WTI struggles near $61.75 as US-Iran talks ease supply worries

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Crude Oil prices struggle to capitalize on the previous day’s modest bounce from the $61.20 area, or a one-week trough, and attract some sellers for the second s...

Gold rebounds above $4,800, traders brace for US-Iran talks

Gold price (XAU/USD) recovers some lost ground to near $4,820 during the early Asian session on Tuesday. The precious metal edges higher following a historic market rout. However, the upside in the ne...

Japan’s Katayama says will coordinate regularly with US on FX

Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday that she will continue to closely coordinate with US authorities as needed, based on a joint Japan and US statement issued in September last y...

OpenAI says Musk’s xAI wiped evidence in AI antitrust fight

OpenAI has charged that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, intentionally erased evidence in a lengthy antitrust suit, setting off a legal battle that has now merged antitrust allegation...

US President Donald Trump cuts India tariffs to 18% as New Delhi agrees to end Russian oil purchases

US President Donald Trump said he will slash tariffs on India to 18% after Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil, Bloomberg reported on Monday.  Trump added that India will al...

US President Donald Trump announces establishment of critical mineral reserve — Reuters

US President Donald Trump announced the creation of a US critical mineral reserve, Reuters reported on Monday. Trump further stated that the initiative will combine $10 billion in financing from the U...

Strong economic growth driven by exports – UOB

Taiwan’s real GDP growth surged to 12.68% y/y in 4Q25, marking its fastest pace since 3Q87. The robust performance was driven by strong global demand for Taiwan’s electronic components and...

NZD/USD consolidates below highs ahead of key employment data

• NZD/USD eased to 0.6008 on Monday, pulling back from seven-month highs near 0.6045 as the Kiwi consolidates strong January gains of around 5%. • Tuesday brings Q4 labor market data; unemployment rat...

Japanese Yen weakens to near 155.50 as upbeat US data bolsters Dollar

The USD/JPY pair attracts some buyers to around 155.55 during the early Asian session on Tuesday. The upbeat US economic data provides some support to the Greenback against the Japanese Yen (JPY). The...

Forecasts lowered amid strong performance – DBS

DBS Bank’s Group Research report, authored by Philip Wee, has lowered its forecasts for the MYR, reflecting its strong performance against the USD. The report discusses recent trading trends and...

SpaceX officially acquires xAI, uniting Elon Musk’s AI and rocket ambitions

SpaceX has acquired xAI. The deal was confirmed Monday when the company published a memo from Elon Musk on its website. Elon wrote:- “SpaceX has acquired xAI to form the most ambitious, vertically-int...

Top New York prosecutors target stablecoin firms ‘profiting from fraud’

New York prosecutors, Letitia James and Alvin Bragg, have written a letter to Congress detailing how the GENIUS Act helps stablecoin companies profit off stolen funds.  Tether and Circle reportedly ea...

OpenAI says its unhappy with Nvidia inference hardware, now looking at AMD, Cerebras, Groq

OpenAI isn’t happy with Nvidia’s AI chips anymore, especially when it comes to how fast they can answer users. The company started looking for other options last year, and now it’s talking to AMD, Cer...

Pound Sterling losses slow as BoE rate decision looms

• GBP/USD eased to 1.3646 on Monday, retreating from the August 2021 high of 1.3847 touched last week as markets position ahead of Thursday’s BoE decision. • BoE widely expected to hold rates at...

EUR/USD slips under 1.1800 on strong PMI data, Fed bets boost Dollar

EUR/USD drops for the second straight day down 0.49%, following last Friday’s metals rout which underpinned the Greenback to the detriment of the shared currency. Also the nomination of Kevin Warsh to...

Underperforming outlook for 2026 – MUFG

The Indian Rupee is expected to underperform through 2026, according to the latest analysis from MUFG. The report, authored by Michael Wan, Senior Currency Analyst at MUFG, highlights the government&#...

RBA expected to deliver first interest rate hike in over two years in February

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is widely expected to raise the Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 3.85% from 3.6% after concluding its first monetary policy meeting of 2026. The decision will be announc...

Economic recovery outlook – Standard Chartered

Standard Chartered Bank’s report highlights a cautiously optimistic outlook for Hong Kong’s economy, driven by financial services and a recovery in private consumption. GDP growth is proje...

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Strengthening against Dollar – Rabobank

Rabobank’s report discusses the strengthening of the Chinese Renminbi (CNY) against the Dollar, driven by China’s efforts to internationalize its currency. The report notes Xi Jinping̵...

Palantir beats Q4 earnings with $0.25 EPS and $1.4 billion revenue, topping Street views

Palantir just crushed Wall Street’s fourth-quarter expectations, reporting $0.25 earnings per share on $1.41 billion revenue, beating forecasts of $0.23 and $1.33 billion. That’s a 70% year-over-year ...

Trump to slash tariffs on Indian exports from 25% to 18% after Modi call

Trump said the U.S. will cut tariffs on Indian exports from 25% to 18%, after a call with Modi where they agreed on a new trade deal. He posted on Truth Social that the lower tariff would start “effec...

Silver drops 5% as US data lifts risk appetite, pressures XAG/USD

Silver price registers losses of over 5% on Monday as the precious metals liquidation continued for the second straight day. Upbeat economic data in the US improved risk appetite to the detriment of t...

Economic outlook ahead of elections – DBS

Thailand is set to hold general elections on February 8, 2026, amidst a challenging economic backdrop. The report by DBS Group Research, authored by Chua Han Teng, highlights that GDP growth is expect...

NFP data suspended amid US government shutdown

Here is what you need to know on Tuesday, February 3: The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) advised markets on Monday that Friday’s scheduled publication of the latest Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) j...

Bed Bath & Beyond Reveals Plan To Tokenize Real Estate and Additional Real World Assets

Bed Bath & Beyond Reveals Plan To Tokenize Real Estate and Additional Real World Assets – The Daily Hodl &...

Solana News: Jupiter Says Polymarket Comes to Solana With New Integration

Key insights In the latest Solana news, Jupiter said it would integrate Polymarket on Solana for the first time. The exchange pitched the move as a push into on-chain prediction markets. Jupiter also ...

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Elon Musk affirms merger chatter with xAI and SpaceX ahead of IPO

Elon Musk just confirmed it himself. The rumors are real. He’s working on combining xAI and SpaceX, and it could be made official any day now. Word already got out to some investors in both companies....

Soft PMI data indicates domestic challenges – ING

China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49.3 in January, indicating a contraction and coming in well below forecasts. The non-manufacturing PMI also slipped back ...

South Korea’s FSS rolls out AI monitoring system for ‘unfair virtual asset trading’ 

South Korea’s authorities are continuing to crack down on cybercrime this 2026, with its Financial Supervisory Service integrating AI into its systems to detect suspicious market activities as they oc...

Store openings and closures 2026: Dollar General, Aldi, GameStop

Dollar General and Aldi logos. Reuters Store openings in the U.S. are expected to rise and store closures fall this year compared to the 2025, with value retailers leading the growth as they continue ...