Australia Owner-Occupier Loan Value (Q/Q) q4: 10.6% (prev 4.7%)
(@FirstSquaw)

Hong Kong enterprise for needy unable to set up new shop after government error-scmp
(@FirstSquaw)

ByteDance rolls out freebies as competition heats up for AI app users in China-scmp
(@FirstSquaw)

Beijing dominant partner in Russia-China relationship: US congressman Fallon-scmp
(@FirstSquaw)

Co-founders of Musk’s xAI join exodus from start-up’s tech team-ft
(@FirstSquaw)

India reducing Russian oil imports while increasing US energy purchases, says USTR’s Greer-CNBC
(@FirstSquaw)

The budget numbers confirm again that America’s fiscal mess isn’t because taxes are too low. It’s because the government spends too much-WSJ
(@FirstSquaw)

NZD/USD softens below 0.6050 as New Zealand labor data dampens RBNZ rate hike bets-FX
(@FirstSquaw)

Seoul stocks slip at start of session on hawkish Fed comments
(@FirstSquaw)

SMIC Co-CEO Zhao Haijun expects 2025 capital expenditure above initial forecasts due to strong demand
(@FirstSquaw)

Zhao Haijun: Strong AI memory demand pushing up chip prices, pressuring mobile phone customers
(@FirstSquaw)

Rising crude lifts pressure on USD/CAD, which edges down near 1.3550 ahead of NFP
(@FirstSquaw)

ACTIVIST INVESTOR ANCORA HOLDINGS HAS ACQUIRED A $200 MILLION STAKE IN WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY AND OPPOSES ITS $72 BILLION NETFLIX DEAL - WSJ
(@FirstSquaw)

Overnight interbank rate in Taiwan opens steady at 0.806%, same as previous session
(@FirstSquaw)

USD/JPY drops 0.3% to 153.96
(@FirstSquaw)

Shares of Hyundai Glovis rise 5.1%
(@FirstSquaw)

Zhao Haijun says market foundry supply is declining as capacity shifts toward advanced packaging
(@FirstSquaw)

Major Bitcoin holders have stepped in, yet the narrow demand raises questions about whether this is a true rebound or just damage control-BBG
(@FirstSquaw)

PBOC fixes yuan at 6.9438 vs the dollar, up from yesterday’s close of 6.9140.
(@FirstSquaw)

Yuan midpoint hits highest level since May 11, 2023, China announces.
(@FirstSquaw)

Argentina’s oilseed unions will go on strike starting Wednesday over the government’s proposed labor reforms, the business chamber says.
(@FirstSquaw)