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Trump Signals Major Fed Shake-Up and Rate Cuts

Trump Signals Major Fed Shake-Up and Rate Cuts

Trump's aggressive monetary policy plans, targeting Powell and rate cuts, spark market uncertainty.

Nathaniel Wright

Pound Sterling's Remarkable Surge Against the Dollar

Pound Sterling's Remarkable Surge Against the Dollar

There are four pillars of dollar weakness.

Warren Takunda

Why Xi Jinping Purged His Top General

Why Xi Jinping Purged His Top General

China's top general, a Xi ally, purged for graft, exposing military rot and political instability.

Isaac Bennett

Kallas Urges Stronger European NATO Amid US Pivot

Kallas Urges Stronger European NATO Amid US Pivot

EU's Kallas urges Europe to bolster its NATO role amid US relationship shifts, contrasting with Rutte's warning against self-reliance.

Isaac Bennett

Yen Intervention on Hold? How US Rate Checks Shifted the Game

Yen Intervention on Hold? How US Rate Checks Shifted the Game

US-Japan cooperation stabilized the yen, potentially forestalling direct intervention and marking a psychological win.

Benjamin Carter

ASML Posts Record Orders On AI Chip Demand, Hikes 2026 Outlook, Cuts Jobs

ASML Posts Record Orders On AI Chip Demand, Hikes 2026 Outlook, Cuts Jobs

Top computer chip equipment maker ASML (ASML.AS) logged record orders in the fourth quarter on Wednesday and boosted its 2026 outlook as demand surged from its AI-focused customers even as it trimmed 1,700 jobs.

James Whitman

China’s Precious Metals Boom Triggers Protests As Speculative Risks Intensify

China’s Precious Metals Boom Triggers Protests As Speculative Risks Intensify

A surge in speculative trading has pushed precious metals prices in China far above global benchmarks, prompting regulatory intervention and raising concerns that investors could face sharp losses if sentiment reverses....

Gerik

Why The Euro’s Move Above $1.20 Matters For Markets And Policymakers

Why The Euro’s Move Above $1.20 Matters For Markets And Policymakers

The euro’s rise above $1.20 marks a key psychological and historical milestone, reflecting broad U.S. dollar weakness and renewed confidence in Europe, while raising concerns about exports, earnings, and the European Central Bank’s inflation outlook....

Gerik

Kia Says US Tariffs Cost $2.3 Billion Last Year As Profit Drops

Kia Says US Tariffs Cost $2.3 Billion Last Year As Profit Drops

Kia Corp. said US tariffs cost it 3.3 trillion won ($2.3 billion) last year and the South Korean automaker will roll out incentives to boost sales as competition intensifies.

Samantha Luan

LVMH Suffers Sluggish Sales Of High-end Fashion And Handbags

LVMH Suffers Sluggish Sales Of High-end Fashion And Handbags

Sales at LVMH's key fashion unit fell over the holiday season as Louis Vuitton's owner continued to suffer from sluggish demand, setting back hopes of a wider luxury rebound.

Justin

India Reports Two Nipah Virus Infections As Thai, Malaysia Step Up Screening

India Reports Two Nipah Virus Infections As Thai, Malaysia Step Up Screening

India is monitoring Nipah virus infections, with two reported from its eastern state of West Bengal since December, the health ministry said, as some Southeast Asia nations step up scrutiny of air travellers.

Winkelmann

Big Tech Earnings Put The AI Rally On Trial As Alphabet Pulls Ahead

Big Tech Earnings Put The AI Rally On Trial As Alphabet Pulls Ahead

Upcoming Big Tech earnings will test whether massive artificial intelligence spending can sustain growth, with Alphabet emerging as the early leader while Microsoft and Meta face rising scrutiny over returns on their AI bets...

Gerik

Russian Air Attack Kills Two In Kyiv Region, Ukraine Says

Russian Air Attack Kills Two In Kyiv Region, Ukraine Says

Russia pounded Ukraine with drones and a missile overnight, killing two people in the Kyiv region, while the southern city of Odesa came under attack for the second night in a row, officials said on Wednesday.

Samantha Luan

First-class Goods In Second-tier Cities As Luxury Goes Local In China

First-class Goods In Second-tier Cities As Luxury Goes Local In China

China's so-called second-tier cities are fast becoming the first stop for luxury goods vendors as middle-class consumers seek high living standards in lower-cost locales, taking with them their penchant for pricey parkers and expensive extras.

Justin

China’s Humanoid Robot Makers Look Abroad As Global Competition Intensifies

China’s Humanoid Robot Makers Look Abroad As Global Competition Intensifies

Chinese humanoid robot startups are accelerating global expansion plans, with early deployments targeting the Middle East and exploratory talks underway in the U.S., signaling rising competitive pressure on Western players such as Tesla’s Optimus....

Gerik

Dollar Breaches 1.2 Against Euro, Weakness Deepens As Trump Welcomes Weakness

Dollar Breaches 1.2 Against Euro, Weakness Deepens As Trump Welcomes Weakness

Dollar's selloff extended through the week, only managing a brief pause after slipping through the key psychological level of 1.2 against Euro briefly.

Winkelmann

AUD/USD Emerges As Risk-On Favorite, 0.70 Now The Focus

AUD/USD Emerges As Risk-On Favorite, 0.70 Now The Focus

Key Highlights AUD/USD rallied above the key resistance at 0.6800 and 0.6900.

Titan FX

Luxury Goes Local As China’s Second-Tier Cities Overtake Traditional Powerhouses

Luxury Goes Local As China’s Second-Tier Cities Overtake Traditional Powerhouses

Luxury consumption in China is increasingly concentrated in second-tier cities, where rising middle-class wealth, lower living costs, and Gen Z spending power are reshaping how and where global luxury brands grow....

Gerik

Weak USD And Fed Rate Pause Take Centre Stage

Weak USD And Fed Rate Pause Take Centre Stage

The main event will be tonight's FOMC meeting. We expect no monetary policy changes, in line with broad consensus and market pricing.

Danske Bank

The Only Real Comfort Is That US Inflation Has Not Surged As A Result Of Tariffs

The Only Real Comfort Is That US Inflation Has Not Surged As A Result Of Tariffs

There were plenty of major stories and market moves yesterday, but the most significant — and most impactful — was undoubtedly the sharp sell-off in the US dollar.

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