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Fed's Double-Edged Sword: 25bps Cut & QT Halt Clash with Powell's Hawkish Pushback

Oct 30, 2025 03:06 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

Delivering its second straight interest rate cut of 2025, the Federal Reserve reduced the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to a target range of 3.75%-4.00%. Ten of twelve FOMC members backed the decision, which came...

Hong Kong Monetary Authority Cuts Interest Rate by 25 Basis Points Following U.S. Federal Reserve Move

Oct 30, 2025 02:44 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the citys de-facto central bank, has reduced its base interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.25%, mirroring the U.S. Federal Reserves latest policy shift. The move, announced...

Bank of Canada lowers rates, sees growth steady through 2027

Oct 29, 2025 14:43 pm UTC| Central Banks

The Bank of Canada (BoC) cut its benchmark interest rate to 2.25% on Wednesday, a move that was generally expected by markets. The central banks most recent policy statement, the first since January, provided a clearer...

Fed’s Expected Rate Cut Amid Economic Uncertainty and Data Blackout

Oct 29, 2025 08:10 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

Many expect the Federal Reserve to bring the federal funds rate down to a range of 3.75%4.00% at the end of its October 28-29 session. This decision is evidence of the Feds first concern to solve growing labor market...

Japan’s Service Inflation Rises as Labour Costs Drive Price Growth Ahead of BOJ Meeting

Oct 27, 2025 00:33 am UTC| Economy Central Banks

Japans service-sector inflation gained momentum for the second consecutive month in September, reinforcing expectations that rising labour costs will help sustain inflation near the Bank of Japans (BOJ) 2% target....

China Expected to Ease Monetary and Fiscal Policies to Support Economic Growth

Oct 25, 2025 06:36 am UTC| Economy Central Banks Insights & Views

China is likely to implement more supportive monetary and fiscal policies to stabilize its slowing economy, according to Huang Yiping, an adviser to the Peoples Bank of China and professor at Peking University. Speaking at...

China’s Monetary Policy to Remain Steady Amid AI Advancements, Says PBOC Adviser

Oct 24, 2025 04:25 am UTC| Economy Central Banks Insights & Views

Chinas monetary policy framework is expected to remain unchanged as long as maintaining price stability remains the central goal, according to Huang Yiping, an adviser to the Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) and professor at...

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Economy

BOK Expected to Hold Rates at 2.50% as Housing and Currency Pressures Persist

The Bank of Korea (BOK) is widely expected to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.50% this Thursday, according to a recent Reuters survey. Most economists now anticipate that the next rate cut will be postponed...

Asian Stocks Edge Higher as Tech Shares Rebound and U.S. Rate Cut Hopes Grow

Asian stock markets saw mostly positive movement on Tuesday, supported by a strong rebound in global technology shares and rising optimism that the U.S. Federal Reserve could cut interest rates in December. While the...

Asian Currencies Edge Higher as Markets Bet on December Fed Rate Cut

Asian currencies saw modest gains on Tuesday as growing confidence in a potential U.S. Federal Reserve rate cut in December supported regional sentiment. The shift in expectations helped several Asian units recover recent...

Oil Prices Slip as Russia-Ukraine Peace Prospects Pressure Market

Oil prices edged lower in Asian trading on Tuesday as hopes for a U.S.-brokered peace deal between Russia and Ukraine raised expectations of increased global crude supply. The dip followed Mondays modest gains but did...

Fed Officials Split as Powell Weighs December Interest Rate Cut

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is laying the groundwork for a possible interest rate cut at the upcoming December 910 policy meeting, according to a report from the Wall Street Journals Nick Timiraos. However, the...

Politics

Trump Tells Japan’s Takaichi to “Call Anytime” Amid Rising Tensions with China Over Taiwan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump encouraged her to call anytime during their first phone conversation on Tuesday, a reassuring message as Tokyo navigates heightened tensions...

Australia Suspends Senator Pauline Hanson for Burqa Stunt Amid Political Backlash

Australias Senate has suspended far-right Senator Pauline Hanson for seven sitting days after she entered Parliament wearing a burqa, intensifying national debate over religious freedom, discrimination, and political...

Jesse Jackson Released from Chicago Hospital After Nearly Two Weeks of Care

U.S. civil rights icon Jesse Jackson has been released from a Chicago hospital after receiving medical care for nearly two weeks, according to a statement from his family. The 84-year-old Baptist minister, longtime social...

U.S. Imposes Visa Restrictions on Haitian Official Over Alleged Gang Support

The U.S. State Department announced Monday that it has imposed visa restrictions on a Haitian government official accused of supporting criminal groups and obstructing efforts to curb the growing influence of violent gangs...

Singapore Court Allows $2.7 Billion 1MDB Lawsuit Against Standard Chartered to Proceed

A major legal battle tied to the 1MDB corruption scandal is moving forward after the Singapore High Court rejected Standard Chartered Banks attempt to strike out a $2.7 billion lawsuit. The case, brought by liquidators...

Science

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...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

SpaceX’s Starship Completes 11th Test Flight, Paving Way for Moon and Mars Missions

SpaceX has successfully launched its 11th Starship rocket from Starbase, Texas, marking another milestone in Elon Musks ambitious plan to create a fully reusable spacecraft for missions to the Moon and Mars. The test...

Technology

Amazon Pushes Engineers Toward Its Kiro AI Tool Amid Growing Competition

Amazon is urging its engineers to rely on its proprietary AI coding assistant, Kiro, instead of popular third-party code generation tools, according to an internal memo obtained by Reuters. The memo, shared on Amazons...

Google and Accel Join Forces to Back Early-Stage Indian AI Startups

Alphabets Google and global venture capital firm Accel have announced a new partnership aimed at funding at least 10 early-stage Indian AI startups, marking Googles first investment collaboration of this kind. The...

Trump Launches “Genesis Mission” to Accelerate AI-Driven Scientific Innovation

President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order establishing the Genesis Mission, an ambitious, government-wide initiative designed to build an integrated artificial intelligence platform capable of transforming...

Google Intensifies AI Chip Battle as Meta Considers Multibillion-Dollar TPU Deal

Google is ramping up its challenge to Nvidia in the accelerating AI chip race, with a new strategy that could dramatically expand the reach of its custom tensor processing units (TPUs). According to a report from The...

Spotify Set to Raise U.S. Subscription Prices in Early 2025

Spotify is preparing to increase its U.S. subscription prices in the first quarter of 2025, according to a report from the Financial Times that cites multiple individuals familiar with the companys plans. This upcoming...