Submitted Mar 24, 2025|From cnbc.com

South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Monday struck down Prime Minister Han Duck-soo’s impeachment, local media reported, reinstating him as acting president. He will take over the post from Choi Sang-mok, current acting president and finance ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From channelnewsasia.com

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Monday the central bank will continue to raise interest rates if its underlying inflation target is likely to be achieved, despite potential losses on its government bond holdings. "We have said that we will ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From think.ing.com

Crude oil saw its largest weekly increase since early January with ICE Brent settling more than 2.2% higher. Tighter sanctions on Iranian oil exports provided some support, along with compensation plans from some OPEC+ members for overproduction. ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From decrypt.co

President Donald Trump endorsed the Official Trump (TRUMP) token on social media Sunday morning, directly promoting the Solana-based meme coin in which the President’s affiliated companies hold an 80% ownership stake. "I LOVE $TRUMP—SO COOL!!! The ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From channelnewsasia.com

Japan's factory activity fell at the fastest pace in a year in March, dragged by declines in production and new orders in a worrying sign for the economy, a private-sector survey showed on Monday. The service sector, which had been a bright spot in ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From @FirstSquawk

BOJ GOV UEDA: OUR POLICY PURPOSE IS TO ACHIEVE STABLE PRICES, WON'T BE DISTURBED BY CONSIDERATION FOR STATE FINANCES BOJ GOV UEDA: BELIEVE CONFIDENCE IN CURRENCY IS MAINTAINED BY APPROPRIATE MONETARY POLICY AIMED AT ACHIEVING STABLE PRICES BoJ Governor Ueda: policy unaffected even if Bank of Japan finances worsen

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From fpmarkets.com|2 comments

Another week has come and gone. The US Federal Reserve (Fed), the Bank of England (BoE), and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) all left their respective policy rates unchanged. The Fed underlined increased economic uncertainty (most central banks emphasised ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From @PiQSuite

BOJ DEPUTY GOVERNOR UCHIDA: WILL CONTINUE RAISING INTEREST RATES IF LIKELIHOOD OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC, PRICE OUTLOOK RISES uchida watching economy to discern certainty for price goal

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From @PiQSuite|1 comment

JAPAN FINMIN KATO: IMPORTANT FOR CURRENCIES TO MOVE IN STABLE MANNER REFLECTING FUNDAMENTALS WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION AGAINST EXCESSIVE MOVES

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From finance.yahoo.com

The green energy transition in China is at a critical juncture, as oversupply in the solar sector, declining power prices, and continued reliance on fossil fuels threaten to derail progress. Chinese spending on renewable energy dwarfs its rivals, ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From fool.com

President Trump followed through on a popular campaign promise this month. After laying the groundwork for a strategic reserve of cryptocurrency holdings in earlier commitments, the March 6 signing of Executive Order 14233 seeks to establish an ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From pmi.spglobal.com

Today sees the latest release of the au Jibun Bank Flash Japan Composite PMI®. Published on a monthly basis approximately one week before final PMI data are released, this makes the PMI the earliest available indicator of private sector operating ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From yahoo.com

Bitcoin holder Mara Holdings recently acquired a wind farm in Texas to help power a portion of its cryptocurrency operations. The company plans for the renewable energy source to lower its bitcoin production costs with "near zero" energy prices — ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From channelnewsasia.com

The Bank of Japan's meeting last week passed with no surprises, but for a careful BOJ watcher its message on the need to remain vigilant on food-driven inflationary pressures had an important takeaway: Rates could be raised sooner than expected. As ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From oilprice.com

This year will see the highest amount of new oil supply in a decade, according to data analyzed by Raymond James that showed projected global additions of nearly 3 million barrels daily. But only if the price is right. Bloomberg reported the Raymond ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From jeroenblokland.substack.com

Since the start of the year, copper prices have surged 26%. So, that must mean Dr. Copper is signaling clear skies ahead. No recession in sight, right? chart Dr. Copper has long been viewed as a reliable economic barometer. That’s because copper ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From forex.com|2 comments

USD/JPY is on the cusp of a bullish breakout as the final full week of Japan’s fiscal year begins, pressing against downtrend resistance dating back to the January highs. With its relationship to interest rate differentials weakening over the past ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From fool.com

With prices down 47% year to date, Dogecoin's Trump-inspired rally is quickly unraveling. While it is normal for volatile assets to give up some of their gains after a big move, the controversial meme coin is performing worse than many of its peers. ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From nbcnews.com|7 comments

Markets whipsawed further Friday in response to President Donald Trump’s latest comments on tariffs, with stocks briefly turning higher after he hinted that there may be “flexibility” in his plan to impose blanket tariffs on most U.S. trading ...

Submitted Mar 23, 2025|From pmi.spglobal.com

Business activity growth in Australia accelerated at the end of the first quarter of 2025, buoyed by improvements in both the manufacturing and service sectors. The expansion in output was driven by higher new business growth, though export orders ...