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US Initial Jobless Claims dropped to 208K last week

According to a report from the US Department of Labor (DOL) released on Thursday, the number of US citizens submitting new applications for unemployment insurance shrank to 208K for the week ending July 11. The latest p…

Canadian Dollar: Trend depends on Dollar – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister argues that recent Canadian labour data and the Bank of Canada’s latest decision suggest domestic monetary policy is unlikely to reverse the downtrend in USD/CAD. Markets have largely price…

British Pound: Fiscal reassurance supports gains – MUFG

Lee Hardman at MUFG highlights that the British Pound (GBP) has strengthened sharply, helped by reports that Shabana Mahmood is set to become the next UK chancellor, reinforcing expectations of “sound public finances” u…

Nvidia partners with Japan robotics firms on AI development

Home to leading manufacturers, robotics pioneers, infrastructure builders and iconic gaming companies, of course, Japan is one of the world’s centers of AI — building across the full stack with NVIDIA technologies. This…

Iran's army says war may spread to new arenas

According to an Iranian army spokesperson, the United States (US) continues to attack several areas, while warning that the war will spread to new arenas, the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) reported. The spokespers…