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BoE Set to Hold Fire but Signal Spring Rate Cuts

Feb 05, 2026 05:07 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

Many expect the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England to maintain the Bank Rate at 3.75% during todays 12:00 PM GMT (5:30 PM IST) release. Market pricing suggests less than a 1% chance of a cut at this meeting,...

Nasdaq Proposes Fast-Track Rule to Accelerate Index Inclusion for Major New Listings

Feb 05, 2026 02:35 am UTC| Business Insights & Views

Nasdaq has proposed a new rule designed to accelerate the inclusion of newly listed large-cap companies into its flagship indexes, a move aimed at reducing long-standing delays that often leave major IPOs and exchange...

ADP Bombshell: US Private Jobs Crawl at Just 22K — Far Below Expectations, NFP Jitters Rise

Feb 04, 2026 17:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views

ADP Non-Farm Employment Change: US private payrolls increased by only 22,000 in January 2026, considerably less than the 46,00048,000 predicted and the previous revised +37,000 (Dec 2025), pointing to a marked hiring...

Standard Chartered: Buy Solana Dip Now — $250 in 2026, Rocket to $2,000 by 2030

Feb 04, 2026 12:06 pm UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Viewing the recent steep drop as a great chance for long-term outperformance, especially against Bitcoin, Geoff Kendrick, head of digital assets research at Standard Chartered, has advised purchasing premium...

Bitcoin Crashes Below $76K to $72K Lows — MicroStrategy Feels the Heat

Feb 04, 2026 08:50 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Over the weekend of February 13, 2026, Bitcoin crashed below $76,000, reaching lows near $72,859$73,000 under strong selling pressure. High 24-hour volumes surpassed $47 billion; thin weekend liquidity intensified the...

Hyperliquid's 2026 Power Surge: Dominating DeFi Perpetuals Amid Whale Plays & Token Unlock

Feb 03, 2026 10:37 am UTC| Digital Currency Insights & Views

Early 2026 sees Hyperliquid, the top decentralized perpetuals exchange on its own Layer 1 blockchain, cement its leadership via carefully considered developments. Key features include the implementation of HIP-3s Growth...

RBA Kicks Off 2026 With Fresh Rate Hike as Inflation Surges Again

Feb 03, 2026 09:45 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

Opening 2026 on a hawkish note, the Reserve Bank of Australia issued its most recent Statement on Monetary Policy along with the first policy decision of the year. The quarterly review summarizes the RBAs views on...

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Economy

RBA Raises Cash Rate to 4.10% in Closest Vote Since Transparent Voting Began

Australias central bank delivered its second consecutive interest rate hike on Tuesday, lifting the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.10% its highest level in ten months. The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)...

U.S. Presses South Korea on Strait of Hormuz Naval Support Amid Rising Energy Tensions

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized during a phone call with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun on Monday that international cooperation to secure the Strait of Hormuz is critical for stabilizing global oil...

U.S.-Iran War Escalates as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Threatens Global Oil Supply

Three weeks into the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, the conflict shows no signs of slowing down and the economic consequences are being felt worldwide. The Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint responsible...

U.S. Futures Slip After Wall Street Rebound as Fed Decision Looms

U.S. stock index futures edged lower Monday evening following a strong regular session rally driven by technology stocks, while oil prices eased slightly amid ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East. SP 500 Futures slipped...

U.S.-Iran War Pushes Brent Crude Back Above $100 as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Persist

Oil prices climbed sharply in early Asian trading on Tuesday, with Brent crude holding firmly above $100 per barrel as ongoing supply concerns tied to the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continued to rattle global energy...

Politics

Baghdad Embassy Attack: Drones and Rockets Strike U.S. Compound in Escalating Iraq Conflict

In one of the most intense assaults on American diplomatic infrastructure in recent memory, rockets and at least five drones targeted the U.S. embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday morning, according to Iraqi security sources....

Trump Threatens to "Take Cuba" Amid U.S.-Cuba Talks and Island's Deepening Crisis

President Donald Trump escalated his aggressive foreign policy stance toward Cuba on Monday, declaring he expected to have the honor of taking the island nation in some form. Speaking to reporters during an Oval Office...

Pakistan Air Strike Kills 400 at Kabul Drug Rehabilitation Hospital, Taliban Says

A devastating air strike allegedly carried out by Pakistan on a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul has left at least 400 people dead and 250 others wounded, according to an Afghan Taliban government spokesman. The...

Trump Was Warned Iran Could Retaliate Against Gulf Allies Before U.S.-Israeli Strikes

Despite President Donald Trumps repeated claims that Irans retaliatory strikes against U.S. Gulf allies came as a complete surprise, multiple sources with knowledge of pre-war intelligence briefings are pushing back on...

Taiwan Confident U.S. Arms Sale Review Remains on Track Despite Trump's China Trip Delay

Taiwans Defense Minister Wellington Koo expressed confidence on Tuesday that Washingtons internal review of a second major arms package for the island continues to move forward without delays, even as geopolitical...

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

Foxconn Shares Slip After Q4 Profit Miss Despite Record Revenue and Strong AI Outlook

Foxconn, officially known as Hon Hai Precision Industry, saw its stock decline on Tuesday following a disappointing fourth-quarter earnings report that fell short of market expectations, even as the worlds largest contract...

xAI Faces Federal Lawsuit Over Grok AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

Three Tennessee plaintiffs, two of whom were minors at the time the images were created, have filed a federal lawsuit in San Jose, California against Elon Musks artificial intelligence company xAI. The suit alleges that...

Nvidia's Jensen Huang Forecasts $1 Trillion in AI Chip Demand Through 2027

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang stunned attendees at the companys annual GTC developers conference in California by projecting up to $1 trillion in purchase orders for its flagship AI chip technologies doubling his own $500...

Nvidia's Jensen Huang Credits Samsung for Manufacturing New AI Chips, Boosting Stock

Samsung Electronics shares surged as much as 5% on Tuesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang publicly credited the South Korean tech giant for manufacturing its latest artificial intelligence chips. The announcement came...

SK Hynix Chairman Warns of Memory Chip Shortage Through 2030 Amid AI Boom

SK Hynix Chairman Chey Tae-won has warned that the global memory chip shortage could persist well into 2030, driven by unprecedented demand from the artificial intelligence sector. The South Korean chipmakers chief made...