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February, 2025

• 6 February 2025 2:48 am

  Gold Prices Peak, Face Fresh Challenges

  

  Gold’s relentless climb has propelled it to unprecedented heights, reaching a record peak. However, this impressive rally has also triggered overbought conditions, raising the specter of a potential pullback. While the long-term bullish trend remains intact, traders are now closely monitoring key support levels for signs of a potential correction. …

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• 6 February 2025 1:31 am

  USD/JPY Freefall: 1.13% Drop Signals Deeper Downtrend

  

  The USD/JPY currency pair experienced a significant drop, falling 1.13% to 152.59. This sharp decline occurred as the pair decisively broke through both the 200-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) and the Ichimoku Cloud (Kumo), signaling a strengthening downtrend and potential appreciation of the Japanese Yen.The 175-pip drop on Wednesday confirms …

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• 6 February 2025 12:33 am

  Fed’s Goolsbee Highlights Supply Chain Threats, Including Tariffs, as Inflation Risk

  

  Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee warned Wednesday that threats to supply chains, such as tariffs, pose a challenge to the Federal Reserve’s efforts to curb inflation. He emphasized the difficulty in predicting the impact of such disruptions and how they could complicate the Fed’s goal of achieving a 2% …

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• 5 February 2025 11:18 pm

  Dow Soars 200 Points on Jobs Data and Market Optimism

  

  A surge of positive momentum swept across Wall Street on Wednesday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average soaring 200 points higher. This impressive rally was fueled by a potent cocktail of encouraging economic data and a resurgence of market optimism. Leading the charge was a surprisingly robust ADP National Employment …

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• 5 February 2025 9:58 pm

  UK Economic Maze: The Bank of England Faces Interest Rate Dilemma

  

  BoE will likely decide to cut interest rates for the third time since the pandemic, with a 0.25 percentage point (25 basis point) reduction expected at its February meeting. This would lower the base rate from 4.75%. Easing inflation, slow economic growth, and a softening labor market support this move.The …

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• 5 February 2025 9:46 pm

  US Stocks Rally, Led by Nvidia, Despite Alphabet’s Earnings and AMD Stumbles

  

  US stocks recovered from losses on Wednesday to close higher, fueled by a surge in Nvidia shares, even as Alphabet and AMD faced headwinds.   The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 0.2%, while the benchmark S&P 500 added 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average led the gains, rising 0.7%, or more …

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• 5 February 2025 8:29 pm

  Dollar Continues to Decline After Barkin’s Statements

  

  The US dollar continues its decline since the start of Wednesday’s daily trading, affected by a drop in US Treasury yields, which continue to fall for the second day in a row. This comes due to statements from the Federal Reserve that favored the continuation of current interest rates for …

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• 5 February 2025 7:04 pm

  ECB’s Centeno Signals Potential for Sub-Neutral Interest Rates to Combat Deflation Risk

  

  The European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council member Mario Centeno has raised concerns about the growing risk of deflationary pressures within the Eurozone. He suggested that the ECB may need to lower interest rates below the neutral level to ensure inflation reaches and remains at the 2% target. Centeno stressed …

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• 5 February 2025 5:16 pm

  Uber Shares Drop 6% as Q4 Profit Misses Estimates and Q1 Forecast Disappoints

  

  Uber Technologies (NYSE:UBER) shares fell 6% premarket on Wednesday after reporting a lower-than-expected Q4 profit, with rising costs and a weaker Q1 bookings forecast overshadowing its revenue beat. Q4 Earnings Highlights Revenue: $11.96 billion (beat expectations of $11.77 billion) Adjusted EPS: $0.23 (missed estimates of $0.50) Gross Bookings: $44.2 billion …

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• 5 February 2025 3:54 pm

  US Stock Futures Fall as Alphabet Earnings Disappoint and Trade Tensions Rise

  

  US stock index futures declined on Wednesday, dragged down by weak earnings from Alphabet and renewed US-China trade tensions. Stock Futures Performance (06:00 ET / 11:00 GMT) Dow Jones Futures: ↓ 80 points (-0.2%) S&P 500 Futures: ↓ 30 points (-0.5%) Nasdaq 100 Futures: ↓ 195 points (-0.9%) On Tuesday, …

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• 5 February 2025 2:34 pm

  Oil Prices Dip Amid Rising U.S. Stockpiles and Trade War Concerns

  

  Oil prices fell on Wednesday as concerns over rising U.S. crude stockpiles and a potential escalation in the U.S.-China trade war weighed on market sentiment, despite renewed efforts by U.S. President Trump to curb Iranian crude exports. Market Movement Brent crude futures dropped 66 cents (-0.87%) to $75.54 per barrel …

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• 5 February 2025 2:28 pm

  Apple Faces Antitrust Scrutiny in China Amid Trade Tensions

  

  Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is under review by China’s antitrust watchdog, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), over its App Store policies and developer fees, according to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday. Key Focus of the Review Regulators are examining Apple’s 30% commission on in-app purchases and its ban …

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• 5 February 2025 12:44 pm

  European Markets Slip as Investors Weigh Trade War Risks, Earnings Reports

  

  European stock markets edged lower on Wednesday as investors digested corporate earnings, global trade tensions, and upcoming economic activity data from the region. At 08:05 GMT (03:05 ET): Germany’s DAX fell 0.4% France’s CAC 40 declined 0.2% UK’s FTSE 100 slipped 0.1% Trade War Fears Weigh on Sentiment Market caution …

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