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In this exclusive series, we cover on negative rates and its fallacies and implications on global economy. Two fundamental ideas underlying this series are (1) the world may have moved from a positive carry to a negative carry and (2) negative rates are contradictory.

Negative Rates Series

Bank of Japan likely to lower rates further into negative territory in June and H2 2016

Feb 23, 2016 09:12 am UTC| Commentary

The Bank of Japan in January adopted negative interest rates. It introduced a three-tier interest rate system that splits the Bank of Japans balance of current account in three parts and applies different interest rates on...

Negative Rates Series

Negative rates addiction, confusion and absurdities series: vaults in fashion

Feb 22, 2016 11:24 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

As central banks around the world embrace negative rates, fear among public is moving up regarding the issue. Last week, newspapers from Japan reported that people are looking to store or park money elsewhere. Some are...

Negative Rates Series

Currency War Series

CHF value justifies further SNB action?

Feb 19, 2016 14:41 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Despite the turmoil in the global equity markets, the Swiss Franc has remained on a weakening trend since the start of the year. The temporary strength seen in early February on volatility and Fed re-pricing is unlikely to...

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Japan machinery orders: More bad news for Mr. Kuroda

Feb 17, 2016 11:41 am UTC| Commentary

Bank of Japan (BOJ) governor Haruhiko Kuroda might be having worst of times in his tenure as the governor, since good news for him are so scarce these days. Since yesterday, Yen has remained quite well bid, raising the...

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Japanese economy back in contraction zone

Feb 15, 2016 05:46 am UTC| Commentary Economy

2015 didnt end well for Japan and BOJ too. According to latest estimate released Japans economy shrank in final quarter of 2015 and more than it was expected. AQs per latest data, Japans GDP shrank by 0.4% in fourth...

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FED hike aftermath series: probability of negative rates from FED is on the rise

Feb 11, 2016 08:37 am UTC| Commentary

Addicted to negative. Bets in financial markets are slowly creeping up that FED will be following Bank of Japan (BOJ), European Central Bank (ECB), and Swiss National Bank (SNB) to follow into the territory of negative...

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Currency War Series

SNB unlikely to cut rates further

Dec 21, 2015 07:08 am UTC| Commentary

Since EUR/CHF stepped up into higher range in July/August, it has been trading around 1.07 to 1.10, which leaves USD/CHF determined by EUR/USD. After the ECB meeting, SNB also held off from easing. It is still...

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Economy

China Holds Lending Rates Steady Amid Global Oil Price Surge and Middle East Tensions

China is widely expected to keep its benchmark lending rates unchanged for the tenth straight month in March, according to a Reuters poll, as soaring global oil prices fueled by escalating Middle East conflict introduce...

Asian Markets Tumble as BOJ Holds Rates, Oil Surges Past $110

Asian stock markets declined sharply on Thursday as a combination of a cautious Bank of Japan decision, soaring oil prices, and a hawkish U.S. Federal Reserve rattled investor confidence across the region. Japans Nikkei...

Asian Currencies Rebound as Dollar Weakens, BOJ Holds Rates

Asian currencies staged a modest recovery on Thursday after suffering steep losses overnight, as the U.S. dollar pulled back following a brief surge driven by stronger-than-expected inflation data and cautious signals from...

Japan's Parliament Backs Dovish BOJ Board Members, Raising Questions on Rate Hike Path

Japans lower house of parliament has approved Prime Minister Sanae Takaichis nominations of two monetary doves academics Toichiro Asada and Ayano Sato to serve on the Bank of Japans nine-member policy board. The decision...

BOJ Holds Interest Rates Steady Amid Middle East Uncertainty

Japans central bank maintained its benchmark interest rate at 0.75% following a two-day policy meeting that concluded on Thursday, a decision that aligned with broad market expectations. The Bank of Japans move comes at a...

Politics

Trump Warns of U.S. Strike on Iran's South Pars Gas Field Over Qatar Threat

President Donald Trump announced late Wednesday that Israel has agreed to pause its attacks on Irans South Pars gas field, but issued a stark warning that any renewed Iranian aggression toward Qatars liquefied natural gas...

DOJ Antitrust Chief Rejects Political Fast-Track for Paramount-Skydance Deal

The head of the U.S. Department of Justices antitrust division has firmly dismissed suggestions that political connections could accelerate regulatory approval for the proposed Paramount Skydance acquisition of Warner...

Trump Eyes Troop Deployment to Middle East Amid Escalating Iran Conflict

The Trump administration is weighing a significant military escalation in the Middle East, with reports indicating that thousands of U.S. troops could be deployed to the region as part of its ongoing campaign against Iran....

Russian Drone Strikes Hit Odesa Apartments and Lviv Security HQ

Russian drone attacks targeted multiple Ukrainian cities in the early hours of Thursday, causing widespread damage and injuries across the country. In the southern port city of Odesa, drones struck several residential...

Iran-Israel War Escalates: Energy Infrastructure Attacks Shake Global Oil Markets

The ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran reached a dangerous new threshold this week as Iran accused Israel of striking facilities within the massive South Pars gas field one of the worlds largest...

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

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...

Technology

Xiaomi's AI Model "Hunter Alpha" Mistaken for DeepSeek's Next Release

A mysterious artificial intelligence model that appeared anonymously on the developer platform OpenRouter last week has been identified as a product of Chinese tech giant Xiaomi, not the widely anticipated next release...

Apple Defies China's Smartphone Slump with Strong Early 2026 Sales

Apple has recorded a remarkable 23% jump in China smartphone sales during the first nine weeks of 2026, outperforming a broader market that contracted by 4% over the same period. The surge highlights Apples strengthening...

Cyberattack on Stryker Triggers U.S. Government Warning Over Microsoft Intune Security

A cyberattack targeting medical device giant Stryker Corporation last week has prompted urgent action from U.S. federal cybersecurity authorities. The March 11 incident severely disrupted Strykers core operations,...

Elon Musk Confirms SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla Will Continue Large-Scale Nvidia Chip Orders

Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur behind some of the worlds most ambitious tech ventures, confirmed late Thursday that his companies SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla plan to keep purchasing Nvidia chips at significant scale....

Micron Technology Beats Q2 Earnings Estimates, Issues Strong AI-Driven Outlook

Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) delivered a standout second-quarter performance, surpassing Wall Street expectations on both earnings and revenue as surging demand for AI-optimized memory chips continues to reshape the...