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BoE corporate bond buying kicks off tomorrow, may exacerbate liquidity squeeze

Sep 26, 2016 14:46 pm UTC| Commentary

The Bank of England (BoE) will start buying corporate bonds tomorrow (Tuesday, 27th September) as part of its post-Brexit plan to support economic growth. The central bank plans to purchase 10 billion pounds ($13 billion)...

Kuroda reiterates commitment to hit price goal, says BoJ ready to use every possible tool

Sep 26, 2016 14:31 pm UTC| Commentary

Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda was speaking earlier today at a news conference at the BOJ headquarters in Tokyo. Kuroda in his first speech since the BOJs decision last week repeated the BoJs message that the...

German Sept business climate index beats forecasts, hits highest level since May 2014

Sep 26, 2016 13:40 pm UTC| Commentary

The German economic sentiment improved markedly in September, beating economists forecasts. Data released by the Munich-based Ifo economic institute showed that its business climate index rose to 109.5 in September,...

Canadian bonds rally as easing pressure mounts on BoC following weak data

Sep 26, 2016 13:01 pm UTC| Commentary

The Canadian government bonds rallied Monday after recent data showed that August consumer inflation fell despite forecasts for an uptick. Also, retail sales unexpectedly fell in July, causing investors to become...

Russia’s economic growth most likely to see down trend this year, says ACRA

Sep 26, 2016 12:45 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Economic growth in Russia is expected to decline in 2016 and next year, before returning to growth in 2018 and the years ahead. However, the ongoing recessionary phase is expected to last until early 2017 as activity in a...

Commodities snapshot (precious & industrial)

Sep 26, 2016 12:39 pm UTC| Commentary

Metal pack is mixed today. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - Gold: Gold is only marginally higher, despite weaker dollar and weaker equity prices. Todays range $1332-1340 We expect gold to...

U.S. Government bonds rise modestly ahead of first presidential debate

Sep 26, 2016 12:36 pm UTC| Commentary

The US Treasuries were pushed modestly higher across the curve Monday as markets await Hillary Clinton and Donald Trumps first debate of the 2016 presidential election. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note...

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Economy

Samsung, SK Hynix Shares Fall Ahead of Q3 Earnings

Shares of South Korean chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix declined on Tuesday as investors turned cautious ahead of their third-quarter earnings reports, despite broader strength across the global semiconductor...

Asian Currencies Steady as Dollar Holds Near 18-Month High

Asian currencies traded mostly flat on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar remained close to an 18-month high, supported by elevated Treasury yields and persistent inflation concerns. The euro stayed under pressure near a 17-month...

Asian Stocks Rise as Nasdaq Record Offsets Bond Yield Pressure

Asian stocks traded mostly higher on Tuesday, supported by a record close on the Nasdaq, although surging U.S. Treasury yields and elevated oil prices kept investors cautious. Wall Street provided a positive lead after the...

Gold Prices Slip as Strong Dollar and High Treasury Yields Weigh

Gold prices declined on Tuesday as a stronger U.S. dollar and elevated Treasury yields pressured precious metals, offsetting support from reduced expectations for an immediate Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Spot gold...

German Industrial Orders Plunge 10.6% in August

German industrial orders fell significantly more than expected in August, driven by a sharp decline in large-scale transportation orders following unusually strong demand in the previous month. New factory orders dropped...

Politics

OpenAI, Anthropic Back Mandatory AI Breach Reporting in Australia

OpenAI and Anthropic said they would support Australian laws requiring artificial intelligence companies to report data breaches caused by AI agents, as lawmakers consider tougher AI regulation following several security...

US DOT Ends Airline Privacy Review Without Enforcement

The U.S. Transportation Department has concluded a review of privacy practices at the nations 10 largest airlines without imposing fines or taking enforcement action, according to a department memo. The airline privacy...

New York Declares Measles Disaster Emergency as Cases Surge

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday in response to a growing measles outbreak, marking the first such declaration by a U.S. state since measles cases began rising sharply in...

Trump Plans Diesel Tax Relief as Fuel Prices Hit Record Highs

US President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order aimed at expanding access to tax-exempt diesel as his administration seeks to ease record fuel costs ahead of the November 3 elections, according to two people...

ISIS Attack Near Kirkuk Kills Iraqi Policeman After US Withdrawal

At least one Iraqi federal police officer was killed and four others were wounded Monday after Islamic State militants attacked a security position southwest of Kirkuk, according to two security sources. The assault...

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

DeepSeek Seeks $12 Billion Funding Round Backed by Tencent, CATL

Chinese artificial intelligence powerhouse DeepSeek is preparing to raise at least 80 billion yuan ($12 billion) in a major funding round backed by Tencent and battery giant CATL, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. DeepSeek...

Nvidia-Backed Reflection AI Launches Beam Open-Weight Model

Nvidia-backed startup Reflection AI has launched Beam, its first open-weight artificial intelligence model, as the U.S. company looks to challenge lower-cost Chinese AI models in coding and agentic tasks. Reflection AI...

Meta and Microsoft Cut Internal Claude AI Use

Meta Platforms and Microsoft are reducing their internal reliance on Anthropics Claude AI models as both technology giants encourage employees to adopt proprietary artificial intelligence tools, according to a report from...

Huawei, Qualcomm Sign Multi-Year AI and 5G Patent Deal

Chinas Huawei Technologies has reached a broad multi-year patent licensing agreement with Qualcomm covering key technologies including artificial intelligence, 5G, computing and networking, strengthening the companies...

Zcash NU7 Testnet Cuts Block Time to 25 Seconds

Zcash has activated its NU7 network upgrade on the public testnet, reducing the targeted time between transaction blocks from 75 seconds to 25 seconds as developers prepare for a potential November mainnet launch. NU7 went...