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Asia’s Roundup: Dollar struggles for direction, Asian shares gain ,Gold inches lower, Oil rebounds-August 6th,2025

Aug 06, 2025 08:09 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup New Zealand Employment Change (QoQ) (Q2): -0.1%, -0.1% forecast, 0.1% previous New Zealand Labor Cost Index (YoY) (Q2): 2.2%, 2.3% forecast, 2.5% previous New Zealand Labor Cost Index (QoQ) (Q2):...

America’s Roundup: US dollar gains as market awaits Fed board appointee, inflation data ,Wall Street ends lower, Gold hits near 2-week peak, Oil prices fall

Aug 06, 2025 01:53 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Exports (Jun): 277.30B, 278.60B previous US US Imports (Jun): 337.50B, 350.30B previous US US Trade Balance (Jun): -60.20B, -62.60B forecast, -71.70B previous Canada Exports (Jun): 61.74B,...

Europe Roundup: Sterling little changed ahead of BOE monetary policy announcement, European shares climb, Gold eases, Oil slips-August 5th,2025

Aug 05, 2025 12:40 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup French Industrial Production (MoM) (Jun) 3.8%, 0.8%forecast, -0.7% previous French Industrial Production (MoM) (Jun): 3.8%, 0.8% forecast, -0.7% previous Spanish Industrial Production (YoY)...

Asia Roundup: Dollar steady as Fed rate cut bets surge, Asia shares rise ,Gold hovers near two-week high ,Oil little changed -August 5th, 2025

Aug 05, 2025 07:56 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Japan au Jibun Bank Services PMI (Jul) 53.6, 53.5forecast, 51.7 previous Australia Judo Bank Services PMI (Jul) 54.1, 53.8 forecast,53.8 previous Australia ANZ Job Advertisements (MoM) (Jul) ...

Europe Roundup: Pound steady ahead of BoE rate decision , European shares tick higher ,Gold eases , Oil falls -August 4th, 2025

Aug 04, 2025 12:32 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Swiss CPI (MoM) (Jul) 0.0%, -0.2%forecast ,0.2% previous Swiss CPI (YoY) (Jul) 0.2%, 0.1%forecast, 0.1% previous French Car Registration (YoY) (Jul) -7.7% ,-6.7% previous EU Sentix Investor...

Asia Roundup: Dollar rebounds after sharp selloff on weak payrolls data, Asia shares gain, Gold edges lower,Oil little changed-August 4th,2025

Aug 04, 2025 08:25 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Australia MI Inflation Gauge (MoM) (Jul) 0.9% 0.1% previous Looking Ahead Economic Data(GMT) 08:30 EU Sentix Investor Confidence (Aug) 6.2 forecast, 4.5 previous 09:00 Greek Unemployment Rate...

America’s Roundup : Dollar slumps as US Jobs data disappoints, Wall Street ends lower, Gold rises nearly 2%, Oil drops $2 per barrel

Aug 02, 2025 01:39 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup US Average Hourly Earnings (MoM) (Jul): 0.3%, 0.3% forecast, 0.2% previous US Average Weekly Hours (Jul): 34.3, 34.2 forecast, 34.2 previous US Government Payrolls (Jul): -10K, 11K previous ...

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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...