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Why Wall Street is Betting Big on a Stronger Yuan

Why Wall Street is Betting Big on a Stronger Yuan

Wall Street firms increasingly project a stronger Chinese yuan, driven by exports, capital inflows, and Beijing's policy signals.

Alexander

Doing Business In Pakistan 34% More Expensive Than In Regional Peers

Doing Business In Pakistan 34% More Expensive Than In Regional Peers

The cost of doing business in Pakistan is about one-third higher than in regional peers and the gap appears to be discouraging entrepreneurship and quietly pushing more people toward salaried employment instead of pursuing their own startups, recent private research shows.

Winkelmann

India’s Trade Pacts With The U.S. And EU Reshape The Winners Across Key Sectors

India’s Trade Pacts With The U.S. And EU Reshape The Winners Across Key Sectors

India’s newly signed trade agreements with the United States and the European Union are expected to strengthen manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and IT services...

Gerik

Gold Rebounds Sharply on Weaker Dollar, Bargain Hunting

Gold Rebounds Sharply on Weaker Dollar, Bargain Hunting

Gold surges on dollar weakness after a turbulent plunge; volatility persists, yet banks maintain a bullish long-term outlook.

John Adams

India's RBI to Hold Rates, Shift Focus to Transmission

India's RBI to Hold Rates, Shift Focus to Transmission

RBI pauses rates, focusing on stalled transmission and market pressures. Bond purchases are anticipated.

Nathaniel Wright

Gold Breaks $5,000 As Asia Equities Stumble On Tech-Led Wall Street Retreat

Gold Breaks $5,000 As Asia Equities Stumble On Tech-Led Wall Street Retreat

Asian markets mostly declined as a sharp pullback in US technology stocks weighed on sentiment, while gold extended its rally and moved decisively above $5,000 an ounce amid rising demand for safe-haven assets....

Gerik

Thai Markets Unloved as Election Stokes Investor Fears

Thai Markets Unloved as Election Stokes Investor Fears

Thailand's cheap assets are overlooked as global investors doubt its election will reform a struggling economy.

Thomas

Big Oil’s Payout Model Under Strain As Lower Crude Prices Bite

Big Oil’s Payout Model Under Strain As Lower Crude Prices Bite

Europe’s largest oil and gas companies are entering a challenging earnings season as weaker crude prices squeeze profits and free cash flow, increasing the risk that shareholder returns, particularly share buybacks, will be scaled back....

Gerik

China Services Activity Picks Up In January, Hiring Hits 6‑month High, Survey Shows

China Services Activity Picks Up In January, Hiring Hits 6‑month High, Survey Shows

The RatingDog China General Services PMI, compiled by S&P Global, edged up to 52.3 in January from 52.0 the previous month, the highest reading since October. The 50-point mark separates expansion from contraction.

Justin

Singapore’s High-Tech Answer To A Global Construction Cost Crunch

Singapore’s High-Tech Answer To A Global Construction Cost Crunch

Singapore is responding to soaring construction costs by reshaping how projects are delivered, relying on advanced technology, workforce redesign, and long-term planning to sustain one of the world’s most expensive building markets....

Gerik

U.S. Government Shutdown Ends; Bank of Japan Sells ETFs, Signaling Exit

U.S. Government Shutdown Ends; Bank of Japan Sells ETFs, Signaling Exit

Trump signs Appropriations Bill, ending partial U.S. government shutdown; Bank of Japan starts selling ETFs......

FastBull Featured

China’s Bid To Weaken Dollar Dominance Faces Structural Limits

China’s Bid To Weaken Dollar Dominance Faces Structural Limits

China is accelerating efforts to internationalize the renminbi amid a weakening US dollar and rising geopolitical uncertainty, yet deep structural barriers mean the currency is far from displacing the dollar’s global dominance....

Gerik

Miran’s Exit From the White House Signals Deeper Shifts Inside the Federal Reserve

Miran’s Exit From the White House Signals Deeper Shifts Inside the Federal Reserve

Stephen Miran has formally resigned from his role at the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers while remaining temporarily on the Federal Reserve Board...

Gerik

Oil Prices Spike as US-Iran Tensions Flare in Hormuz

Oil Prices Spike as US-Iran Tensions Flare in Hormuz

Oil prices surged on escalating US-Iran tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and a sharp decline in US crude stockpiles.

Daniel Foster

Seoul Scrambles as US Weighs Korea Tariff Hike

Seoul Scrambles as US Weighs Korea Tariff Hike

The Trump administration considers formalizing higher tariffs on South Korea, intensifying trade friction over a stalled bilateral deal.

King Ten

SPDR S&P Software & Services ETF (XSW) Price Forecast: Breakdown Targets Key Support Zone

SPDR S&P Software & Services ETF (XSW) Price Forecast: Breakdown Targets Key Support Zone

Software stocks sold off sharply, pushing XSW into a confirmed bearish breakdown as price approaches a major technical support zone that could determine near-term direction.

Samantha Luan

USDCHF Moves Higher As Expected And Hits Targets

USDCHF Moves Higher As Expected And Hits Targets

On January 30 2026 our clients was expecting for USDCHF to push higher to terminate red wave c, red wave y, blue wave (iv).

Justin

NZ Labour Market Statistics, December Quarter 2025

NZ Labour Market Statistics, December Quarter 2025

The unemployment rate ticked up to 5.4% in the December quarter. The details were positive though, with growth in jobs and hours being outstripped by an even larger rise in participation.

Westpac

US & Israel Launch Naval Drills as Iran Tensions Simmer

US & Israel Launch Naval Drills as Iran Tensions Simmer

US and Israeli naval drills in the Red Sea signal a united front against Iran, amid escalating tensions and complex nuclear negotiations.

Isaac Bennett

UK Unemployment to Hit 9-Year High on Rising Labor Costs

UK Unemployment to Hit 9-Year High on Rising Labor Costs

UK unemployment may reach 5.4% due to rising labor costs and more people seeking jobs, NIESR warns.

Frederick Miles

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