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APAC stocks were mostly lower following the continued tech selling stateside and flip-flopping regarding US-Iran talks, while commodities were pressured overnight with silver prices dropping by a double-digit percentage.Earnings saw Alphabet shares fall 2.0%, ARM Holdings slip 8.6%, and Qualcomm slu

NVIDIA (NVDA) AI chip sales to China are reportedly stalled by a US security review, and Chinese customers are, meanwhile, not placing H200 chip orders.European bourses are broadly firmer, US equity futures are mixed with mild underperformance in the NQ.DXY trades flat ahead of US data, JPY underper

APAC stocks were ultimately mixed as the region partially shrugged off the downbeat handover from Wall Street.NVIDIA (NVDA) AI chip sales to China are reportedly stalled by a US security review, and Chinese customers are, meanwhile, not placing H200 chip orders.US House voted (217-214) to pass the U

European bourses opened stronger, but sentiment has dipped off best levels; US equity futures are modestly firmer, with mild outperformance is seen in the NQ.DXY is flat, Antipodeans benefit from a rebound in metals prices with outperformance in the Aussie after the RBA hiked rates by 25bps (as expe

APAC stocks were mostly higher with several bourses firmly recovering from the prior day's sell-off, as the region took impetus from the positive handover from Wall Street.US President Trump announced that India will stop buying Russian oil, while the US will be lowering tariffs on India to 18% from

European bourses opened lower but now display a mixed picture; US equity futures are entirely in the red with the NQ leading losses, focus on NVIDIA/Oracle.DXY is flat, Aussie initially underperformed as metals got hit but now CHF lags as the risk-tone improves. JPY digests Takaichi comments and new

APAC stocks pressured with several bearish factors weighing, incl. the partial US shutdown, weak Chinese PMIs & NVIDIA's OpenAI investment stalling.DXY rangebound, EUR firmer but below 1.19. USD/JPY initially benefited from Takaichi's remarks, though subsequent clarification unwound this.Fixed b

OPEC MEETING (SUN): OPEC+ is widely expected to keep its pause on oil output increases in place for March when eight key members meet on Sunday, after a sharp rebound in prices this month. Delegates told Reuters there is little appetite to change policy after Brent prices climbed by around 8% in Jan

US President Trump says he will announce his Fed pick on Friday. Reports suggest the administration is leaning towards Warsh.DXY bid, USTs lower with the yield curve steeper and US equity futures down (ES -0.8%) amid the Warsh speculation.XAU lost the USD 5k/oz handle and XAG below USD 100/oz in a p

US President Trump says he will announce his Fed pick on Friday. Reports suggest the administration is leaning towards Warsh.DXY gained amid the Warsh speculation, to the detriment of G10 peers. USTs under pressure following this.Apple shares ended the extended US session flat, having initially rise

US Senate Majority Leader Thune sees a possibility to avoid a shutdown by week’s end after Senate Minority Leader Schumer laid out Democrats' demands on ICE, CNN reported.European bourses are broadly firmer though DAX 40 has been pressured by losses in SAP, after disappointing cloud backlogs.In the

APAC stocks were mostly subdued, with sentiment in the region clouded following a lack of fireworks at the FOMC; mega-cap US earnings saw Meta (META) rise 6.6%, Microsoft (MSFT) slip 6%, while Tesla (TSLA) rose 1.9%.FOMC kept rates unchanged at 3.50-3.75%, as expected, with the vote split at 10-2 (M

European bourses are broadly lower; LVMH (-8%) sinks post-earnings, whilst ASML (+4.9%) gains after the company beat across its headline metrics, provided a rosy outlook, and announced a EUR 12bln share buyback.NQ boosted by ASML & SK Hynix earnings, as well as reports that China is said to have

APAC stocks traded mixed with an early positive bias seen following the mostly constructive handover from Wall Street, although some cautiousness began to seep through ahead of looming key risk events.China is said to have approved the first batch of NVIDIA's (NVDA) H200 AI chips for import, with so

US President Trump's announced he is to raise tariffs on South Korean autos, lumber, pharma, and all other reciprocal tariffs to 25% from 15% due to Korea not yet enacting the trade deal.USD/JPY fell sharply below 154.00 without a clear catalyst, in a move similar to Friday’s post-Ueda drop, DXY is

APAC stocks were mostly higher following on from the rebound on Wall Street, but with some of the gains capped ahead of key events and big tech earnings stateside.KOSPI sold off at the open following US President Trump's announcement to raise tariffs on South Korean autos, lumber, pharma, and all ot

US Senate Minority Leader Schumer threatened a partial government shutdown over DHS funding following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol agent on Saturday.European bourses are mostly on the backfoot; US equity futures are incrementally lower.JPY surges on double intervention

APAC stocks were mostly subdued amid Japanese intervention concerns and US President Trump's latest tariff threat against Canada; Trump threatened 100% tariffs on Canada if it makes a trade deal with China.Japanese PM Takaichi warned that the government is ready to take action against speculative mo

Mon: Australian Holiday (Australia Day), German Ifo (Jan).Tue: Chinese Industrial Profits (Dec), US Richmond Fed (Jan), US Consumer Confidence (Jan).Wed: Fed Policy Announcement, BoC Policy Announcement, BCB Policy Announcement, Australia CPI (Q4), German GfK (Feb), NZ Trade (Dec).Thu: Riksbank Poli

BoJ maintained its short-term interest rate at 0.75%, as expected, with an 8-1 vote split as Takata voted for a 25bp hike.BoJ Outlook Report revised its 2025 and 2026 GDP forecast higher, while shifting its 2027 forecast lower; 2026 inflation was revised higher to 1.9% (prev. 1.8%).USD/JPY saw two-w

BoJ maintained its short-term interest rate at 0.75%, as expected, with an 8-1 vote split as Takata voted for a 25bp hike. BoJ Outlook Report revised its 2025 and 2026 GDP forecast higher, while shifting its 2027 forecast lower; 2026 inflation was revised higher to 1.9% (prev. 1.8%).USD/JPY saw

The proposal by NATO's Rutte does not include the transfer of overall sovereignty, Axios reported citing sources; the plan includes the increase of security in Greenland and NATO activity in the Arctic.PBoC Governor Pan says China has room this year to cut RRR and interest rates, pledging flexible u

US President Trump said he had a very productive meeting with NATO's Rutte, and they have formed a framework of a future deal;  will not be imposing the tariffs that were scheduled to go into effect on February 1st.The proposal by NATO's Rutte does not include the transfer of overall sovereignt

US President Trump said Iran will be "wiped off the face of the Earth" if Iran attempts to carry out an assassination threat against him, NewsNation reported.US President Trump said having Greenland makes a much more effective golden dome, will probably be able to work something out with Europe at D

US President Trump said Iran will be "wiped off the face of the Earth" if Iran attempts to carry out an assassination threat against him, NewsNation reported.US President Trump said having Greenland makes a much more effective golden dome, will probably be able to work something out with Europe at D