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Japan’s October Export Growth Masks Ongoing Fragility in U.S. Trade Ties

Japan’s October Export Growth Masks Ongoing Fragility in U.S. Trade Ties

Japan's exports grew 3.6% in October 2025, outperforming forecasts as U.S.-bound shipment declines moderated. However, a persistent trade deficit and the impact of new tariffs signal continued vulnerability in Japan’s external sector....

Gerik

Progress on Ukraine Peace Plan, Nonfarm Payrolls Show "Slow but Steady" Job Growth

Progress on Ukraine Peace Plan, Nonfarm Payrolls Show "Slow but Steady" Job Growth

White House confirms discussions with Ukraine on Peace Plan; UK Consumer Confidence Index falls broadly......

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Trump Eases Brazilian Food Tariffs to Combat Rising Grocery Prices and Repair Diplomatic Ties

Trump Eases Brazilian Food Tariffs to Combat Rising Grocery Prices and Repair Diplomatic Ties

Donald Trump has retroactively expanded tariff exemptions on Brazilian food imports including coffee, beef, and orange juice in an effort to ease cost-of-living concerns and restore economic relations with Brazil...

Gerik

ComfortDelGro Makes Senior Leadership Changes

ComfortDelGro Makes Senior Leadership Changes

Transport operator ComfortDelGro on Nov 20 announced senior leadership changes, which included the creation of a new "point-to-point mobility officer" role.

Winkelmann

Bill Pulte’s Leadership at FHFA: A Trump Ally’s Rising Influence and Mounting Concerns

Bill Pulte’s Leadership at FHFA: A Trump Ally’s Rising Influence and Mounting Concerns

Despite his loyalty to Donald Trump, Bill Pulte's unconventional behavior, limited housing policy expertise, and erratic decision-making have raised concerns about his fitness to lead the $13 trillion US mortgage market during a pivotal time of housing reform....

Gerik

Gold Price Forecast: Bullion Settles At $4077 On Mixed NFP Data, Fed Increasingly Hawkish

Gold Price Forecast: Bullion Settles At $4077 On Mixed NFP Data, Fed Increasingly Hawkish

At the time of writing, gold trades at $4077 per troy ounce, having erased gains made prior to the months-delayed September US Nonfarm Payrolls release.

OANDA

Samsung Elec Names Mobile Chief Co-CEO In Return To Traditional Structure

Samsung Elec Names Mobile Chief Co-CEO In Return To Traditional Structure

Samsung Electronics said on Friday it has named its mobile chief TM Roh as a new co-CEO and head of its device experience division, which oversees the company's mobile phone, TV and home appliance businesses.

Samantha Luan

Greek Recovery Shows South Europe Outpacing North, Premier Says

Greek Recovery Shows South Europe Outpacing North, Premier Says

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis aid he's optimistic about the country's economic outlook over the next 18 months, adding that Greece's rebound reflects a broader trend of southern Europe outperforming traditional economic powerhouses.

Winkelmann

Verizon Axes 13,000 Workers Just One Week Before Thanksgiving

Verizon Axes 13,000 Workers Just One Week Before Thanksgiving

Verizon CEO Dan Schulman released a public letter to the company's 100,000-person workforce on Thursday morning, revealing that more than 13,000 job cuts will begin today.

Samantha Luan

Wall St Futures Inch Up After Deep Losses On Nvidia Swing, Cooling Rate Cut Bets

Wall St Futures Inch Up After Deep Losses On Nvidia Swing, Cooling Rate Cut Bets

Wall Street futures inched higher on Thursday evening, steadying after a whipsaw session that ended with deep losses as an earnings-driven rally in Nvidia reversed course, while investors further priced out bets on a December interest rate cut.

Frederick Miles

Growth In Singapore Key Exports Seen Slowing To 0-2% In 2026 On US Tariff Impact

Growth In Singapore Key Exports Seen Slowing To 0-2% In 2026 On US Tariff Impact

The growth in Singapore's key exports is expected to moderate in 2026 to 0 per cent to 2 per cent as tariff impact materialises and frontloading eases, Enterprise Singapore said on Nov 21.

Justin

Tom Lee Speculates Wounded Market Makers Behind Crypto Crunch

Tom Lee Speculates Wounded Market Makers Behind Crypto Crunch

Crypto’s recent slump could be the result of a market maker liquidity crisis triggered by the crypto crash in October, speculates BitMine’s Tom Lee.

Winkelmann

Alleged AI Chip Smuggling To China Leads To US Calls For Chip Tracking

Alleged AI Chip Smuggling To China Leads To US Calls For Chip Tracking

The US Justice Department has charged four people in a scheme to illegally export Nvidia artificial intelligence (AI) chips to China, prompting a key House Republican to call for urgent passage of a chip-tracking bill on Thursday.

Samantha Luan

Asian Sinks As US Jobs Fails To Clear Rate Outlook, Tech Stocks Hammered

Asian Sinks As US Jobs Fails To Clear Rate Outlook, Tech Stocks Hammered

Asian shares extended a global rout on Friday as the much anticipated U.S. jobs data failed to provide clarity on interest rates, with investors returning to dumping riskier assets even after Nvidia's earnings dazzled.

James Riley

An Untapped Trove Of ’80s Vintage Luxury Draws Fashionistas To Japan

An Untapped Trove Of ’80s Vintage Luxury Draws Fashionistas To Japan

A short walk from the selfie stick-wielding crowds of Tokyo's Harajuku, the serene side streets of Omotesando are peppered with fashion-conscious tourists.

Justin

Japan Manufacturing PMI Picks Up In Nov But Still In Contraction; Services Strong

Japan Manufacturing PMI Picks Up In Nov But Still In Contraction; Services Strong

Japanese manufacturing activity picked up in November but still remained in contraction territory, while services were strong, preliminary purchasing managers index data showed on Friday.

James Riley

Japan Says FX Intervention An Option If Excessive Yen Moves

Japan Says FX Intervention An Option If Excessive Yen Moves

Japan issued its strongest warning yet to foreign exchange markets over sharp movements in the yen.

Daniel Carter

Russian Forces Take Ukraine's Kupiansk, Top Military Official Says, Ukraine Denies It

Russian Forces Take Ukraine's Kupiansk, Top Military Official Says, Ukraine Denies It

The chief of Russia's general staff told President Vladimir Putin on Thursday that Russian forces had taken control of the northeastern Ukrainian city of Kupiansk, but Ukraine's military denied the city had changed hands.

Daniel Carter

Zuckerberg, Meta Directors Agree to $190 Million Settlement of Shareholder Privacy Case

Zuckerberg, Meta Directors Agree to $190 Million Settlement of Shareholder Privacy Case

The deal ended litigation by shareholders who accused the Facebook co-founder and other defendants of saddling the company with billions ‌of dollars in fines and legal costs.

Manuel

Wall Street Indexes end Lower After Sharp Reversal, Tech Leads Decline

Wall Street Indexes end Lower After Sharp Reversal, Tech Leads Decline

Investors have worried about lofty technology valuations amid concerns over steep artificial intelligence spending, with the Nasdaq now sharply off its October high.

Manuel

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