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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

Global Geo-political Series: Qatar signs MoU with United States on terrorism financing during Rex Tillerson’s visit

Jul 12, 2017 07:20 am UTC| Commentary

The United States and Qatar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at combating terrorism financing, one of the top demands made by Saudi-led Gulf nations who have diplomatically blocked Qatar and blocked...

Global Geopolitics Series

Global Geo-political Series: U.S. State Department suggests many Qatar demands unrealistic

Jul 11, 2017 05:51 am UTC| Commentary

Diplomatic blockade of Qatar, which was initiated by four Gulf countries, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Egypt has entered into its second month as the Gulf nations indicated that the blockade would...

Global Geopolitics Series

Global Geo-political Series: Key points from President Trump’s bilateral meetings with world leaders - Part 2

Jul 10, 2017 07:49 am UTC| Commentary

This is the second part of the G20 article focusing on the bilateral meetings between President Trump and other world leaders. World leaders concluded the two-day meeting of the G20 on Saturday in Hamburg Germany, where...

Global Geopolitics Series

Global Geo-political Series: Key points from President Trump’s bilateral meetings with world leaders - Part 1

Jul 10, 2017 07:38 am UTC| Commentary

World leaders concluded the two-day meeting of the G20 on Saturday in Hamburg Germany, where many of the leaders had the opportunity to meet with the US President Donald Trump for the very first time. While the biggest...

Global Geopolitics Series

Global Geo-political Series: Erdogan signals Turkey’s departure from PCA after US withdrawal

Jul 10, 2017 07:36 am UTC| Commentary

While G20 leaders indicated at the G20 summit, held in Hamburg Germany on last Friday and Saturday that 19 of the G20 countries would continue to move ahead with the Paris Climate Accord (PCA) without the United States,...

Global Geopolitics Series

Global Geo-political Series: Putin-Trump agreed Syrian cease-fire begins today

Jul 10, 2017 05:53 am UTC| Commentary

A cease-fire agreement was reached in Hamburg Germany at the G20 when the President of the United States Donald Trump and the Russian President Vladimir Putin sat down for a 30-minute bilateral meeting, which lasted for a...

Global Geopolitics Series

Trump's friendly meeting with Putin further blurs US-Russia relations

Jul 08, 2017 18:08 pm UTC| Insights & Views

It emerged early this morning: a few seconds of grainy footage showing U.S. President Donald Trump shaking hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. Trump, the taller man,...

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Economy

China PMI Falls Into Contraction as Manufacturing, Services Weaken in July

Chinas economic recovery lost momentum in July as both manufacturing and services activity unexpectedly slipped into contraction, highlighting persistent weakness in domestic demand despite resilient exports. Official data...

US Stock Futures Rise as Amazon Earnings Boost AI Optimism Despite Apple Selloff

U.S. stock index futures moved higher late Thursday after strong quarterly results from Amazon and Microsoft renewed investor confidence in artificial intelligence, although gains were capped by a sharp decline in Apple...

BOJ Rate Decision in Focus as Sticky Inflation, Weak Yen Shape USD/JPY and Nikkei Outlook

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1% when it concludes its two-day policy meeting on July 31, despite persistent inflation and continued weakness in the Japanese...

Asian Stocks Slip as Fed Holds Rates, Samsung Earnings Fail to Lift AI Sentiment

Most Asian stock markets declined on Thursday as investor concerns over artificial intelligence (AI) spending continued to pressure technology shares, overshadowing strong earnings from Samsung Electronics and upbeat...

Asian Currencies Hold Steady After Fed Decision as Dollar Finds Support

Asian currencies traded in narrow ranges on Thursday as investors assessed the U.S. Federal Reserves decision to keep interest rates unchanged while Fed Chair Kevin Warsh reinforced the central banks commitment to bringing...

Politics

Lebanon Lawyers Seek Probe Into Banker Over Alleged Netanyahu Dinner in Washington

A group of Lebanese lawyers has filed a legal complaint urging the countrys top prosecutor to investigate prominent banker Antoun Sehnaoui over allegations that he co-hosted a dinner in Washington attended by Israeli Prime...

U.S. Launches Air Strikes on Iran After Alleged Missile Attack on American Forces

The United States launched air strikes against targets in Iran on Wednesday night, marking a sharp escalation in tensions across the Middle East following what Washington described as an attempted Iranian attack on U.S....

New Jewish-Arab Party Seeks Young Voters Ahead of Israel Election Amid Debate Over Arab Vote

A newly formed Jewish-Arab political party is aiming to attract younger voters ahead of Israels October 27 parliamentary election, but critics argue its emergence could divide the Arab vote and strengthen Prime Minister...

Oman Proposes Strait of Hormuz Plan as U.S. Rejects Iran Shipping Fee Idea

Oman has presented Iran with a Gulf-backed proposal to help manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, including a system of voluntary contributions from vessels, according to Reuters sources. The initiative aims to...

Ukraine F-16 Fighter Jet Crashes During Mission, Pilot Ejects Safely

Ukraines Air Force confirmed on Wednesday that one of its U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets crashed while carrying out a combat mission, although the pilot survived after successfully ejecting from the aircraft. According to a...

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

Sony Eyes $1.3 Billion Tamron Acquisition as Lens Maker Reviews Offer

Tamron (TYO:7740) confirmed Thursday that it has received a non-binding acquisition proposal from Sony (TYO:6758), following reports that the potential deal could be worth approximately 200 billion yen ($1.3 billion). The...

Samsung Q2 Profit Surges on AI Memory Chip Demand, Forecasts Strong Second Half

Samsung Electronics reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter earnings, driven by soaring demand for artificial intelligence (AI) memory chips as global investment in AI infrastructure continued to accelerate. For the...

Russia Charges Telegram Founder Pavel Durov With Facilitating Terrorism, Seeks International Arrest

Russia has formally charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activity, accusing the messaging platform of being used by Ukrainian intelligence services to recruit operatives and organize attacks...

Meta Stock Drops After Earnings Miss as AI Spending and Legal Costs Weigh on Profit

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) shares fell 8% in after-hours trading after the social media giant reported second-quarter earnings that missed Wall Street expectations and issued weaker-than-expected third-quarter revenue...

Microsoft Stock Jumps as Azure Growth, AI Revenue Beat Expectations

Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) shares surged more than 7% in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the technology giant reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings, delivered robust Azure cloud growth, and reaffirmed its...