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Trump to announce Fed chair pick Friday after meeting Warsh
All four candidates for top Fed job support lower interest ratesWarsh was at White House on Thursday to meet with TrumpBloomberg News reports Warsh is to be the nomineeBlackRock's Rieder, Fed Governor Waller also on short listBy Bo Erickson and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Pre...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
WTI declines to near $64.00 despite elevated geopolitical risks
West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Oil price depreciates after three days of gains, trading around $64.00 per barrel during the Asian hours on Friday. However, WTI stayed on track for roughly 12% monthly gains, underpinned by a rising geopolitical risk premium.
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Fri, Jan 30
Former Fed Governor Warsh met with Trump on Thursday
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh came to the White House for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, according one source familiar with the matter.A second source, briefed on the discussion, said the former Fed governor impressed Trump, who is vetting ca...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
US President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats strike deal to avoid shutdown — WSJ
US President Donald Trump and Senate Democrats struck a deal that could avert a government shutdown and buy more time to negotiate restrictions on the administration’s immigration crackdown, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.Fxstreet
Fri, Jan 30
Core inflation in Tokyo slows, still on track to hit BOJ goal
Tokyo core CPI rises 2.0% in January vs forecast +2.2%Slowdown due to base effect of last year's food price spikeIndex excluding fresh food, fuel rises 2.4% yr/yrFocus on corporate price-setting behaviour in AprilBy Leika Kihara TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Core inflation in Japan's capital ...Reuters
Fri, Jan 30
AUD/USD falls toward 0.7000 after pulling back from three-year highs
AUD/USD loses ground after three days of gains, trading around 0.7030 during the Asian hours on Friday. The pair remains subdued following the release of Australia’s Producer Price Index (PPI), which climbed 3.5% year-over-year (YoY) in the fourth quarter of 2025, the same pace as in Q3.
Fxstreet
Fri, Jan 30
US Treasury says Chinese Yuan undervalued, calling on China to allow its rate to strengthen
The US Treasury stated that the Chinese Yuan is “substantially undervalued” and called on China to allow its exchange rate to strengthen in a timely and orderly way, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.Fxstreet
Fri, Jan 30
US President Donald Trump threatens 50% aircraft tariff on Canada over jet certification fight
US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to impose a 50% tariff on all aircraft sold from Canada into the United States (US), accusing Canada of unfairly blocking certification of Gulfstream business jets.Fxstreet
Thu, Jan 29
Japan December factory output falls 0.1% month-on-month
TOKYO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Japan's factory output edged down 0.1% in December from the previous month, better than the median market forecast for a 0.4% dip, government data showed on Friday.Manufacturers surveyed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry expect seasonally adjusted output to...Reuters
Thu, Jan 29
