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Swedish CPIF inflation likely to have come above Riksbank’s forecast in July – Nordea Bank

Aug 09, 2017 22:23 pm UTC| Commentary

Swedish CPIF inflation is expected to have come in slightly above Riksbanks forecast in July. According to a Nordea Bank research report, the CPIF inflation is likely to have reached 2.2 percent in July; however, the...

Canada’s housing starts remain strong, but likely to weaken

Aug 09, 2017 21:43 pm UTC| Commentary

Canadas housing starts have remained strong despite the significant changes to provincial and federal government housing policy since October of last year. Builders broke ground on about 222k homes in July, rising 4...

Brazil’s annual inflation rate slows in July to lowest since 1999

Aug 09, 2017 18:19 pm UTC| Commentary

Brazilian consumer price inflation has reached the lowest level since 1999 in July and is in sharp contrast to the double-digit levels from early 2016. Consumer price inflation significantly surprised to the downside in...

U.S. productivity growth rises slightly in Q2

Aug 09, 2017 16:12 pm UTC| Commentary

The rate of U.S. productivity growth picked up slightly in the second quarter, with nonfarm business output per hour rising 0.9 percent sequentially, as compared with 0.1 percent in the first quarter and 1.3 percent in the...

Commodities snapshot (precious & industrial)

Aug 09, 2017 13:14 pm UTC| Commentary

The metal pack is mixed today. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - Gold: Gold is testing a key resistance line. Looking to break higher on North Korean tensions. Todays range $1276-1258 In the...

Commodities snapshot (energy)

Aug 09, 2017 13:07 pm UTC| Commentary

Energy pack is down in todays trading. Weekly performance at a glance in chart table, Oil (WTI) Oil is down on reports that OPEC supplies on the rise despite Saudi Arabias pledge to reduce exports. Todays range...

Currency snapshot (commodity pairs)

Aug 09, 2017 13:03 pm UTC| Commentary

Dollar index trading at 93.57 (-0.03%) Strength meter (today so far) Aussie -0.10%, Kiwi +0.10%, Loonie -0.17% Strength meter (since last week) Aussie -0.45%, Kiwi -0.92%, Loonie -0.66% AUD/USD Trading at...

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Economy

Nasdaq Futures Jump as Micron Earnings Boost AI Trade

U.S. stock futures climbed Thursday, led by a sharp rise in Nasdaq futures after strong earnings and guidance from Micron Technology reinforced investor confidence in artificial intelligence-driven chip demand. Wall Street...

South Korea Exports Surge 83.5% on AI Chip Boom

South Korean exports surged far more than expected in September, driving the countrys trade surplus higher as strong global demand for artificial intelligence chips and electronics continued to support Asias fourth-largest...

Oil Prices Steady as Middle East Crude Flows Recover

Oil prices were largely stable in Asian trading on Thursday as investors assessed recovering Middle East crude exports against persistent risks to regional supplies and uncertainty surrounding Iran-U.S. ceasefire talks....

Asian Stocks Rise as Chipmakers Rally on Micron Earnings

Asian stocks mostly advanced on Thursday, led by a sharp rally in Japanese semiconductor shares after upbeat Micron Technology earnings. Softer U.S. inflation data also supported sentiment by reducing expectations for...

Gold Steady as Softer U.S. Inflation Eases Fed Rate Hike Bets

Gold prices were largely unchanged on Thursday after suffering a 6% decline in September, as softer U.S. inflation data lowered expectations for another Federal Reserve interest rate hike. However, elevated Treasury yields...

Politics

Netanyahu Vows Probe Into Foiled Flydubai Crash Attempt

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel intends to determine the full circumstances surrounding an alleged attempt by a co-pilot to crash a flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, including whether the incident...

Trump Praises Boeing 737 Max After Flydubai Crash Attempt

U.S. President Donald Trump praised Boeings 737 Max on Thursday, highlighting the aircrafts durability after the model survived an attempted crash involving a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv. Trump said the Boeing 737...

US Officials See China Taiwan Invasion Before 2028 as Less Likely

U.S. officials increasingly believe China is unlikely to invade Taiwan before 2028, despite Chinese President Xi Jinpings reported directive for the Peoples Liberation Army to be capable of taking the island by force by...

US Conducts Non-Nuclear Explosion Test to Boost Nuclear Detection

The US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) conducted a subsurface, non-nuclear high-explosive experiment in Nevada on Wednesday as part of efforts to strengthen the countrys ability to detect low-yield nuclear...

Russia Warns NATO of Nuclear Response Over Kaliningrad

Russia has warned NATO that it could use nuclear weapons if alliance members attempt to isolate Kaliningrad, escalating tensions between Moscow and the West amid the ongoing war in Ukraine. In a diplomatic note sent to...

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

WordPress Malware Uses Ethereum to Evade Removal

Security researchers have uncovered a persistent WordPress malware strain that uses Ethereum infrastructure for command-and-control communications, making infected websites unusually difficult to clean. According to...

DogeOS Launches Testnet to Bring DeFi Apps to Dogecoin

DogeOS has launched a public testnet designed to bring Ethereum-style decentralized finance applications to Dogecoin, potentially expanding DOGEs utility beyond payments and price speculation. The Ethereum-compatible...

Tencent Signs $7 Billion Oracle AI Chip Lease Deal

Tencent has signed a $7 billion agreement with Oracle to access roughly 100,000 advanced artificial intelligence chips, marking a major expansion of the Chinese technology giants AI infrastructure, according to the...

Micron Forecast Tops Estimates as AI Memory Demand Stays Strong

Micron Technology delivered a stronger-than-expected fiscal first-quarter 2027 outlook, supported by robust demand for memory chips used in artificial intelligence infrastructure, although signs of slowing earnings growth...

DeepSeek, Huawei Partner on Ascend AI Chip Programming Tools

DeepSeek has partnered with Huawei Technologies to develop new programming tools for Huaweis Ascend AI chips, strengthening Chinas efforts to build domestic alternatives to Nvidia hardware. DeepSeek said Wednesday in a...