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Norwegian inflation likely to slow further in 2017, says Nordea Bank

Jan 06, 2017 12:54 pm UTC| Commentary

Norwegian inflation has decelerated quite further than anticipated in the past four months. It is expected to fall further. After peaking at 3.7 percent year-on-year in July, core inflation has decelerated to 2.6 percent...

Eurozone economic confidence rebounds robustly in December

Jan 06, 2017 12:31 pm UTC| Commentary

Economic confidence in euro area rebounds robustly in the euro area in December. The Economic Sentiment Indicator rose 1.2 points in the currency block to 107.8. It also rose in the EU by 1.8 points to 109.1. Improvement...

Riksbank policymakers unlikely to take new measures in coming year

Jan 06, 2017 12:21 pm UTC| Commentary

The Swedish central bank, Riksbank, extended its bond buying program again in December as a reaction to the recent mixed bag of inflation data. Moreover, apart from the securities bought by the end of 2016, in an amount of...

Czech external trade surplus widens in November

Jan 06, 2017 12:20 pm UTC| Commentary

The preliminary data of Czech Republics external trade in goods in national concept in current prices show that the countrys trade balance came in a surplus of CZK 10.8 billion in November, a rise of CZK 1.1 billion...

U.S. Treasury yields slide ahead of employment data

Jan 06, 2017 12:20 pm UTC| Commentary

The U.S. Treasuries rallied on Friday, alongside a pullback in equities as markets looked to rebalance following the considerable selling was seen since the November US election. Markets now look ahead to the December...

Worrisome Signs Series

Plausible 2017 Black Swan events from Barclays

Jan 06, 2017 12:15 pm UTC| Commentary Economy

Barclay, the British multinational banking and financial services company, has laid out possible high sigma/black swan events that may take place in 2017 and make a major impact in the commodities market. The whole list of...

US under Trump Series

U.S. under Trump Series: Brace for Trump vs. Spy showdown

Jan 06, 2017 11:56 am UTC| Commentary Politics

Brace for impact. Expect major tussles between the newly elected President of the United States Donald Trump and the spy agencies of the United States under the new administrations. While most of them are likely to...

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Economy

Japan Eyes Bigger GPIF Investment in Domestic Assets as BOJ Independence Concerns Grow

Japans government is considering measures to encourage pension funds, including the Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), to significantly increase their investments in domestic financial assets, Finance Minister...

Gold Price Climbs Over 1% as Dollar Weakens, Fed Rate Debate and Iran Tensions Remain in Focus

Gold prices rebounded more than 1% on Thursday after hitting a one-week low in the previous session, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and lower oil prices that eased concerns over inflation. Investors also assessed the...

Dollar Slips as Oil Prices Ease, Fed Rate Outlook Remains Uncertain

The U.S. dollar edged lower on Thursday as easing oil prices reduced inflation concerns and investors assessed Federal Reserve meeting minutes that revealed a divided outlook on future interest rate moves. The Chinese yuan...

US Stock Futures Steady as Oil Prices Ease, Iran Talks Boost Market Sentiment

U.S. stock index futures were little changed late Thursday after Wall Street closed higher, supported by easing oil prices and renewed optimism that diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran could help reduce...

Oil Prices Slip but Stay on Track for Weekly Gains as U.S.-Iran Conflict Persists

Oil prices edged lower in early Friday trading but remained on course for solid weekly gains as geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran continued to support the market, despite growing concerns that rising...

Politics

Trump Administration Sues Maryland Over Alleged Sanctuary Immigration Policies

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a lawsuit against the state of Maryland, accusing it of enforcing so-called sanctuary policies that the Trump administration says hinder federal immigration enforcement...

Regional Powers Push to Revive U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks After Escalation

Regional powers are intensifying diplomatic efforts to prevent the collapse of a U.S.-Iran nuclear understanding after a sharp rise in military tensions, according to an Axios report published Thursday citing sources...

Iran Buries Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at Imam Reza Shrine as Successor Mojtaba Remains Out of Public View

Iran buried slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the Imam Reza Shrine in Mashhad early Friday, concluding a week of large-scale funeral ceremonies marked by mourning, nationalist rallies and anti-U.S....

Ukraine Secures U.S. Patriot Missile Production Deal, Zelenskiy Says

Ukraine has reached a political agreement with the United States to obtain licenses for the domestic production of PAC-3 Patriot interceptor missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy announced after returning from the NATO...

North Korea Expands Nuclear Forces as Kim Jong Un Pushes Military Modernization

North Korea has approved new measures to strengthen its nuclear forces both quantitatively and qualitatively, according to state media KCNA, as leader Kim Jong Un called for accelerated military modernization during a key...

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

Elon Musk Says Anthropic Leads AI Race as Claude Models Challenge OpenAI

Elon Musk has publicly praised artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, saying the company is obviously the current leader in AI, in a rare acknowledgment of a key rival as competition among top AI developers...

OpenAI Executive Fidji Simo to Step Down Amid Health Challenges Ahead of IPO

OpenAIs head of products and business, Fidji Simo, announced on Thursday that she will step down from her leadership role and transition to a part-time advisory position after experiencing complications from a chronic...

Samsung Chairman Lee Jae-yong Expected to Meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on AI and Chip Partnership

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong is expected to meet Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in the United States by the end of July as the two technology giants explore deeper cooperation in semiconductor manufacturing and...

SK Hynix Prices Record U.S. ADR Offering at $149 After $200 Billion Investor Demand

South Korean memory chip maker SK Hynix Inc. has priced its landmark U.S. American depositary receipt (ADR) offering at $149 per ADR, finalizing one of the largest and most closely watched semiconductor share sales in...

Bain Capital Exits Kioxia After AI-Fueled Valuation Surge

Bain Capital has fully exited its investment in Japanese flash memory manufacturer Kioxia, marking the end of a highly profitable private equity deal driven by the rapid expansion of the artificial intelligence (AI)...