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When you throw pebbles in a pond, you get splashes and ripples, but drop a huge rock, you create a mini Tsunami. Similarly Geo-political turmoil, are potent enough to create tsunamis in financial markets, even if its for the short run. It has in the past, and it will in the future. De-stabilised Middle East, rise of new power in Saudi Arabia, aggressive China, Russia-US tensions, Turkey-Russia escalation, rise of autocratic but nationalists leaders such as Modi in India, Trump in United States, bin-Salman in Middle East, the Geo-Political unease hasn't been this tense in decades, so as a market participant you can never care less than ever.

Global Geopolitics Series

Can tiny Qatar keep defying its powerful neighbors? It may be up to Washington

Jun 16, 2017 04:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

The recent decision by half the nations in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and a few other countries to isolate fellow member Qatar came as a surprise to many though perhaps it shouldnt have. Essentially, Saudi...

Global Geopolitics Series

Global Geo-political Series: U.S. Senate overwhelmingly supports new sanctions on Russia

Jun 15, 2017 11:30 am UTC| Commentary

Anyone who has hoped that the relations between the United States and Russia would improve significantly under the Trump administration, can lock their hopes behind closed doors and throw the key away. While the relations...

Global Geopolitics Series

Dispute over war ship in the South China Sea is a return to 'business as usual' for US and China

Jun 14, 2017 15:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The South China Sea is a volatile place or rather, its politics are. China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, the Philippines and Taiwan have been fighting over this azure stretch of the Pacific for more than a century. But...

Global Geopolitics Series

As US influence wanes, Germany has the chance to step into the spotlight

Jun 13, 2017 16:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Since the inauguration of President Donald Trump, the United States has been performing what seems to be a partial withdrawal from the international stage. This retreat is sometimes purposeful, as when the...

Global Geopolitics Series

Global Geo-political Series: Merkel mocks Trump wall during visit to Mexico

Jun 12, 2017 11:08 am UTC| Commentary

Yet another evidence came during the weekend that shows that the relation between Trump and the European leaders, especially Germany likely to remain strained under the new administration. The feud between the United...

Global Geopolitics Series

Global Geo-political Series: End of NATO begins

Jun 12, 2017 08:11 am UTC| Commentary

The best days for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) are of the past of the beginning of its end has already begun and for that, the credit largely goes to President Trump of the United States and the European...

Global Geopolitics Series

Fallout from Iran attacks spells trouble to come in wider Middle East

Jun 09, 2017 19:02 pm UTC| Insights & Views

A week after Donald Trump stirred up tensions in the Middle East with his visit to Saudi Arabia, and just after Qatar was ostracised by several other countries for its supposed links to terrorism, a brace of terror attacks...

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Economy

U.S. Stock Futures Edge Lower as Tech Earnings and Fed Decision Shape Market Sentiment

U.S. stock futures traded slightly lower on Wednesday evening as investors assessed a mixed round of earnings from major technology companies and absorbed the Federal Reserves latest policy update, while remaining cautious...

Gold Prices Hit Record High Above $5,500 as Iran Strike Fears Fuel Safe-Haven Demand

Gold prices surged to an unprecedented level above $5,500 an ounce on Wednesday evening, extending their strong upward momentum amid escalating geopolitical tensions and growing demand for safe-haven assets. The rally was...

Bank of Canada Holds Interest Rate at 2.25% Amid Trade and Global Uncertainty

The Bank of Canada (BoC) on Wednesday kept its benchmark policy interest rate unchanged at 2.25%, a move that was widely anticipated by economists and financial markets. Governor Tiff Macklem emphasized that heightened...

MAS Holds Monetary Policy Steady as Strong Growth Raises Inflation Risks

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has kept its monetary policy settings unchanged, in line with market expectations, while cautioning that robust economic growth could fuel inflationary pressures in the months...

India's 2025 Trade Push: Major FTAs & Global Partnerships Secured

Indias 2025 trade drive: Large FTAs international cooperation negotiated Signing many high-impact free trade and comprehensive economic cooperation pacts in 2025, India sped its trade diplomacy and showed a strategic...

Politics

Jerome Powell Attends Supreme Court Hearing on Trump Effort to Fire Fed Governor, Calling It Historic

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell revealed on Wednesday that he personally attended last weeks Supreme Court arguments related to President Donald Trumps attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, underscoring...

Trump Weighs Military Options as Iran Tensions Rise

U.S. President Donald Trump is considering a range of military and political options against Iran, including targeted strikes aimed at weakening the countrys security leadership and encouraging renewed protests, according...

Trump Appoints Colin McDonald as Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement

President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced the appointment of Colin McDonald to a newly created position at the U.S. Department of Justice, naming him assistant attorney general for national fraud enforcement. The move...

U.S. Returns Seized Oil Tanker to Venezuela in Rare Policy Move

The United States has returned a seized oil tanker to Venezuela in a move that marks the first known instance of such an action under President Donald Trumps administration, according to two U.S. officials who spoke with...

Los Angeles Mayor Says White House Must Reassure Fans Ahead of FIFA World Cup

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has emphasized that while the city will continue to welcome international visitors for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, reassurance must also come directly from the White House to ease global...

Science

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...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Technology

Meta Stock Surges After Q4 2025 Earnings Beat and Strong Q1 2026 Revenue Outlook Despite Higher Capex

Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META) shares jumped sharply in after-hours trading after the company delivered better-than-expected Q4 2025 earnings and issued a strong revenue forecast for the first quarter of 2026, easing...

Samsung Electronics Posts Record Q4 2025 Profit as AI Chip Demand Soars

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (KS:005930) delivered record-breaking revenue and profit in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven largely by booming demand from the artificial intelligence industry for advanced memory chips. The...

Microsoft AI Spending Surge Sparks Investor Jitters Despite Solid Azure Growth

Microsoft rattled investors after reporting record artificial intelligence spending alongside slower-than-expected cloud growth, raising concerns about when its massive AI investments will meaningfully pay off. Following...

Advantest Shares Hit Record High on Strong AI-Driven Earnings and Nvidia Demand

Advantest Corp. (TYO:6857) shares surged to a record high on Thursday after the Japanese semiconductor testing equipment maker posted strong fiscal third-quarter earnings and raised its full-year guidance, driven by robust...

Google Disrupts Major Residential Proxy Network IPIDEA

Google has taken decisive action to dismantle one of the worlds largest residential proxy networks, IPIDEA, in a major cybersecurity operation aimed at protecting millions of consumer devices from abuse by cybercriminals...