January 30, 2026 2:32 pm
Key Moments Citi upgraded Spotify to Buy while reiterating a $650 price target based on “28x 2027 FCF per share.” The bank forecasts Spotify revenue and adjusted EBITDA modestly above consensus, driven mainly by stronger Premium ARPU and margins. Citi pointed to potential price hikes, competitor moves, and buybacks as key upside catalysts, while flagging […]
Read moreJanuary 30, 2026 1:43 pm
Key Moments USD/JPY retreats from a high of 154.40 to 153.90 but retains a mildly bullish bias. Trump confirms former Fed governor Kevin Warsh will succeed Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve Chair in May. Tokyo CPI data shows cooling inflation, reducing near-term pressure on the Bank of Japan to raise rates. USD/JPY Slips Below 154.00 […]
Read moreJanuary 30, 2026 10:37 am
Key Moments GBP/JPY has traded in a 210.00-212.00 consolidation band this week after meeting resistance at 214.85 last Friday. Tokyo core CPI slowed to 2% in January from 2.3% in December, missing the 2.2% consensus and reinforcing expectations of a cautious BoJ. The pair is currently challenging the 20-day SMA near 212.00, with an ascending […]
Read moreJanuary 30, 2026 10:18 am
Key Moments: EUR/GBP last traded around 0.8670, remaining just above the 0.8650 support area that has repeatedly contained downside this month German GDP for the third quarter exceeded forecasts, but markets are waiting for broader Eurozone and German data to validate signs of improvement Price action is sitting on the neckline of a large bearish […]
Read moreJanuary 30, 2026 9:22 am
Key Moments GBP trades weaker versus USD and lags most other G10 currencies in subdued market conditions. Political uncertainty tied to possible leadership challenges remains a key risk factor for GBP. Strategists highlight a strong link between GBP performance and risk reversals, hinting at some underlying support. GBPUSD Soft in Quiet Market Conditions The British […]
Read moreJanuary 30, 2026 8:31 am
Key Moments EUR/USD traded around 1.1940 after briefly dipping to 1.1895, a level that has acted as short-term support over the past three sessions. Analysts say the euro’s pullback is corrective, with buyers staying active near the 1.1880–1.1900 zone. Expectations that Kevin Warsh will be named the next Federal Reserve Chair have supported the dollar. […]
Read moreJanuary 30, 2026 8:14 am
Key Moments Bitcoin traded 6.4% lower at $82,620.3, after touching an intraday low of $81,201.5. About $1.68 billion in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated, with roughly 93% of the wipeout hitting long positions. Altcoins tracked Bitcoin’s slide, with Ethereum, XRP, Solana, Cardano, Polygon, Dogecoin, and $TRUMP all recording notable declines. Bitcoin Extends Losses to Two-Month […]
Read moreJanuary 30, 2026 7:34 am
Key Moments China has granted conditional approval for AI startup DeepSeek to acquire Nvidia’s H200 chips, with regulatory terms still under negotiation, according to two sources. Approvals for DeepSeek, ByteDance, Alibaba and Tencent to buy H200 chips have been issued by Chinese ministries, but final import conditions are being set by the National Development and […]
Read moreJanuary 29, 2026 3:15 pm
Key Moments USD/CAD trades near 1.3500, down about 0.40%, marking its weakest level since October 2024. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude climbs to $65.90 per barrel, its highest level since September 26, rising more than 4% on the day. Interest-rate swaps indicate roughly a 44% chance the BoC raises its policy rate to 2.50% within […]
Read moreJanuary 29, 2026 3:07 pm
Key Moments Innodata Inc (NASDAQ:INOD) shares climbed 13.8% Thursday after winning a data engineering and training data mandate from Palantir Technologies (NYSE:PLTR). The company will supply specialized annotation and data engineering for thousands of hours of rodeo video to power computer vision models for automated performance metrics. The partnership extends to multimodal data engineering and […]
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