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US ADP employment growth decelerates in July

Aug 05, 2015 14:29 pm UTC| Commentary

The ADP employment report for July showed private payroll growth of 185k on the month, below consensus expectations 215k and indicative of a deceleration in employment growth from the downwardly revised June reading of...

UK July PMIs gradual moderation but remaining strong

Aug 05, 2015 12:14 pm UTC| Commentary

The Services PMI headline for the UK posted a 1.1 point fall to 57.4 in July.Business expectations fell to a five-month low at 70.9. The rate of job creation notably declined (-2.2 points) to 53.8, its weakest print since...

Euro area July Final PMIs slightly down on lower services confidence

Aug 05, 2015 10:19 am UTC| Commentary

Euro area final composite PMIs in July were slightly increased from the flash estimates by 0.2 points to 53.9, edging down from Junes four-year peak (-0.3 point). The upward revision of PMI was equally driven by the...

Gold price only under moderate pressure after hawkish Fed comments

Aug 05, 2015 09:28 am UTC| Commentary

An interview in the Wall Street Journal with Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart sparked a significant appreciation of the US dollar overnight, driving it to a two-week high against the euro. In the interview,...

Price rise of crude oil to be supported by falling US inventories

Aug 05, 2015 09:23 am UTC| Commentary

Oil prices are recovering somewhat from the lows they hit at the beginning of the week. Brent now costs more than $50 per barrel again, while WTI is priced at above $46 per barrel.The price recovery is finding support from...

Moderate price recovery of US corn and soybeans

Aug 05, 2015 09:09 am UTC| Commentary

The price of US corn continued to recover yesterday, climbing for the second consecutive day from the six-week low it hit at the beginning of the week. The September contract closed trading at $3.69 per bushel. That said,...

Brazilian research institute expects significantly lower coffee crop

Aug 05, 2015 09:06 am UTC| Commentary

According to Brazilian research institute Procafe, the ongoing coffee harvest in Brazil could turn out to be 20% to 30% lower than previously estimated in March. Two thirds of the coffee crop have already been harvested -...

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Economy

Fed's Hammack Urges Faster Rate Hikes to Fight Inflation

Cleveland Federal Reserve President Beth Hammack called for relatively swift interest rate increases on Monday, warning that broadening inflation pressures could make it harder for the US central bank to achieve its 2%...

Oil Prices Surge Above $106 After Deadly Saudi Airport Attack

Oil prices climbed on Monday as escalating Middle East tensions pushed Brent crude above $106 per barrel following a deadly Houthi attack on a Saudi Arabian airport. However, gains were limited by U.S. President Donald...

Nasdaq Falls as Oil Prices Surge Ahead of Bank Earnings

U.S. stocks ended mixed on Monday, with the Nasdaq Composite declining as oil prices surged nearly $2 per barrel following deadly attacks on Saudi Arabias Riyadh international airport. Investors also remained cautious...

Trump Defends Russian Diesel Deal Amid US Sanctions Backlash

US President Donald Trump defended his controversial diesel agreement with Russia on Monday, despite growing bipartisan criticism from lawmakers who warn that the arrangement could violate US sanctions and restrictions on...

Wall Street Ends Mixed as Investors Await CPI and Bank Earnings

Wall Street closed mixed on Monday as investors prepared for crucial U.S. inflation data and quarterly earnings from major banks. Rising oil prices and geopolitical tensions also influenced market sentiment ahead of a busy...

Politics

Most Americans Oppose Election Betting on Prediction Markets, Poll Finds

A majority of Americans oppose betting on US elections, military operations and government decisions through prediction markets, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll, highlighting public concerns as regulators consider new...

Elon Musk Donates $366 Million to 2026 US Midterms

Elon Musk has poured approximately $366 million into the 2026 US midterm elections, making the Tesla and SpaceX CEO potentially the largest individual political donor of the election cycle as Republicans fight to retain...

Jordan Bardella Antisemitism Allegations Threaten Le Pen’s Campaign

French far-right National Rally (RN) president Jordan Bardella is facing mounting political pressure over allegations of antisemitism, raising questions about the partys efforts to distance itself from its controversial...

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles Amid Rising Tensions With South Korea

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its eastern coast on Monday, escalating tensions with South Korea following Seouls recent hypersonic missile test. The launches marked Pyongyangs fourth...

Trump Plans White House Shake-Up of Key AI Safety Agency

President Donald Trumps administration is preparing to transfer three senior officials from the Center for Advancing Innovation and Standards for Super Intelligence (CAISSI) to the White House as part of efforts 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

Moonshot AI Executives Seek Settlement Ahead of Hong Kong IPO

Senior executives at Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI are reportedly negotiating a settlement in a shareholder dispute ahead of the companys planned Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO). According to...

Meta Launches Muse Wonder AI Models, Shares Rise 3.7%

Meta Platforms has unveiled its latest artificial intelligence models, Muse Wonder and Muse Wonder Full, marking a major step in the companys efforts to compete with leading AI developers. The announcement on Monday...

Epic Games Delays Disney Shooter, Shifts to AI-First Development

Epic Games has reportedly postponed the launch of its upcoming Disney multiplayer shooter as the Fortnite developer adopts an artificial intelligence-driven approach to game production, according to Bloomberg. The highly...

Arthur Hayes Announces FLOP Testnet Launch Within Weeks

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has announced that Flop Labs plans to launch its FLOP testnet within weeks, introducing a blockchain network designed to support artificial intelligence (AI) computing. The upcoming 90-day...

Samsung, SK Hynix Shares Fall as China's CXMT Advances DRAM Technology

Shares of South Korean semiconductor giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix dropped more than 3% on Monday after Chinese memory chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) announced progress in advanced DRAM technology,...