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Japan’s Takaichi: Trump and I Discussed Legal Limits to Japan's Help on Hormuz
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attempted to reiterate her support for US President Donald Trump on Thursday after the president this week seemed to complain that Japan was among the nations that did not quickly join his call to help protect the Strait of Hormuz.Fxstreet
Fri, Mar 20
Unilever in Talks to Combine Food Business with Mccormick, WSJ Reports
March 19 (Reuters) - Unilever ULVR.L is in talks to separate its food business and combine it with spice maker McCormick MKC.N in an all-stock deal that could come within weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing sources.Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
EU Leaders Call for Moratorium on Strikes Against Energy and Water Facilities in Middle East
BRUSSELS, March 19 (Reuters) - European Union leaders called on Thursday for a moratorium on military strikes on energy and water facilities in the Middle East, amid growing concerns about the impact of the Iran war on the global economy.Reuters
Fri, Mar 20
Traders Stop Betting on Fed 2026 Rate Cuts, Three Major Index Futures Fall, Gold and Silver Both Lose Key Levels
TradingKey - At 9:30 AM ET, U.S. stocks opened under pressure as the repricing of interest rate expectations triggered simultaneous pressure across multiple asset classes. As markets gradually abandon bets on 2026 rate cuts, expectations for the Federal Reserve to maintain interest rates "higher for longer" have rapidly intensified, with futures for the three major stock indices collectively trading lower.TradingKey
Thu, Mar 19
Silver Drops Below 70 Mark. Precious Metals Under Collective Pressure, Liquidity Preference Dominates Market
TradingKey - The precious metals market continues to weaken as silver broke below the key 70 mark intraday, hitting a periodic low. Following the pullback in gold, silver's losses further widened, signaling a clear divergence within safe-haven assets.TradingKey
Thu, Mar 19
SNB Keeps Interest Rates Unchanged, Can USD/CHF Still Fall Following SNB Warnings?
TradingKey - On Thursday (March 19), the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced its Q1 2026 monetary policy decision, maintaining its key policy rate at 0.00%, in line with broad market expectations. Meanwhile, the central bank issued a clear warning that it will decisively intervene in the foreign exc
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Thu, Mar 19
Analysts See Long‑Term ‘Post‑War’ Strain Ahead as Natural Gas Prices Spike
Tradingkey - Recent attacks by Iran on key energy infrastructure across the Gulf have damaged Ras Laffan Industrial City — one of the world’s largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) export hubs in Qatar — driving oil and gas prices sharply higher.TradingKey
Thu, Mar 19
AMD Partners with Samsung to Expand AI Cooperation, Is It Time to Invest in AMD?
TradingKey - Against the backdrop of intensifying competition in AI computing power, collaboration across the semiconductor supply chain is becoming increasingly close. The latest Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Samsung Electronics and AMD has once again shifted market focus to crit
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Thu, Mar 19
Bitcoin Drops Below $70,000 as Crypto Rally Fails to Materialize
TradingKey - The cryptocurrency market experienced a significant correction as Bitcoin dropped below the key $70,000 threshold intraday, triggering short-term stop-loss orders and causing market sentiment to cool rapidly. Crypto assets, which had previously shown strength, saw marked volatility amid rising macroeconomic uncertainty.
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Thu, Mar 19
Gold Briefly Drops Below $4,800 Mark. Is Safe-Haven Logic Changing?
TradingKey - International gold prices extended their corrective trend, weakening intraday to drop below the key 4,800 mark. Performance among safe-haven assets showed significant divergence as the US dollar continued to strengthen, indicating that capital is more inclined to hold high-liquidity assets during periods of rising uncertainty.TradingKey
Thu, Mar 19
Trump May Push Japan for Help with Iran War in White House Meeting
WASHINGTON, March 19 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump may use a White House meeting with Japan’s prime minister on Thursday to press for help in the war on Iran, placing Sanae Takaichi in an awkward position as Tokyo weighs how much support it can provide.Reuters
Thu, Mar 19
Gold Comes Off One-month Low on Dollar Pause; Hawkish Fed Caps Gains
Gold rose on Thursday after briefly touching a more than one-month low, as a pause in the U.S. dollar rally offered support, but gains were capped by a hawkish Federal Reserve, which limited hopes for near-term rate cuts.Reuters
Thu, Mar 19
China Set to Keep Rates Steady as Mideast War Clouds Inflation Outlook
China is expected to keep benchmark lending rates steady for the 10th consecutive month in March on Friday, a Reuters survey showed, as rising global oil prices driven by heightened Middle East tensions add uncertainty to the inflation outlook.Reuters
Thu, Mar 19
