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Risk of a credit crisis in auto lending and the broader U.S. financial market remains low

Jun 15, 2015 16:51 pm UTC| Commentary

The auto market in the U.S. has roared back to life since the Great Recession. At 16.4 million units, the final 2014 new car sales tally marked the highest level seen since 2006. The momentum has continued into 2015, with...

USD should rally through at least the first few Fed hikes

Jun 15, 2015 16:26 pm UTC| Commentary

The USD Index has been moving sideways, as German rates are leading the global bond market sell-off. However, with Treasuries expected to start driving global rate moves sometime this summer, the dollar should resume its...

Impact on G10 currencies in the face of higher global inflation

Jun 15, 2015 15:23 pm UTC| Commentary

Soc Gen economics expects the upswing in global inflation we have seen in recent months to persist. A turn higher in inflation will not affect all countries equally, and will consequently have different impacts on...

USD review

Jun 15, 2015 15:02 pm UTC| Commentary

Western Union notes:The dollar cut session gains after a key Fed survey showed the Empire State index contracted for the second time in three months, falling to -2 in June from +3.1 in May. That was the weakest reading in...

CAD review

Jun 15, 2015 15:01 pm UTC| Commentary

Western Union notes:A firmer greenback and oil south of $60 weighed on the loonie which fell to its most affordable level in a week for CAD buyers. Disappointing manufacturing data from both sides of the border largely...

GBP review

Jun 15, 2015 15:00 pm UTC| Commentary

Western Union notes:Sterling hovered around the middle of its recent range against the dollar, with the U.K. currency certain to be impacted by local inflation and jobs data this week, and the outcome of a U.S. central...

EUR review

Jun 15, 2015 14:59 pm UTC| Commentary

Western Union notes:The euro lost ground Monday due to Greeces inability over the weekend to reach a deal for money with its lenders.The euro continues to serve as a barometer of market confidence in Greece securing the...

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Economy

European Stocks Rise as Oil Prices Fall Ahead of US CPI

European stock markets edged higher on Monday as falling oil prices supported investor sentiment, while uncertainty surrounding geopolitical developments and upcoming corporate earnings kept gains modest. The pan-European...

Oil Prices Fall as Trump Ceasefire Claim Shifts Market Focus to U.S. CPI

Oil prices declined on Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced an immediate energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, while investors awaited key U.S. inflation data and corporate earnings amid ongoing Middle...

European Auto Stocks Rise as EU-China Trade Deal Targets Hybrid Imports

European automaker stocks climbed on Monday after the European Union and China reached a preliminary trade agreement aimed at significantly reducing Chinese hybrid vehicle exports to Europe over the next four years....

S&P 500 Rally Masks Losses for Over 40% of Stocks in 2026

The SP 500 rally in 2026 has pushed the benchmark index up 14% to record highs, but gains remain heavily concentrated among artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor stocks, leaving more than 40% of its constituents...

Global Stocks Mixed as Oil Falls Ahead of US Earnings

Global stock markets traded unevenly on Monday as investors prepared for major corporate earnings and key US inflation data, while oil prices declined amid uncertainty surrounding a proposed Russia-Ukraine energy...

Politics

Mahmoud Abbas Postpones Palestinian Elections to September 2027

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has postponed legislative elections scheduled for November 2026 to September 11, 2027, citing Israeli restrictions and deteriorating security conditions in the Palestinian territories. A...

Panama Declares Emergency After 7.7 Earthquake Triggers 200 Aftershocks

Panama has declared a national state of emergency after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck on Friday, causing widespread damage to homes, roads, and bridges across the countrys central provinces. Authorities have...

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles as Tensions With South Korea Escalate

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its eastern coast on Monday, October 12, as military tensions with South Korea continued to intensify following a series of weapons tests and border...

Pakistan Declares Emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Suspends Imran Khan’s PTI Government

Pakistan has declared a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, suspending the provincial government controlled by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khans Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party amid escalating political...

Djibouti Migrant Boat Capsizes, Killing 139 and Leaving 84 Missing

At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying 305 people capsized off Djibouti while traveling to Yemen, according to the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM)....

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

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,...

Apple Supplier Luxshare Faces US Patent Probe, Sees Limited Impact

Chinese electronics manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry, a major supplier to Apple, expects minimal disruption to its business from a US patent infringement investigation involving data centre power supply technology....

TSMC Profit Set to Surge 65% as AI Chip Demand Drives Record Earnings

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading advanced chipmaker, is expected to report another record quarterly profit as surging artificial intelligence (AI) investments fuel demand for...

Moonshot AI Executives Seek Settlement Ahead of Hong Kong IPO

Executives at Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI are reportedly negotiating a settlement with Recurrent.ai over allegations of misconduct, as the company prepares for its planned Hong Kong initial public...