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Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will hold their first bilateral meeting since her decisive election win. The discussion, scheduled for 5 p.m. local time, is expected to touch on the central bank's recent rate tightening and market speculation about another rate rise as early as March or April amid a higher cost o…
Uber sports profitable unit economics, a healthy balance sheet, and several near-term growth levers - autonomous partnerships, dealer logistics and freight expansion. I favor DoorDash for pure delivery exposure, but Uber is an actionable buy on a mid-term time frame after recent overshoot to the downside. Entry, stop and target calibrated for a 45-…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed cautious hope that upcoming U.S.-brokered trilateral talks in Geneva will produce substantive progress, while criticizing what he sees as disproportionate pressure on Ukraine to make concessions. He also accused Russia of attempting to slow the process by changing its lead negotiator, and called for…
Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund have renegotiated elements of a proposed $8.2 billion lending programme to reduce the scope of politically sensitive tax increases, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said. The IMF board is expected to review the revised programme at its next meeting; its approval is necessary for unlocking further internati…
Five European governments announced that laboratory analyses of samples from Alexei Navalny's body detected epibatidine, a potent toxin associated with South American poison dart frogs, and concluded the poisoning was the likely cause of his death in a Russian Arctic prison two years ago. Russia rejected the findings as propaganda and questioned th…
Adobe is trading near its 52-week low after a sectorwide SaaS sell-off, but fundamentals remain strong: free cash flow of $9.85B, EPS of $17.37, and a market cap near $110B imply the business can weather near-term disruption fears. This is a mid-term trade idea to buy a rebound while keeping a tight stop below key technical support.
Oil prices were largely rangebound in Asian trading as markets focused on a fresh round of talks between the U.S. and Iran, potential supply disruptions tied to heightened tensions, and reports that OPEC+ plans to resume production increases from April. Lower-than-expected growth in Japan and holidays in China and the U.S. kept volumes subdued, whi…
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasised shared heritage with Europe and pledged continued partnership, drawing praise from some leaders while prompting caution from others. His remarks offered political reassurance after a turbulent year in transatlantic relations but contained few specific policy …
The Japanese yen retreated modestly on Monday after a strong weekly gain driven by reduced political uncertainty, while the U.S. dollar held steady following softer-than-expected U.S. inflation data. Markets face light liquidity because of regional holidays, and traders are recalibrating expectations for Bank of Japan and Federal Reserve policy mov…
<p>LSEG has been punished recently on headlines that large language models will commoditize financial data. That thesis misunderstands how exchanges monetize high-fidelity market content and risk services. This trade idea buys the dip: a disciplined long with clear stop and a long-term horizon to ride a valuation re-rate as investors refocus on rec…
Sources cited by the Wall Street Journal say Anthropic’s large language model, Claude, was employed during the U.S. operation that seized former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The deployment reportedly occurred through Anthropic’s partnership with Palantir Technologies, whose platforms are commonly used across the Defense Department and feder…
Crude oil traded in a narrow range as investors waited for a second round of U.S.-Iran negotiations in Geneva, with geopolitical tensions providing a floor under prices even as OPEC+ signals plans to restart output increases from April. Brent and WTI were marginally lower early Monday, coming off weekly declines, while market activity was expected …
North Korea plans to set new arms development objectives at its Ninth Party Congress as assessments show only partial fulfillment of the ambitions Kim Jong Un outlined in 2021. Nuclear and ballistic missile programs continue to be central, but progress on conventional capabilities - such as unmanned systems, submarines and space-based reconnaissanc…
Gold prices remained relatively stable in Asian trade as holiday-thinned markets limited turnover. The metal has swung sharply in recent weeks amid uncertainty around U.S. interest rates, but it finished last week above $5,000 per ounce. Attention now turns to Federal Reserve minutes from January and U.S. December PCE inflation data for further gui…
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said the Food and Drug Administration will consider a petition to remove the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) status for dozens of processed refined carbohydrates unless manufacturers can demonstrate they are safe and not contributing to health problems and obesity. The petition, fil…
A 24-year-old man charged over a mass shooting at a Hanukkah gathering on Bondi Beach made his first court appearance via video link while held at a maximum-security prison. He faces 59 charges, including 15 counts of murder and a terror offence, and the matter was adjourned until April as legal teams await the prosecution brief.
Hirofumi Yoshimura, head of the Japan Innovation Party, told Reuters that politicians should not intervene in Bank of Japan rate decisions and urged the government to focus on fiscal measures to bolster the economy ahead of possible further rate rises. He reiterated support for a two-year suspension of the 8% sales tax on food at the earliest possi…
Anduril Industries is reportedly negotiating a new funding round that could raise up to $8 billion at a valuation of at least $60 billion. The potential capital would be used to underwrite the company’s first large-scale weapons-manufacturing facility and to advance an autonomous fighter jet program. The target valuation would be roughly double the…
Qube Holdings has accepted a A$11.7 billion takeover proposal from a consortium led by Macquarie Asset Management. The announcement pushed Qube shares to an intraday record before they remained below the consortium's A$5.20 per-share offer. The agreement allows Qube to pay dividends up to 40 Australian cents, which would be deducted from the offer …
U.S. equity futures inched upward on Sunday evening in low-volume trading ahead of a Monday holiday, while market participants prepared for a string of economic releases and the Federal Reserve's January meeting minutes that could shape interest-rate expectations. Modest gains in futures followed a second consecutive week of losses on Wall Street, …
Chongli's ski-resort revival, led by Wanlong, illustrates how targeted infrastructure and agglomeration can unlock latent consumer demand. Beijing is increasingly promoting state investment in services - from winter sports to medical and elder care - as it seeks to revive consumption. Analysts warn the same supply-driven approach that built industr…
Warner Bros Discovery is reviewing whether to resume merger discussions with Paramount Skydance after receiving an amended proposal from the rival studio. Board members are weighing whether Paramount's revised terms could outmatch the company's current arrangement with Netflix, though no response has been decided and the Netflix deal may remain in …
Japan’s economy recorded a slim annualised expansion of 0.2% in the October-December quarter, driven by a marginal recovery in corporate investment while private consumption cooled. The outcome was below market expectations and follows a larger revised contraction in the prior quarter, leaving policymakers and markets to weigh a gradual recovery am…
OpenAI has hired Peter Steinberger, the developer behind the open-source AI agent OpenClaw, CEO Sam Altman said on social media. Steinberger will lead efforts on personal agents at OpenAI, with OpenClaw becoming an open-source foundation the company will support. The move follows viral attention to OpenClaw for its ability to carry out autonomous t…
Peter Steinberger, creator of the open-source assistant OpenClaw, is joining OpenAI to lead development of next-generation personal agents. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said OpenClaw will be housed in a foundation as an open-source project that OpenAI will continue to support. The agent has drawn viral interest since its November release, but also scrutin…
