Ongoing Security Crisis

Haitis Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has officially announced the postponement of a voter registration drive that was originally set to begin on April 1. The council stated that updated registration dates would be...

Anthropic Fights Pentagon Blacklisting in Dual Federal Court Battles

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to halt the Pentagons national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, delivering a temporary win for the Trump administration. The ruling comes as another...

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...

FCC Moves to Ban All Chinese Labs From Testing U.S. Electronics

The Federal Communications Commission is escalating its crackdown on Chinese technology by preparing to vote on a sweeping proposal that would prohibit all Chinese laboratories from testing electronic devices intended for...

Science

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

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...

Technology

Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses

Alibabas Hong Kong-listed shares (HK:9988) dropped 2.9% to HK$122.70 on Thursday, emerging as one of the heaviest drags on the Hang Seng Index, which closed 0.6% lower. The selloff came after investment bank Jefferies...

U.S. Disrupts Russian Military Hackers' Global DNS Hijacking Network

The U.S. Justice Department has successfully executed a court-authorized operation to dismantle a DNS hijacking network tied to Russian military intelligence. The network was run by GRU Military Unit 26165, a cyber unit...

Samsung Electronics Posts Eightfold Profit Surge Driven by AI Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics delivered a stunning financial turnaround in the first quarter of 2025, projecting operating profit of approximately 57.2 trillion won (roughly $38 billion) a more than eightfold increase compared to...

China's Push to Steal Taiwan's Chip Technology and Talent Raises Security Alarms

Taiwans National Security Bureau has raised serious concerns about Beijings escalating efforts to infiltrate the islands world-class semiconductor industry. According to a report submitted to Taiwanese lawmakers, China is...

Apple's Foldable iPhone Faces Engineering Setbacks, Mass Production Timeline at Risk

Apples highly anticipated foldable iPhone is running into significant engineering hurdles during its test phase, raising concerns about potential delays in both mass production and product shipments, according to a report...