President Donald Trump’s Plan To Invest Billion In Venezuela
President Donald Trump’s administration may indict Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell for comments about a building repair project, which Powell called a “pretext” for influencing interest rate cuts. U.S. President Donald Trump suggested he may visit Iranian leaders amid a harsh crackdown on rallies as he considers military options. According to ROI Energy Columnist Ron…
Unemployment Rate Drop, But Inflation Keep Following
The U.S. Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment rate fell to 4.4% from 4.5% in November, despite companies adding 50,000 positions. Powell led the Fed to lower its benchmark overnight interest rate by three quarters of a percentage point last year to keep the job market from softening, even though his more hawkish colleagues…
Swiss are gaining more inflation pressure
The minutes of the Swiss National Bank’s latest rate-setting meeting, released Thursday, show officials expect inflation to rise gradually, helping them avoid reducing or raising rates. As expected, the SNB maintained its 0% policy rate on December 11, the lowest among major central banks.Despite falling inflation, the central bank said its long-term estimates were in…
Bank Start to Gain Massively in Q4
The fourth quarter shaped up to be a perfect recipe in the consecutive buildup for investment banking revenues. “an improving IPO calendar, to a surge in M&A activity, to continued elevated trading activity across commodities, fixed income and equities,” boosted earnings. According to Dealogic data, global investment banking income surged 15% to approximately $103 billion,…
AI Will Lead Market Trade This Years
Several analysts expect global investors to explore opportunities in cheap financial markets this year as concerns over an AI bubble lead traders to look beyond highly valued technology equities. In April 2025, President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs sent U.S. stocks down to near bear market territory before returning to historic highs. Analysts expect the rising…
India Accepted Electronic Component Projects Of $4.6 Billion
The Indian IT ministry announced Friday that a variety of companies have been accepted for 418.63 billion rupees ($4.64 billion) in incentive schemes to stimulate domestic electronic component production. Samsung, Tata, and Foxconn (2317.TW) were among the companies whose projects were approved for government subsidies under the 229.19 billion rupee Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme. Mobile…
China Asking for 2 Million Nvidia H200 Chip
Nvidia (NVDA.O) is trying to meet Chinese technology businesses’ high demand for its H200 artificial intelligence chips and has approached contract maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (2330.TW) to increase output. Two people stated Chinese IT companies had ordered over 2 million H200 processors for 2026, while Nvidia has only 700,000 in stock. The additional amount…
India Raise Tax On Cigarettes While Tobacco Market Shares Fell
On Thursday, Indian tobacco companies’ shares fell as the government raised cigarette taxes, making them more expensive for 100 million smokers in the world’s most populous nation. ITC (ITC.NS), manufacturer of Gold Flake and market leader, slumped 9.2%, while Godfrey Phillips India (GDFR.NS), Marlboro distributor, fell 14.1%. The government has not indicated how the duty…