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US election is a must watch global events, where democrats and republicans fight out for the top job, years ahead of the D-day, to become the most powerful person in global politics. While financial markets usually tends to ignore, day to day happenings in the race, which is one of the longest in the world, an investor and long term positional traders can't ignore its vast implications, that reach from foreign to fiscal policies, impacting fund flows for years to come. As the fight has reached next stage and within next few months US would be choosing its presidential nominees for grand finale that ends on November the 4th, in this series we bring about the latest vitals to our readers, while safeguarding the trivia.

US Election Series

Why Pennsylvania is the key to a Harris or Trump Electoral College victory

Sep 19, 2024 10:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

With less than two months until Election Day, Pennsylvania has emerged as the keystone state in each partys plan to win the White House. The Pennsylvania focus is so great that the firm AdImpact, which tracks political...

US Election Series

Health care under Harris versus Trump: A public health historian sizes up their records

Sep 19, 2024 01:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Health care is a defining issue in the 2024 election Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican contender Donald Trump have starkly different records on the issue. Rather than focusing on what they...

US Election Series

Voters’ ‘moral flexibility’ helps them defend politicians’ misinformation − if they believe the inaccurate info speaks to a larger truth

Sep 16, 2024 05:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Many voters are willing to accept misinformation from political leaders even when they know its factually inaccurate. According to our research, voters often recognize when their parties claims are not based on objective...

US Election Series

트럼프, 해리스와 추가 토론 없을 것이라 발언

Sep 14, 2024 07:54 am UTC| Politics

이코노타임즈에 따르면, 전 미국 대통령 도널드 트럼프는 자신이 이번 주 초 열린 토론에서 승리했다고 주장하며, 부통령 카말라 해리스와 두 번째 토론은 없을 것이라고 말했다. 해당 토론은 대체로 해리스의 승리로...

US Election Series

전 FBI 고위 관계자, 트럼프 러시아 '첩자' 가능성 경고

Sep 14, 2024 07:51 am UTC| Politics

도널드 트럼프(Donald Trump)와 러시아의 관계가 다시 주목받고 있다. 전 FBI 부국장 앤드루 맥케이브(Andrew McCabe)가 전 대통령 트럼프가 러시아의 첩자로 볼 수 있다는 견해를 밝히며, 트럼프와 모스크바의 연관성에 대한 우려를 다시...

US Election Series

GOP 인사, "주요 공화당 인물 카말라 해리스 지지 가능성" 트럼프에 타격

Sep 14, 2024 07:50 am UTC| Politics

2024년 대선 레이스는 곧 극적인 정치적 변화를 목격할 수 있을 것으로 보인다. 한 공화당 내부 소식통은 2~4주 안에 주요 공화당 인물이 부통령 카말라 해리스(Kamala Harris)를 지지할 수 있다고 예측했다. 이 소식은 도널드...

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Who will Trump pick as his running mate?

Apr 01, 2024 03:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Being second in line for leadership of the most powerful country in the world is not an easy job. But for Mike Pence, vice president under Donald Trump, things were even harder than usual. As insurrectionists descended...

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Economy

RBA Set for Back-to-Back Rate Hikes, Westpac Forecasts

Westpac economists have revised their outlook for Australian monetary policy, now predicting the Reserve Bank of Australia will raise interest rates by 25 basis points at both its March and May meetings. If realized, the...

Bank of Japan Expected to Hold Rates at 0.75% Before June Hike Amid Middle East War Uncertainty

A recent Reuters poll of 64 economists confirmed that the Bank of Japan will hold its benchmark interest rate steady at 0.75% during its March 19 meeting, with a likely increase to 1.00% by the end of June. These...

Asia FX Steady as Iran War Signals and U.S. Inflation Data Weigh on Sentiment

Most Asian currencies traded within narrow ranges on Wednesday as investors weighed conflicting signals surrounding the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran while bracing for critical U.S. inflation figures. Traders largely...

Asian Stock Markets Rise as Oil Prices Pull Back; U.S. CPI in Focus

Asian stock markets posted modest gains on Wednesday, buoyed by a retreat in oil prices after a turbulent start to the week driven by escalating Middle East tensions. Investors, however, remained cautious ahead of a...

Dollar Steadies as Traders Await Clarity on U.S.-Israel-Iran War

Global currency markets held their breath on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar maintained its position while traders waited for clearer signals about the trajectory of the U.S.-Israeli military conflict with Iran. The ongoing...

Politics

Shots Fired at U.S. Consulate in Toronto in Suspected National Security Incident

Canadian authorities have ramped up security measures around American and Israeli diplomatic buildings following a early-morning shooting at the U.S. consulate in Toronto. Prime Minister Mark Carney swiftly condemned the...

Israel-Iran War: Herzog Urges Patience as U.S. and Israeli Strikes Intensify

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has declined to provide a timeline for ending the ongoing conflict with Iran, emphasizing the need for a decisive and lasting outcome rather than a rushed resolution. Speaking to Germanys...

Trump Administration Spent $5.6 Billion in Munitions in Opening Days of Iran Strikes

The Trump administration disclosed to congressional committees that it expended $5.6 billion worth of munitions within the first 48 hours of its military strikes against Iran, according to a source with knowledge of the...

Ukraine Strikes Russian Missile Component Factory in Bryansk Using British Weapons

Ukrainian forces carried out a precision strike on a key Russian defense manufacturing plant in the Bryansk border region on Tuesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed. The targeted facility, known as the Kremniy El...

Boeing Secures $289 Million Smart Bomb Contract With Israel

Boeing has signed a $289 million defense contract with Israel to supply up to 5,000 air-launched smart bombs, according to a source who spoke with Reuters. The deal covers Boeings Small Diameter Bomb, a precision-guided...

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

Anduril Industries Acquires ExoAnalytic Solutions to Bolster Space Defense Capabilities

Anduril Industries has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire ExoAnalytic Solutions, a national security firm specializing in space situational awareness and missile defense technology. The move signals Andurils...

Nintendo Stock Surges 10% as Pokémon Pokopia Breaks Sales Records

Nintendo shares climbed sharply on Wednesday, with Nintendo Co Ltd (TYO:7974) jumping 10% to 10,035 yen, landing among the top performers on the Nikkei 225 index, which itself gained 2.7%. The surge came on the back of...

Amazon Invests $535 Million in Brisbane Robotics Fulfillment Center

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced a major A$750 million (approximately $535 million USD) investment to build a cutting-edge robotics-driven fulfillment center in Brisbane, Australia. Slated for completion in...

Microsoft Backs Anthropic in Legal Fight Against Pentagon's AI Blacklist

Microsoft has stepped into a high-profile legal battle between AI startup Anthropic and the U.S. Department of Defense, filing an amicus brief in federal court in San Francisco to support Anthropics request for a temporary...

U.S. Senate Greenlights AI Chatbots for Official Staff Use

The United States Senate has officially approved three major artificial intelligence chatbots for use by congressional staff, marking a significant step in the adoption of AI technology within the federal government....