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Space junk is posing a dangerous and expensive problem and has spawned a multi-billion dollar clean-up industry. Astroscale Holdings Inc., a Japanese space startup, is developing a spacecraft with robotic arms to deal with the growing problem of debris stuck in orbit by retrieving end-of-life satellites and broken parts from space. Adrian Wong reports.
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The diamond market was slow in May, as US demand was mixed and China remained weak. Anglo American’s plan to separate from De Beers created extra uncertainty. Prices of IF to VS diamonds fell. SI1s were mixed, and SI2s continued to recover. Fancy shapes were sluggish, except for premium makes. The RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI™) for 1-carat goods — reflecting ...
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GDP, or gross domestic product, is all over financial news. It’s a measure of the value of all the goods and services in a country, but what does it actually mean? Well, it works as an indicator for how well or poorly a nation’s overall economy is faring. Do policies need adjusting? Are people gainfully employed? Watch to learn how GDP works and why it ...
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post: BoJ's Nakamura: Japan's economy at critical juncture https://t.co/IwKcPts4Zm post: BoJ Gov Ueda: Price Expectations Must Be Around 2% For Price Target - Inflation Expectations Still Below 2% - Want To Proceed Cautiously On Interest Rates post: BOJ GOVERNOR UEDA: UNCERTAINTIES SURROUND MEASURING NEUTRAL RATE post: BOJ GOVERNOR UEDA: TO AVOID SUCH A SCENARIO, BOJ WOULD NEED TO ADJUST DEGREE OF MONETARY EASING WHICH WOULD REQUIRE RAISING SHORT-TERM POLICY TARGET post: BOJ GOVERNOR UEDA: REDUCE BOND BUYING DURING EXIT
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The Governing Council today decided to lower the three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points. Based on an updated assessment of the inflation outlook, the dynamics of underlying inflation and the strength of monetary policy transmission, it is now appropriate to moderate the degree of monetary policy restriction after nine months of holding rates steady. Since the Governing Council meeting in September 2023, inflation has fallen by more than 2.5 percentage points and the inflation outlook has improved markedly. Underlying inflation has also eased, reinforcing the signs that price pressures have weakened, and inflation expectations have declined at all horizons. Monetary policy has kept financing conditions restrictive. By dampening demand and keeping inflation expectations well anchored, this has made a major contribution to bringing inflation back down. post: #ECB CUTS DEPOSIT FACILITY RATE BY 25BPS TO 3.75%; EST. 3.75% - BBG *ECB CUTS MARGINAL LENDING FACILITY TO 4.50%; EST. 4.50% *ECB CUTS MAIN REFINANCING RATE BY 25BPS TO 4.25%; EST. 4.25% post: ECB SAYS ECB WILL CONTINUE TO REINVEST, IN FULL, PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS FROM MATURING SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER PEPP UNTIL END OF JUNE 2024 || ECB SAYS OVER SECOND HALF OF YEAR, IT WILL REDUCE PEPP PORTFOLIO BY €7.5 BILLION PER MONTH ON AVERAGE ECB SAYS ECB INTENDS TO DISCONTINUE… post: ECB Not Pre-Committing To Any Particular Rate Path - Inflation Likely To Stay Above Target Well Into Next Year - Raises Inflation Forecasts For 2024, 2025European Central Bank cuts main interest rate by 0.25 points The European Central Bank has eased the pressure on borrowers across the eurozone after cutting its main interest rate for the first time in almost five years. The ECB reduced its deposit rate to 3.75% from a record high of 4%, putting it ahead of the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, which have yet to cut interest rates. Financial markets eagerly anticipated the first eurozone cut since September 2019, which will also affect the ECB’s main refinancing operations rate, which fell from 4.5% to 4.25%. City analysts had forecast the cut in borrowing costs at the ECB’s June meeting after signals that that the central bank was ready to offer more support to eurozone economies after a period of economic stagnation following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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The European Central Bank is expected to start cutting interest rates from record highs Thursday, its first reduction in nearly five years, but volatile inflation means the path ahead is uncertain. After an unprecedented streak of eurozone rate hikes beginning in mid-2022 to tame runaway energy and food costs, inflation has been slowly coming down towards ...
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The European Central Bank is expected to start cutting interest rates from record highs Thursday, its first reduction in nearly five years, but volatile inflation means the path ...
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video President Vladimir Putin warned Wednesday that Russia could provide long-range weapons to others to strike Western targets in response to NATO allies allowing Ukraine to ...
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The Bank of Canada marked a major turning point in its fight against inflation on Wednesday as it lowered its key interest rate for the first time in more than four years, making ...
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post: BoJ's Nakamura: Japan's economy at critical juncture https://t.co/IwKcPts4Zm post: BoJ Gov Ueda: Price Expectations Must Be Around 2% For Price Target - Inflation Expectations Still Below 2% - Want To Proceed Cautiously On Interest Rates post: BOJ GOVERNOR UEDA: UNCERTAINTIES SURROUND MEASURING NEUTRAL RATE post: BOJ GOVERNOR UEDA: TO AVOID SUCH A SCENARIO, BOJ WOULD NEED TO ADJUST DEGREE OF MONETARY EASING WHICH WOULD REQUIRE RAISING SHORT-TERM POLICY TARGET post: BOJ GOVERNOR UEDA: REDUCE BOND BUYING DURING EXIT
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Bank of Japan policy board member Nakamura: • Japan's economy recovering moderately albeit some weak signs. • My view is that inflation may not reach 2% from fiscal 2025 onward if consumption weakens. • Will focus on whether inflation-adjusted consumption turns positive, in deciding future monetary policy. • Based on current data, it is appropriate to keep policy intact for time being. • Pass-through of wages to inflation remains weak but closely monitoring situation. post: BOJ'S NAKAMURA CLOSELY WATCHING REAL WAGES post: BOJ'S NAKAMURA CLOSELY MONITORING CONSUMER EXPENDITURE. post: BOJ'S NAKAMURA WARNS JAPAN'S ECONOMY AT CRITICAL JUNCTURE post: NAKAMURA SUGGESTS MAINTAINING CURRENT POLICY FOR THE TIME BEING.
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The Governing Council today decided to lower the three key ECB interest rates by 25 basis points. Based on an updated assessment of the inflation outlook, the dynamics of underlying inflation and the strength of monetary policy transmission, it is now appropriate to moderate the degree of monetary policy restriction after nine months of holding rates steady. Since the Governing Council meeting in September 2023, inflation has fallen by more than 2.5 percentage points and the inflation outlook has improved markedly. Underlying inflation has also eased, reinforcing the signs that price pressures have weakened, and inflation expectations have declined at all horizons. Monetary policy has kept financing conditions restrictive. By dampening demand and keeping inflation expectations well anchored, this has made a major contribution to bringing inflation back down. post: #ECB CUTS DEPOSIT FACILITY RATE BY 25BPS TO 3.75%; EST. 3.75% - BBG *ECB CUTS MARGINAL LENDING FACILITY TO 4.50%; EST. 4.50% *ECB CUTS MAIN REFINANCING RATE BY 25BPS TO 4.25%; EST. 4.25% post: ECB SAYS ECB WILL CONTINUE TO REINVEST, IN FULL, PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS FROM MATURING SECURITIES PURCHASED UNDER PEPP UNTIL END OF JUNE 2024 || ECB SAYS OVER SECOND HALF OF YEAR, IT WILL REDUCE PEPP PORTFOLIO BY €7.5 BILLION PER MONTH ON AVERAGE ECB SAYS ECB INTENDS TO DISCONTINUE… post: ECB Not Pre-Committing To Any Particular Rate Path - Inflation Likely To Stay Above Target Well Into Next Year - Raises Inflation Forecasts For 2024, 2025European Central Bank cuts main interest rate by 0.25 points The European Central Bank has eased the pressure on borrowers across the eurozone after cutting its main interest rate for the first time in almost five years. The ECB reduced its deposit rate to 3.75% from a record high of 4%, putting it ahead of the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, which have yet to cut interest rates. Financial markets eagerly anticipated the first eurozone cut since September 2019, which will also affect the ECB’s main refinancing operations rate, which fell from 4.5% to 4.25%. City analysts had forecast the cut in borrowing costs at the ECB’s June meeting after signals that that the central bank was ready to offer more support to eurozone economies after a period of economic stagnation following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Silver rallied slightly during the early hours on Wednesday as we continue to see a lot of volatility in this market. Quite frankly, the silver market is extraordinarily volatile under the best of circumstances, so you do need to be very cautious anytime you get into it. Position sizing will be crucial as long as we have so much uncertainty, and I think ...
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video Gold remains in a tight consolidation pattern as it has for the past nine days. The high of the range is at 2,364 (C), also a weekly high, and the low is 2,315. On Wednesday gold advanced to a three-day high of 2,357, once again testing resistance at the 20-Day MA. At the time of this writing gold is on track to close at its highest daily closing ...
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CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its May 2024 market statistics set a new average daily volume (ADV) record of 26 million contracts for the month, up 4% from May 2023. The company's interest rate and metals products also reached May ADV records, as its deeply liquid U.S. Treasury complex hit a new single-day record of ...