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Intuitive Surgical dips on slower procedure growth forecast
** Surgical robot maker Intuitive Surgical's ISRG.O shares fall 3.1% to $590.01 premarket, fourth biggest decliner among S&P 500 components before the bell ** ISRG expects the number of procedures using its da Vinci robots to grow between 13-16% in 2025, versus 17% growth in 2024, it said la...
Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
Next Big Crypto to 100x as Trump Issues Historical Crypto Executive Order
Turns out Trump’s promise to make crypto a national priority wasn’t empty talk. Yesterday, he signed the first crypto executive order that outlines several big commitments: To stop persecution of companies and individuals for engaging in any lawful crypto activities To support the development of dolBitcoinist
Fri, Jan 24
BRIEF-UBS Says Risks To Oil Prices Remain Skewed To Upside In Short Term
Jan 24 (Reuters) - UBS: SAYS RISKS TO OIL PRICES REMAIN SKEWED TO THE UPSIDE IN THE SHORT TERMSAYS OIL DEMAND SHOULD GROW IN LINE WITH LONG-TERM GROWTH RATE OF 1.2 MBPD, WITH OIL MARKET ALMOST BALANCED THIS YEARSAYS WE REMAIN LONG GOLD IN OUR GLOBAL STRATEGY WITH TARGET OF $2,850/OZ BY YEAR-ENDWITH
Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps
BOJ raises short-term policy rate 25 bps to 0.5% from 0.25%Board raises price forecasts, flags brightening wage outlookBOJ sees price risks skewed to upside, says markets stableUeda says rates still below neutral, signals more hikesU.S. growth solid, markets stable but Trump risk loomsAdds Ueda'...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
BOJ Governor Ueda's comments at news conference
Adds comments Jan 24 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan raised interest rates on Friday to their highest since the 2008 global financial crisis and revised up its inflation forecasts, underscoring its confidence that rising wages will keep inflation stable around its 2% target.At its two-day meeting c...Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
Japan Q1 aluminium premium hits 10-year high on stronger overseas prices
TOKYO, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The premium for aluminium shipments to Japanese buyers for January to March was set at $228 a metric ton, the highest in about 10 years, driven by supply fears amid stronger overseas premiums, five sources directly involved in pricing talks said.Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
Major Chinese port hit by congestion ahead of holiday, Trump tariff threat
BEIJING, Jan 24 (Reuters) - Exporters this week jostled to load and ship cargo from Shenzhen's Yantian Port, one of the world's largest container ports, before an eight-day Lunar New Year holiday and ahead of a potential wave of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods.Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
Asian currencies at multi-week highs on Trump's China comments
Currencies in emerging Asian markets jumped on Friday, with the ringgit and rupiah touching multi-week highs, after U.S. President Donald Trump talked of a trade deal rather than tariffs with China, the world's number two economy.Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
Trump says he will reach out to North Korea's Kim
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast on Thursday that he plans to seek to engage North Korean leader Kim Jong Un anew after the two men developed a working relationship in Trump's first term.Reuters
Fri, Jan 24
