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UK Private Sector Growth Hits 21-Month High

UK Private Sector Growth Hits 21-Month High

Britain's private sector expanded at its fastest in nearly two years in January, though job cuts and cost inflation persist.

George Anderson

Natural Gas Prices Surge As Cold Weather Approaches

Natural Gas Prices Surge As Cold Weather Approaches

According to AccuWeather, a powerful Arctic cold front is expected to sweep across the United States, reaching as far south as the southern states and bringing lower temperatures to more than 150 million people across 24 states.

FXOpen

Eurozone Economy Flatlines as January PMI Stalls

Eurozone Economy Flatlines as January PMI Stalls

Eurozone activity stagnated in January, with job cuts and rising inflation complicating a 'feeble' recovery.

Nathaniel Wright

India-EU Trade Deal: What to Expect from the FTA

India-EU Trade Deal: What to Expect from the FTA

India and the EU near a critical trade deal, navigating tariffs and market access for strategic global economic shifts.

Thomas

Yen Snaps Back On Intervention Signs, Japan Draws Line Near 160

Yen Snaps Back On Intervention Signs, Japan Draws Line Near 160

Yen staged a sharp rebound in early European session on suspected intervention, interrupting a renewed bout of selling that followed the Bank of Japan policy decision. The bounce came after markets judged the BoJ's message insufficiently hawkish to arrest currency weakness.

Winkelmann

Japanese Money Market Currently Fully Discount A Next BoJ Hike To 1% By June

Japanese Money Market Currently Fully Discount A Next BoJ Hike To 1% By June

Yesterday's risk rebound lifted key US and European stock indices by 0.5% to 1.25%. Changes on US and German bond markets were minimal, but the dollar faced a tough time. EUR/USD moved from 1.1684 to 1.1755, closing in on first resistance at 1.1773/1.1808 (upside closing triangle formation/December top).

Samantha Luan

Gold Spikes Past $4,950 As Risk Appetite Struggles To Return

Gold Spikes Past $4,950 As Risk Appetite Struggles To Return

It took the US president a single minute to flip sentiment from fear to greed.

Swissquote

Euro Area PMIs Cap An Eventful Week For Markets

Euro Area PMIs Cap An Eventful Week For Markets

In the euro area, flash PMIs for January are set for release. In December, both services and manufacturing PMIs declined but from levels that still suggest quite modest growth in the final quarter of the year.

Danske Bank

Xi Praises Vietnam's Lam in Key Diplomatic Move

Xi Praises Vietnam's Lam in Key Diplomatic Move

Chinese President Xi Jinping lauded Vietnam's re-elected leader, promoting a 'shared future' for the communist nations amid complex ties.

Isaac Bennett

Yen Surges as BOJ's Hawkish Tone Shakes Markets

Yen Surges as BOJ's Hawkish Tone Shakes Markets

BOJ's hawkish stance spurred a yen surge and bond yield spike, intensifying market intervention watch.

Alice Winters

Takaichi Vows Fiscal Discipline on Food Tax Cut Plan

Takaichi Vows Fiscal Discipline on Food Tax Cut Plan

PM Takaichi announces a temporary, debt-free food tax cut, stressing fiscal discipline pre-election.

George Anderson

Kushner's Gaza Plan: High-Rises vs. Hard Realities

Kushner's Gaza Plan: High-Rises vs. Hard Realities

Kushner's bold Gaza vision clashes with ground reality and complex security, political, logistical hurdles.

Ukadike Micheal

Xi Backs Lula and Global South Amid US Pressure

Xi Backs Lula and Global South Amid US Pressure

China's Xi backs Brazil and Global South, urging UN authority amid US intervention in Venezuela and regional unease.

Isaac Bennett

Gold's 2026 Rally: Prices Surge as Nations Stockpile

Gold's 2026 Rally: Prices Surge as Nations Stockpile

Gold's 2026 surge, fueled by investor hedging and central bank demand, marks a global strategic shift.

Golden Gleam

French Economy Stumbles as Services Sector Contracts

French Economy Stumbles as Services Sector Contracts

French business activity unexpectedly contracted in January, as a sharp services slump offset manufacturing gains.

George Anderson

India's New Plan to Triple Exports by 2035

India's New Plan to Triple Exports by 2035

India pivots to structural reforms over spending to triple exports by 2035, addressing past manufacturing growth failures.

Devin

Oil Prices Swing on Trump's US-Iran "Armada" Comments

Oil Prices Swing on Trump's US-Iran "Armada" Comments

Trump's "armada" remarks propel oil prices, reflecting acute market sensitivity to escalating US-Iran tensions.

Dark Current

Yen Rallies Sharply, Fueling Intervention Speculation

Yen Rallies Sharply, Fueling Intervention Speculation

Yen's sharp reversal against dollar sparks intervention rumors, yet deeper fiscal concerns continue to weigh.

Samantha Luan

Won's Weakness Halts Korea's $20B US Investment Plan

Won's Weakness Halts Korea's $20B US Investment Plan

Seoul's $20B U.S. investment waits as the weak won needs a 1,430/dollar rebound for market stability.

Winkelmann

China Eyes Lower Economic Growth Target for 2026

China Eyes Lower Economic Growth Target for 2026

China is poised to set a lower 2026 growth target, signaling a strategic pivot towards sustainable expansion over aggressive stimulus despite economic headwinds.

Nathaniel Wright

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