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ECB Holds Steady: No Rate Changes Expected as Policy Path Remains Data-Driven

Sep 11, 2025 08:28 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

During todays monetary policy session, the European Central Bank (ECB) is set to keep its deposit rate at 2.00%, pointing to a second pause after significant June 2024 to June 2025 rate cuts. Money markets are pricing in...

US PPI Shocks Markets with Unexpected Decline in August 2025

Sep 10, 2025 12:53 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Cooling Wholesale Inflation Surprises Analysts The US Producer Price Index (PPI) for August 2025, issued on September 10, 2025, at 8:30 AM ET, showed an unexpected 0.1% month-over-month drop, contrary expectations of a...

China's Inflation Woes Deepen: CPI Drops Sharply as Demand Slumps

Sep 10, 2025 05:04 am UTC| Insights & Views

Chinas Consumer Price Index (CPI) in August 2025 showed a sharp 0.4% year-on-year decrease, which was worse than Julys zero growth and more than the anticipated -0.2% fall. This was the fifth month of deflation this year...

CleanCore’s $68M DOGE Grab: World’s Largest Dogecoin Treasury Born

Sep 09, 2025 10:32 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

CleanCore Solutions (NYSE: ZONE), a cleaning and disinfecting firm, created history by purchasing 285.4 million DOGE tokens for $68 million, thereby setting Under a week, the biggest Dogecoin treasury worldwide. Supported...

Bitcoin’s Bullish Horizon: Metaplanet and ETFs Eye $135,000

Sep 09, 2025 10:25 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Aggressive growth of Metaplanet, a Japanese corporation, increased its Bitcoin stash by $15.2 million to 136 BTC. With total assets of 20,136 BTC worth over $2.2 billion, it ranks as the sixth-largest publicly traded...

BitMine’s $8.94B Ethereum Empire: Leading the Crypto Treasury Race

Sep 09, 2025 10:05 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

With a recent $44.6 million buy of 10,320 Ethereum, BitMine Immersion Technologies has cemented itself as the top Ethereum treasury business worldwide. ETH owns 2.069 million ETH worth $8.94 billion as of September 8,...

MetaPlanet and Convano Dive Deeper Into Bitcoin Holdings Amid Treasury Strategy Shift

Sep 09, 2025 07:56 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

With a $15.2 million buy of 136 BTC on September 8, 2025, at an average price of $111,783 per coin, MetaPlanet has grown its Bitcoin holdings. With 20,136 BTC, this makes it the 6th biggest publically traded Bitcoin...

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Economy

Asian Stocks Mixed Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting

Asian stock markets traded mixed on Wednesday as investors remained cautious ahead of a closely watched meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. U.S. stock futures were also largely...

Asian Currencies Muted as Dollar Firms Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

Most Asian currencies traded in narrow ranges on Wednesday as a firmer U.S. dollar and caution ahead of the Trump-Xi summit offset optimism stemming from falling oil prices. Regional trading volumes were subdued due to a...

Oil Prices Extend Losses as U.S.-Iran Talks Ease Supply Fears

Oil prices extended their decline for a sixth consecutive session on Wednesday as signs of diplomatic progress between the United States and Iran eased concerns over Middle East supply disruptions. Saudi Arabias efforts to...

Gold Prices Rise as Oil Slide Eases Fed Rate Hike Fears

Gold prices moved higher on Wednesday as a steep decline in oil prices eased inflation concerns and reduced expectations for additional interest rate increases from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Renewed signs of possible...

RBA Says ASX Still Falls Short on Governance and Risk Controls

The Reserve Bank of Australia said ASXs clearing and settlement facilities still fall short of regulatory expectations in several key areas, despite improvements made by the exchange operator over the past year. In its...

Politics

China Tightens Fentanyl Rules Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

China has introduced new guidelines for handling criminal cases involving fentanyl-related substances, strengthening its legal framework for combating synthetic opioid crimes ahead of a high-profile meeting between Chinese...

Taiwan Vows to Advance US Arms Sales Ahead of Trump-Xi Meeting

Taiwan will maintain close communication with the United States to ensure planned arms sales move forward, a defence ministry official said Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump prepares to meet Chinese President Xi...

Macron Challenges Trump’s Gaza Peace Claims at UN

French President Emmanuel Macron challenged U.S. President Donald Trumps claims of achieving peace in Gaza on Tuesday, arguing that humanitarian access to the enclave had not improved despite the proclaimed agreement....

Russian Strikes Kill Eight Across Ukraine as Energy Sites Hit

Russian strikes across Ukraine killed eight people and damaged industrial and energy infrastructure on Tuesday as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the United Nations General...

Marco Rubio to Meet Russia’s Lavrov in New York

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in New York City on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. State Department, as diplomatic attention remains focused on the...

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

Scott Bessent Eyed as Trump’s New AI Czar

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is under consideration to become President Donald Trumps new artificial intelligence czar as Washington intensifies its focus on AI development, safety and national security. A source...

China Reviews Broadcom Switch Use in State Data Centres

China is reviewing the use of Broadcom switches in state-backed data centres as Beijing intensifies efforts to reduce dependence on foreign technology and promote domestic semiconductor and networking equipment suppliers,...

US Northeast Airports Resume Operations After Telecom Outage Disrupts Thousands of Flights

US airport operations across the Northeast began returning to normal on Monday after crews repaired telecommunications problems that had disrupted air traffic and contributed to thousands of flight delays and cancellations...

Burnham Eyes UK Leadership Role in AI Ahead of Trump Meeting

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham will push for the UK to take a global leadership role in artificial intelligence on Tuesday as he makes his first major appearance on the international diplomatic stage at the United...

OpenAI Urges US-Led Global Standards for Frontier AI

OpenAI is calling for the United States to lead an international effort to establish technical standards for advanced artificial intelligence, as concerns grow over increasingly capable AI systems and the prospect of...