"It makes little sense to sell the CCP the chips they need to modernize their military and violate human rights. But it makes even less sense..."
"Gold breaking $4,000 isn’t just about fear — it’s about reallocation."
While debt is falling in Greece and Italy, France’s debt rose to a record $4 trillion in September...
Lummis said fundraising for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve is mainly being held back by legislative "slog"...
USD gains whilst Kiwi slips post-RBNZ, XAU passes USD 4,000 ahead of FOMC Minutes - Newsquawk US Opening News
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- EU sees new US trade demands hollowing out deal struck by US President Trump, according to Bloomberg citing sources.
- European bourses are broadly firmer but with ASML (-1.7%) weighing on the AEX; US equity futures are modestly higher.
- USD continues to rally, boosted by a weak JPY and NZD; the Kiwi is the clear underperformer after the RBNZ delivered a jumbo 50bps cut and left the door open for more rate reductions.
- Global paper moves higher, OATs outperform, awaiting French PM Lecornu later.
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Liquidity drives the tape... Prices move first...
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"We lift our 2026 copper price forecast to $10,500/t (from $10,000) following the Grasberg."
Alternately, Hamas wants Turkish troops to deploy to Gaza...
More than a third of respondent in Mexico, South Africa and Brazil said that they were worried about riots or violent protests...
The government only has power while we comply, if we don’t it has absolutely none at all. It’s a paper tiger...
RBNZ opts for 50bps cut, gold breaches USD 4000/oz for the first time - Newsquawk European Opening News
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- APAC stocks trade mixed with demand hampered following the negative handover from the US; European futures flat.
- RBNZ cut rates by 50bps and kept the door open to further rate cuts.
- US President Trump said a lot of things will be eliminated due to the shutdown, and he will tell us about the eliminated jobs in four or five days.
- USD remains on the front foot, NZD lags post-RBNZ, JPY digests soft real cash earnings data.
- Spot gold continued its advances, in which spot price
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The left twists language to stifle dissent - redefining “tolerance” into intolerance and branding free speech as hate speech to advance its agenda...
...road will allow access to critical minerals the U.S. needs 'to win the AI arms race against China'...
The U.N.-backed health body said that the chikungunya virus has seen ‘a resurgence’ this year.
"The truth comes out. Biden’s Stasi who claimed to be saving “our sacred democracy” in fact worked overtime to destroy it - all for power. "
"I can now reveal that its founder has resurfaced in Varberg, Sweden."
"It seems as if you are on their side, violence is acceptable."
Morgan Stanley has 3 questions: Is retail overextended? How much more can they buy? How are institutional investors reacting?
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Tyumen region is roughly 1,240 miles from the border...