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Gold (XAUUSD) Failed To Renew Its All-time High

Gold (XAUUSD) Failed To Renew Its All-time High

The price of XAUUSD declined toward the 4,300 USD area during a downward correction after an unsuccessful attempt to renew the all-time high, following the release of US inflation data.

Samantha Luan

Cliff Notes: Into 2026, A Broad Array Of Risks Remains

Cliff Notes: Into 2026, A Broad Array Of Risks Remains

Australia's key release for the week was the Westpac-MI Consumer Sentiment Index which, after November's 'net positive' read, fell 9% to 94.5 in December – a 'cautiously pessimistic' level.

Westpac

Malaysia’s Trade Surplus Contracted Sharply In November, Official Data Show

Malaysia’s Trade Surplus Contracted Sharply In November, Official Data Show

Malaysia's trade surplus contracted sharply in November as imports grew faster than exports, according to data released by the Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) on Friday.

Winkelmann

EU Commits $105 Billion to Ukraine Through 2027, Avoids Use of Frozen Russian Assets

EU Commits $105 Billion to Ukraine Through 2027, Avoids Use of Frozen Russian Assets

The European Union has approved a €90 billion ($105.5 billion) aid package for Ukraine for 2026–2027, choosing not to tap frozen Russian assets. Instead...

Gerik

Asia Week Ahead: Key Data From South Korea, Japan, And Taiwan

Asia Week Ahead: Key Data From South Korea, Japan, And Taiwan

Strong external demand and the recent US trade deal are expected to sustain the momentum in manufacturing output and exports.

ING

U.S. Launches Review of Nvidia H200 AI Chip Sales to China Amid Security Debate

U.S. Launches Review of Nvidia H200 AI Chip Sales to China Amid Security Debate

The Trump administration has initiated a formal inter-agency review on the potential sale of Nvidia’s H200 AI chips to China. While intended to curb China’s technological self-sufficiency...

Gerik

Asia Stocks Climb as Wall Street Rebounds, Markets Brace for BOJ Rate Hike

Asia Stocks Climb as Wall Street Rebounds, Markets Brace for BOJ Rate Hike

Asian equities rose on Friday, mirroring Wall Street’s tech-led rally, while investors turned their attention to an anticipated Bank of Japan rate hike and its potential implications for the yen, bonds, and regional currencies...

Gerik

Soft US Inflation Adds To RBI Support In Tentative Rupee Recovery

Soft US Inflation Adds To RBI Support In Tentative Rupee Recovery

The Indian rupee is likely to hold on to central bank-led recovery on Friday, with softer U.S. inflation offering incremental support, although doubts over the data and potential dollar demand from corporates may cap upside.

Samantha Luan

China-Linked LNG Ship Docks At US-Sanctioned Russia Export Plant

China-Linked LNG Ship Docks At US-Sanctioned Russia Export Plant

A liquefied natural gas tanker linked to a Chinese company docked at a US-sanctioned Russian export project for the first time, the latest step by Moscow and Beijing to strengthen energy ties and skirt western curbs.

Justin

Nickel Extends Rebound After Indonesia Signals Mine Output Cut

Nickel Extends Rebound After Indonesia Signals Mine Output Cut

The metal rose as much as 1.5% on Friday, two days after Indonesia proposed cutting nickel ore production in 2026. The government's work plan budget for next year envisages output of about 250 million tons, down from this year's goal of 379 million tons.

Winkelmann

Oil Set to Post Second Weekly Loss Amid Peace Hopes and Venezuelan Export Uncertainty

Oil Set to Post Second Weekly Loss Amid Peace Hopes and Venezuelan Export Uncertainty

Oil prices declined on Friday and were on track for a second consecutive weekly loss, driven by increasing optimism over a potential Russia-Ukraine peace deal and ambiguity surrounding U.S. enforcement of sanctions on Venezuelan oil tankers....

Gerik

BOJ Raises Rates, Encouraged By Resilient Business And Wage Growth

BOJ Raises Rates, Encouraged By Resilient Business And Wage Growth

Following a two-day board meeting, the central bank announced that it will bump up its policy rate, an uncollateralized overnight call rate, by 25 basis points to 0.75%. This will be the BOJ's fourth interest rate increase since it exited from negative rates in March 2024.

Samantha Luan

CPI Cools but Faces Skepticism, Trump Pressures "Uber Dovish” Fed Chair

CPI Cools but Faces Skepticism, Trump Pressures "Uber Dovish” Fed Chair

U.S. November inflation cools but faces skepticism; Trump: Next Fed Chair must be "Uber Dovish"......

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Yen Struggles for Direction as Markets Await BOJ Rate Hike and Ueda's Forward Guidance

Yen Struggles for Direction as Markets Await BOJ Rate Hike and Ueda's Forward Guidance

The Japanese yen remained near its weakest levels in ten months ahead of the Bank of Japan's expected rate hike, with traders focused on Governor Ueda’s upcoming press conference...

Gerik

Bank of Japan to Raise Rates to 30-Year High, Signaling Policy Shift Despite Economic Uncertainty

Bank of Japan to Raise Rates to 30-Year High, Signaling Policy Shift Despite Economic Uncertainty

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its policy interest rate to 0.75%, the highest level since 1995, reflecting confidence in persistent inflation and wage growth...

Gerik

EU Changes Tack From Using Frozen Russian Assets To Joint Borrowing For Ukraine

EU Changes Tack From Using Frozen Russian Assets To Joint Borrowing For Ukraine

European Union leaders decided on Friday to borrow cash to fund Ukraine's defence against Russia rather than use frozen Russian assets, diplomats said.

Samantha Luan

November CPI Triggers Market Rally, But Data Quality Clouds the Outlook

November CPI Triggers Market Rally, But Data Quality Clouds the Outlook

U.S. inflation data for November surprised to the downside with a 2.7% annual increase, sparking a stock market rebound...

Gerik

Police Probe Links Between Brown University Shooting, Killing Of MIT Professor

Police Probe Links Between Brown University Shooting, Killing Of MIT Professor

Law enforcement officers are investigating a link between a mass shooting at Brown University in Providence that killed two people last weekend and the shooting death of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor two days later near Boston, a person familiar with the matter said.

Winkelmann

November CPI: Take It With The Entire Salt Shaker

November CPI: Take It With The Entire Salt Shaker

The November CPI report creates more questions than answers about the recent pace of price growth. Consumer prices rose 2.7% in the 12 months ending in November, materially below our expectations for a 3.0% gain.

Patricia Franklin

US Appeals Court To Consider Reviving Apple App Store Class Action

US Appeals Court To Consider Reviving Apple App Store Class Action

A U.S. appeals court said on Thursday it will consider whether millions of Apple customers can band together in a lawsuit accusing the iPhone maker of monopolizing the market for apps and inflating prices, after a trial judge stripped the case of class action status earlier this year.

Samantha Luan

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