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Central Bank of Brazil likely to start easing policy by August 2016

Jan 21, 2016 07:21 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Central Bank of Brazil kept the Selic rate unchanged at 14.25%. The majority of the board voted to leave the rate unchanged, while two members voted for a rate hike by 50bp. According to the board, the decision to keep...

Oil in Global Economy Series

Oil recovery falters, triggers renewed bout of risk-aversion

Jan 21, 2016 06:56 am UTC| Commentary

Oil prices were stable early on Thursday after hitting fresh 2003 lows in its previous session. The front-month West Texas Intermediate crude futures was trading at $28.66 per barrel at 0155 GMT, up 31 cents from its...

Daily Economic Outlook- January 21/2016

Jan 21, 2016 06:51 am UTC| Commentary

The ECB policy decision is due today. The central bank is unlikely to make any changes in its policy after it expanded its stimulus just in December and lowered the deposit rate to -0.30%. The ECB had also extended its...

Canadian dollar rebounded from 13- year lows, supported around C$1.4500

Jan 21, 2016 06:21 am UTC| Commentary

Canadian dollar rebounded overnight after BoC kept overnight rate unchanged at 0.50%. The central bank maintained a relatively neutral stance and noted in the statement that the current stance of monetary policy is...

Falling oil prices and dollar appreciation to weigh on US inflation throughout 2016

Jan 21, 2016 06:03 am UTC| Commentary

The headline inflation for December in the US decelerated 0.1% m/m and increased 0.7% y/y, lower than Barclays and consensus forecast. Core inflation in the US accelerated 0.1% m/m and 2.1% y/y, on par with Barclays...

Euro resilient ahead of ECB rate decision

Jan 21, 2016 05:52 am UTC| Commentary

Euro has been very resilient in the global market rout at the beginning of the year. The Pair is supported just below $1.0900 levels and trading at $1.0890 levels. It made intraday high at 1.0895 and low at $1.0867...

Bank of Canada keeps overnight rate unchanged at 0.5%

Jan 21, 2016 05:18 am UTC| Commentary

The Canadian central bank has kept overnight rate unchanged at 0.5%. According to the BoC, outlook for inflation is broadly as forecast, while the global economic dynamics are largely as expected in the central banks...

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Economy

Paul Atkins Emphasizes Global Regulatory Cooperation at Fintech Conference

Paul Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), highlighted the growing importance of international regulatory cooperation during a fintech and regulation conference held in Brussels on Tuesday....

RBA Raises Interest Rates by 25 Basis Points as Inflation Pressures Persist

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised interest rates by 25 basis points on Tuesday, lifting its benchmark cash rate to 3.85% from 3.65%, in a move that was widely anticipated by markets. The decision reflects the...

US–India Trade Turbocharge: Stocks Poised to Ride the Export Wave

The new US-India trade agreement highlights businesses with significant US market exposure by lowering duties to 18% on Indian exports and providing zero-tariff access for US products. Where US revenue shares vary from 10%...

Japan’s Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Exports Hit Record High in 2025 Despite Tariffs

Japans exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products surged to a new all-time high in 2025, rising 12.8% year on year to 1.701 trillion yen (approximately $10.9 billion), according to the Ministry of Agriculture,...

China and Uruguay Strengthen Strategic Partnership Amid Shifting Global Order

China and Uruguay have reaffirmed their commitment to deeper cooperation, with Chinese President Xi Jinping calling on both countries to work together to promote an equal and orderly multipolar world and inclusive economic...

Politics

U.S. Condemns South Africa’s Expulsion of Israeli Diplomat Amid Rising Diplomatic Tensions

The United States has sharply criticized South Africas recent decision to expel Israels top diplomat, calling the move politically motivated and harmful to diplomatic norms. The condemnation was delivered on Tuesday by...

Russia Prepares for Post–New START Era as U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms Control Nears Collapse

Russia has declared it is prepared for a new global security reality in which there are no U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control limits, as the New START treaty is set to expire this week. The landmark agreement, signed in...

Trump Plans Call With Savannah Guthrie After Mother’s Disappearance, Federal Support Considered

U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he plans to personally reach out to NBC News anchor Savannah Guthrie following the disappearance of her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, a case that authorities now believe...

UK and US Reaffirm Strategic Importance of Diego Garcia Base Amid Chagos Sovereignty Dispute

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and U.S. President Donald Trump have reaffirmed the strategic importance of the U.S.-UK military air base on Diego Garcia in the Chagos Archipelago, committing to close cooperation to...

Trump, Petro Discuss Sanctions and Strengthening U.S.–Colombia Relations After Oval Office Meeting

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he is working on potential sanctions and other cooperative measures with Colombian President Gustavo Petro following a meeting between the two leaders at the White House....

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

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Acquires xAI in Historic Deal Uniting Space and Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk announced on Monday that SpaceX has acquired his artificial intelligence startup xAI in a landmark deal that brings together his ambitions in space exploration and advanced AI technology. The acquisition combines...

Google Cloud and Liberty Global Forge Strategic AI Partnership to Transform European Telecom Services

Google Cloud, one of Alphabets fastest-growing divisions, has entered into a five-year strategic partnership with Liberty Global aimed at accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies across...

Palantir Stock Jumps After Strong Q4 Earnings Beat and Upbeat 2026 Revenue Forecast

Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PLTR) delivered a strong fourth-quarter earnings report, beating Wall Street expectations on both revenue and profit while issuing a significantly stronger-than-expected outlook for 2026....

Sam Altman Reaffirms OpenAI’s Long-Term Commitment to NVIDIA Amid Chip Report

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly reaffirmed the artificial intelligence companys strong relationship with NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), pushing back against recent reports suggesting dissatisfaction with the...

SoftBank and Intel Partner to Develop Next-Generation Memory Chips for AI Data Centers

SoftBank Corp (TYO:9434) has announced a strategic collaboration between its subsidiary Saimemory and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) to develop a new class of advanced memory chip technology aimed at powering the next...