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PRECIOUS-Gold rises from one-week low ahead of FOMC minutes
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Vatican says it will not participate in Trump's 'Board of Peace'
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India's Yotta to build $2 billion AI hub with Nvidia's Blackwell chips
Japanese Yen weakens vs. USD as fiscal woes offset BoJ rate hike bets ahead of FOMC Minutes
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As many as 10 skiers missing, at least six stranded in California avalanche
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USD/INR opens flat ahead of FOMC Minutes
Commodities
PRECIOUS-Gold rises from one-week low ahead of FOMC minutes
Gold fell 2.3% on TuesdayUS-Iran reach understanding on "guiding principles"January FOMC minutes due at 1900 GMTBy Pablo Sinha Feb 18 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose on Wednesday, rebounding from a one-week low hit in the previous session as markets await the release of the Federal Reserve&...Reuters
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Vatican says it will not participate in Trump's 'Board of Peace'
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The Vatican will not participate in U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called "Board of Peace" initiative, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican's top diplomatic official, said on Tuesday while adding that efforts to handle crisis situ...Reuters
14 minutes ago
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India's Yotta to build $2 billion AI hub with Nvidia's Blackwell chips
Feb 18 (Reuters) - Indian data centre company Yotta Data Services said on Wednesday it will build one of Asia's largest AI computing hubs using Nvidia's NVDA.O latest Blackwell Ultra chips, in a project costing more than $2 billion.Reuters
16 minutes ago
Commodities
As many as 10 skiers missing, at least six stranded in California avalanche
Rescue personnel headed to avalanche zone in winter stormHeavy snow, white-out conditions hamper emergency teams Incident could rank as one of deadliest US avalanches on recordBy Steve GormanLOS ANGELES, Feb 17 (Reuters) - As many as 10 skiers were missing and at least six others were stranded and a...Reuters
16 minutes ago
Forex
USD/INR opens flat ahead of FOMC Minutes
The Indian Rupee (INR) opens almost flat against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday. The USD/INR pair is expected to wobble near its current levels at around 90.80 as investors await the release of Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Minutes at 19:00 GMT.Fxstreet
18 minutes ago
Commodities
Alcoa forced to pay $38 million after illegally clearing Australian native forest
SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. aluminium company Alcoa AA.N will pay A$55 million ($39 million) to remediate native forest it illegally cleared in Western Australia in order to mine bauxite, Australia’s environment ministry said on Wednesday.The payment, secured through legally enforceable undertak...Reuters
25 minutes ago
Commodities
GRAINS-Soybeans hit 3-month high on China demand hopes; wheat firms
Soybeans climbed to highest since mid-Nov on demand expectationsWheat futures rise but gains limited by growing global suppliesBy Naveen Thukral SINGAPORE, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Chicago soybean futures hit their highest in three months on Wednesday, rising for a second session, as expectations of hi...Reuters
26 minutes ago
Forex
Japan's $550 billion investment in US seen widening gains on hedged JGBs
Big Japan investment in US seen boosting demand for dollar funding JBIC is expected to convert 5.5 trillion yen into dollars via currency basis swaps Yields on hedged JGBs may increase on rising costs for dollar fundingBy Junko Fujita TOKYO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Japanese government bonds may become...Reuters
27 minutes ago
Forex
New Zealand keeps rates steady, sees loose policy for some time
RBNZ holds rates at 2.25%, sees easy policy for some timeEconomic recovery still fragile, job market weakKiwi falls as markets pared back bets for a rate hike in OctoberBy Stella QiuWELLINGTON, Feb 18 (Reuters) - New Zealand's central bank kept interest rates steady on Wednesday and tempered mar...Reuters
38 minutes ago
Cryptocurrencies
XRP Price Signals Potential Upside Reversal After Prolonged Weakness
XRP price extended losses and traded below $1.450. The price is now consolidating losses but faces hurdles near $1.4850 and $1.50. XRP price started another decline and traded below the $1.50 zone. The price is now trading above $1.50 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a declining ch...NewsBTC
38 minutes ago
Stocks
SGH, Steel Dynamics bid $10.6 billion for BlueScope Steel but investors remain wary
Consortium hikes offer to A$32.35 a share, excluding dividendsNew offer 8% higher than the prior rejected offerSGH, Steel Dynamics maintain plan to break up BlueScopeBlueScope's shares jump as much as 6% in early tradingBy Christine Chen and Scott Murdoch SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Australian...Reuters
45 minutes ago
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Miners Pull 36K BTC From Exchanges In Weeks: What Comes Next?
Bitcoin continues to struggle to reclaim the $70,000 level, with price action increasingly confined to a broad range above $60,000. This consolidation reflects persistent selling pressure near resistance while buyers appear willing to defend lower levels, creating a temporary equilibrium rather than...NewsBTC
46 minutes ago
Cryptocurrencies
XRP Emerges As Rotation Target As Investors Exit Bitcoin And Ethereum
XRP’s bearish price action extends, capping off brief upward attempts and keeping the token well below the $2 level. Even with ongoing waning price action, the altcoin continues to attract a notable wave of capital ahead of Bitcoin and Ethereum, the two leading cryptocurrency assets. Investors Rotat...Bitcoinist
47 minutes ago
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Alcoa Furthers Approvals Modernization With Australian Government
Feb 17 (Reuters) - Alcoa Corp AA.N:ALCOA FURTHERS APPROVALS MODERNIZATION WITH AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENTALCOA CORP - AGREES TO PAY $36 MILLION FOR HISTORICAL CLEARINGALCOA CORP: WILL RECORD AN INCREMENTAL CHARGE OF $19 MILLION ($13 MILLION AFTER-TAX, OR $0.05 PER SHARE)Reuters
47 minutes ago
Stocks
Australia's Sports Entertainment hits over 2-month high on HY profit, strong FY outlook
Sports Entertainment SEG.AX jumps as much as 10.9% to A$0.305, highest since November 27Stock marks biggest intraday pct gain in more than two monthsSports management and media firm posts HY profit after tax attributable of A$3.2 mln ($2.3 mln) vs year-ago loss attributable of A$427,000HY revenue ju...Reuters
55 minutes ago
