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January Jobs Report: Modest 70K Gains Expected Amid Massive Revisions & Fed Cut Jitters

Feb 11, 2026 11:07 am UTC| Insights & Views

Delayed by a brief government closure, the much awaited US January 2026 Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report is slated for release today at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists predict meager job growth of around 70,000 jobs, a small...

China’s Price Pressures Cool Again, Keeping Deflation Fears Alive

Feb 11, 2026 06:20 am UTC| Insights & Views

Chinas most recent inflation data for January 2026 indicates that price momentum is decelerating; headline CPI increased just 0.2% year-on-year, significantly down from 0.8% in December and undershooting projections of...

US Retail Sales Stumble: Flat 0.0% Print Misses Forecasts, Stokes Soft-Landing Jitters

Feb 10, 2026 13:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views

With a disappointing 0.0% month-over-month result in the most recent release, US Retail Sales fell well short of projected +0.3% to +0.6% and showed a distinct slowing from the upwardly revised +0.6% gain in November....

Crude Oil Spikes $3+ on US-Iran Flashpoint: WTI Hits $64.88 – Geopolitical Heat Fuels Breakout Toward $70?

Feb 10, 2026 13:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Crude gained more than $3 in the past two days due to the escalation of US-Iran tension.It is presently trading around $64.44 after reaching a high of $64.88 yesterday. Driven mostly by increased geopolitical risk...

Bitcoin on the Brink: Range-Bound Price, Bearish Signals, and a Breakout Level to Watch at USD 72,500

Feb 10, 2026 09:59 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

BTCUSD consolidates in a narrow range after a massive sell-off..It hits an low of $59930 and is now trading at about $68778. Recent Bitcoin spot ETFs have seen sharp, sustained outflowssuch as a net USD 510 million on...

Saylor Loads Up BTC While China Quietly Eases Off Treasuries: Dual Signals for Dollar & Crypto

Feb 09, 2026 17:30 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Dual signals for dollar and crypto: Saylor loads up BTC while China gently pulls off treasuries. Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) under Michael Saylor bought 1,142 BTC for around $90 million at an average price of...

China Signals Subtle Treasury Pullback: Banks Urged to Ease US Debt Exposure

Feb 09, 2026 17:28 pm UTC| Economy Insights & Views

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Economy

U.S. Dollar Weakens as Trump Signals Iran Deal Possibility

The U.S. dollar retreated Monday after President Donald Trump hinted at a potential diplomatic resolution with Iran, triggering a wave of optimism across global financial markets. By late afternoon, the U.S. Dollar Index ...

Gold Prices Fall for Tenth Straight Session Amid Iran Uncertainty and Rate Concerns

Gold prices continued their downward trend on Tuesday during Asian trading, marking a tenth consecutive session of losses. Spot gold dropped 1.3% to $4,351.28 per ounce, while U.S. gold futures declined 0.3% to $4,399.59,...

Goldman Sachs Raises ECB Rate Hike Forecast Amid Persistent Energy-Driven Inflation

Goldman Sachs has revised its euro area economic outlook, now anticipating two interest rate increases from the European Central Bank as stubbornly high energy-driven inflation continues to overshadow slowing regional...

European Stocks Tumble as Iran-Strait of Hormuz Crisis Rattles Global Markets

European equity markets opened sharply lower on Monday as investors reacted to escalating tensions between the United States and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. The pan-European Stoxx 600 dropped 1.3%, Germanys Dax slid...

Asian Currencies Slide as U.S.-Iran Tensions and Rising Oil Prices Rattle Markets

Asian currencies faced widespread pressure on Monday as escalating U.S.-Iran tensions and surging oil prices rattled investor confidence across the region. The U.S. dollar steadied following modest losses last week, with...

Politics

Palestinian Activist Leqaa Kordia Released from U.S. Immigration Detention After Judge's Order

Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia, 33, has been released from a U.S. immigration detention facility in Texas following a federal judges ruling, marking the end of over a year in custody. Kordia, who grew up in the...

TSA Absences Surge During Government Shutdown as ICE Agents Prepare Airport Deployment

Airport security across the United States is facing a serious staffing crisis as the partial government shutdown enters its fifth week. The Department of Homeland Security reported that Transportation Security...

Iran Threatens Gulf Infrastructure as U.S.-Israel War Enters Critical 48-Hour Window

Tensions in the Middle East have reached a dangerous new flashpoint after Iran threatened to strike energy and water infrastructure across Gulf nations if the United States carries out President Donald Trumps warning to...

Trump Links DHS Funding to Voter ID Legislation

President Donald Trump declared Sunday that he would block any Department of Homeland Security funding agreement unless Congressional Democrats first pass the Save America Act a bill that would require Americans to show...

Ukraine-U.S. Peace Talks Continue in Florida as Zelenskiy Pushes for Diplomatic Progress

Ukrainian and American delegations wrapped up a second day of peace negotiations in Florida on Sunday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy signaled cautious optimism about ongoing diplomatic efforts to end Russias war on...

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

Elon Musk Announces Terafab: SpaceX and Tesla to Build Dual AI Chip Factories in Austin, Texas

Elon Musk revealed plans for a massive dual-chip manufacturing complex called Terafab in Austin, Texas, set to be jointly developed by SpaceX and Tesla. The announcement marks a significant step in Musks broader strategy...

NVIDIA's Feynman AI Chip May Face Redesign Amid TSMC Capacity Crunch

NVIDIA could be forced to redesign its next-generation Feynman artificial intelligence chip platform as contract manufacturing giant TSMC struggles to keep pace with surging global demand. According to a report from...

Elliott Investment Management Takes Multibillion-Dollar Stake in Synopsys

Activist hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has quietly built a multibillion-dollar position in Synopsys, the electronic design automation (EDA) giant, signaling a push for stronger financial performance from one of...

Palantir's Maven AI Earns Pentagon "Program of Record" Status, Reshaping Military AI Strategy

Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) is drawing renewed investor and industry attention after the U.S. Department of Defense officially designated its Maven Smart System as a program of record, a classification that...

Amazon's "Transformer" Phone: Can It Succeed Where Fire Phone Failed?

Amazon is quietly developing a new smartphone, codenamed Transformer, marking the companys return to mobile hardware more than a decade after its Fire Phone disaster. According to sources familiar with the initiative, the...