OPEC+ STATEMENT: EIGHT MEMBERS TO MAINTAIN PLANNED PAUSE IN OIL OUTPUT HIKES IN MARCH
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IRANIAN OFFICIAL: NO OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE GUARDS ON HOLDING MILITARY EXERCISES IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ
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TOP U.S. AND ISRAELI GENERALS MET AT THE PENTAGON ON FRIDAY TO DISCUSS ESCALATING TENSIONS WITH IRAN, TWO U.S. OFFICIALS SAY, AMID HEIGHTENED MILITARY ACTIVITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST.
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INDONESIA’S DANANTARA HAS INSTRUCTED ASSET MANAGERS IT PLACES FUNDS WITH TO CONTINUE BUYING LOCAL STOCKS THIS WEEK, THE LATEST STEP BY THE GOVERNMENT TO RESTORE CONFIDENCE IN ITS BELEAGUERED CAPITAL MARKETS.
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AXIOS: MEDIATORS WORKING TO ARRANGE MEETING BETWEEN WITKOFF AND IRANIANS IN ANKARA THIS WEEK
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ZELENSKIY SAID THE US, RUSSIA AND UKRAINE WILL HOLD TRILATERAL PEACE TALKS IN ABU DHABI ON FEB. 4–5 AS KYIV PUSHES FOR A “REAL AND DIGNIFIED” END TO THE WAR.
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BITCOIN SLID BELOW $80,000, DOWN ABOUT 40% FROM ITS 2025 PEAK, SIGNALING A DEEPENING CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE AS DEMAND, LIQUIDITY AND BELIEF DRY UP WITH NO CLEAR CATALYST FOR RECOVERY.
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WAYMO IS SEEKING ABOUT $16 BILLION IN NEW FUNDING AT A NEARLY $110 BILLION VALUATION, WITH ALPHABET ANCHORING THE ROUND AS THE ROBOTAXI UNIT PUSHES AGGRESSIVE GLOBAL EXPANSION.
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HASSETT URGED THE FED TO SHRINK ITS BALANCE SHEET AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND QUIETLY FOCUS ON STABILITY, SAYING WARSH IS THE RIGHT CHAIR PICK WHILE WARNING RATE CUTS WOULD BE LIMITED IF INFLATION REACCELERATES.
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NORWAY HAS SELECTED HANWHA AEROSPACE FOR A ROCKET SUPPLY DEAL, THOUGH CONTRACT TERMS ARE STILL UNDER DISCUSSION AND NOT YET FINALIZED.
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AUSTRALIA’S KING TO JOIN U.S. TALKS ON CRITICAL MINERALS THIS WEEK
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AUSTRALIAN MANUFACTURING PMI (FINAL) AT 52.3 VS 52.4 PREVIOUS
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DOLLAR/YEN UP 0.37% TO 155.325
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BOJ SUMMARY: ONE MEMBER SAID AS FX MARKETS FOCUS ON REAL RATE DIFFERENTIALS, BOJ MUST ADJUST ITS SIGNIFICANTLY NEGATIVE REAL POLICY RATE
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BOJ SUMMARY: ONE MEMBER SAID A WEAK YEN BOOSTS PROFITS AND WAGES AT LARGE FIRMS BUT HURTS SMALLER FIRMS, RISKING WIDER INEQUALITY
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GOLD AND SILVER EXTENDED SHARP LOSSES AFTER A DOLLAR SURGE SPARKED BY TRUMP’S FED PICK KEVIN WARSH TRIGGERED A VIOLENT REVERSAL FROM RECORD HIGHS.
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OIL PRICES FELL AS TRADERS WEIGHED TRUMP’S IRAN SIGNALS, A SHARP METALS SELL-OFF, AND OPEC+’S DECISION TO HOLD SUPPLY STEADY DESPITE RECENT GAINS.
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GLOBAL STOCKS SLID AS A HISTORIC PLUNGE IN GOLD AND SILVER TRIGGERED BROAD DELEVERAGING, WHILE THE DOLLAR STRENGTHENED AFTER TRUMP NOMINATED KEVIN WARSH AS FED CHAIR, COOLING EXPECTATIONS OF AGGRESSIVE RATE CUTS AND SOURING RISK SENTIMENT AHEAD OF MAJOR CENTRAL BANK MEETINGS AND
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Trump announces July 4, 2026, closure of Trump Kennedy Center for redevelopment-NBC
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Japan’s Nikkei index advances 1% to 53,868.24
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Japan’s 5-year JGB yield climbs 2.5 bps to 1.680%
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