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Nasdaq Frenzy: Tech Titans’ AI-Fueled Surge Hits Records Ahead of Fed Cut & Earnings Bonanza

China Stocks: What to Know Before the Open on November 17, 2025 — PBOC’s ¥800bn Liquidity Boost Meets Global Risk-Off

Quick take: Mainland A‑shares reopen Monday at 9:30 a.m. CST with a powerful domestic liquidity tailwind from the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), but sentiment has to work through Friday’s global tech-led selloff, soft October macro prints, and persistent pressure from the property downturn. Reuters+3english.sse.com.cn+3Reuters+3 1) Big policy swing: PBOC to inject ¥800 billion today China’s central bank said it will conduct an ¥800 billion (≈US$113bn) outright reverse‑repo operation on Monday, Nov 17 (six‑month tenor), a net injection of ¥500 billion after November maturities. It’s the latest in a series of sizable OMOs designed to keep liquidity “reasonably ample.” Markets will parse
16 November 2025
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Tech Stocks Plunge as AI Bubble Fears Trigger Global Market Rout

Tech Stocks Plunge as AI Bubble Fears Trigger Global Market Rout

Major stock indexes tumbled on Nov 5, 2025 amid AI valuations concerns and profit-taking. The Nasdaq fell about 2% and the S&P 500 around 1%, while the Dow lost ~0.5% reuters.com. Tech/AI giants plunged – e.g. Palantir –8%, Nvidia –4%, AMD –3.7% nasdaq.com reuters.com – after warnings that sky-high valuations may not hold. Wall Street heavyweights (Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan) have warned of a coming market correction theguardian.com reuters.com. Asian markets led losses (Japan and South Korea down ~5% from recent highs theguardian.com reuters.com) and Europe opened lower. Safe-haven assets stirred: the CBOE VIX spiked ~10% (to ~19) nasdaq.com
5 November 2025
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China’s Soybean Buying Spree After Trade Truce Thrills Farmers, Shakes Markets

China’s Soybean Buying Spree After Trade Truce Thrills Farmers, Shakes Markets

Trade Truce Revives Soybean Trade After years of fraught trade relations, Washington and Beijing reached a breakthrough at a summit in Busan, South Korea on October 30, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping agreed to a one-year pause in their tariff war – a deal that included major agricultural commitments. Both leaders hailed an “amazing” meeting as they shook hands on a U.S.-China trade truce ts2.tech. Under the accord, China pledged to resume buying U.S. soybeans and energy (after a long halt), while the U.S. agreed to scale back some tariffs ts2.tech. Notably, Beijing said it
31 October 2025
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$100 B Bank Fraud Scandal Triggers Global Market Rout – DAX Sinks Below 24,000 Amid ‘Cockroach’ Fears

$100 B Bank Fraud Scandal Triggers Global Market Rout – DAX Sinks Below 24,000 Amid ‘Cockroach’ Fears

U.S. Bank Fraud Shocks Ignite Global Selloff Investors worldwide were rattled after back-to-back fraud scandals at two U.S. regional banks triggered a crisis of confidence in credit markets. On October 16, Utah-based Zions Bancorporation revealed a sudden $50 million loss on two commercial loans tied to alleged borrower fraud – an “ostensibly isolated” hit that nevertheless sent its shares plunging 12–13%, the worst one-day drop in six months ts2.tech ts2.tech. Phoenix-based Western Alliance Bancorp – a peer that lent to related borrowers – fell about 10–11% in sympathy after disclosing its own fraud lawsuit filed in August ts2.tech. “The fact another
17 October 2025
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Brazil’s Soybean Bonanza: Record 178M Ton Crop Sparks Global Market Frenzy

Brazil’s Soybean Bonanza: Record 178M Ton Crop Sparks Global Market Frenzy

Record Harvest and Acreage Surge Brazil is poised for a soybean supercrop. Conab’s October report forecasts roughly 177.64 million tons in 2025/26, about 6 Mt above last year’s output tradingview.com. This would shatter previous records. Conab notes the extra supply comes from a slight bump in area – about 49.0 M hectares (121.1 M acres) of soybeans, ~3.6% more than last year tradingview.com. (FarmProgress confirms 121.2 M acres, +3.7% farmprogress.com.) In the field, planting is already far advanced: Paraná state has seeded ~31% of its soy area, and even Mato Grosso ~19% tradingview.com. In practice, this means Brazilian farmers have committed far more land
14 October 2025
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Global Commodities Soar as War, Weather & Tariffs Upend Markets (Sept 25–26, 2025)

Global Commodities Soar as War, Weather & Tariffs Upend Markets (Sept 25–26, 2025)

Key Facts Energy: Oil Climbs on Conflict and Cuts, Gas Steadies Ahead of Winter Oil markets rallied sharply during the week. Brent crude rose above $69.5/barrel on Sept 26, its highest since early August reuters.com, and is set for a ~4% weekly gain – the biggest in three months reuters.com. West Texas Intermediate followed to ~$65.3/barrel reuters.com. The catalyst was a confluence of supply shocks and geopolitical tensions. Ukraine’s drone strikes on Russian oil facilities have dealt a serious blow to Moscow’s fuel infrastructure reuters.com. In response, Russia banned most diesel exports and extended a gasoline export ban through year-end
26 September 2025
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Global Markets on Edge as Fed Rate Decision Nears: Asia Optimistic, West Cautious

Global Markets on Edge as Fed Rate Decision Nears: Asia Optimistic, West Cautious

The world’s financial markets are fixated on the Federal Reserve’s upcoming rate decision, which is shaping up to be one of the most consequential of the year. Investors across Asia, Europe, and the Americas are bracing for the Fed’s policy announcement on Wednesday, widely expected to deliver the first U.S. rate cut of 2025 reuters.com. This anticipated shift in U.S. monetary policy comes amid a complex global economic backdrop – one marked by moderating inflation, signs of slowing growth, and pockets of geopolitical tension. With stock indices recently at or near record highs and bond yields retreating, markets have been
16 September 2025
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AI Stocks Soar Worldwide as Nvidia’s Big Test and China’s ‘AI Plus’ Plan Ignite a Frenzy

AI Stocks Soar Worldwide as Nvidia’s Big Test and China’s ‘AI Plus’ Plan Ignite a Frenzy

Wall Street Rallies Ahead of Nvidia’s AI ‘Moment of Truth’ U.S. markets climbed on Aug. 26 as investors braced for Nvidia’s highly anticipated earnings release, which has been likened to an economic event in its significance reuters.com. The Dow Jones rose about 0.3%, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each gained ~0.4%, finishing near session highs investopedia.com. Nvidia – now the world’s most valuable company at roughly $4.4 trillion market cap – has become the de facto bellwether of the AI era reuters.com. Its results “transcend the company, becoming a barometer of macroeconomic activity, a talisman for the artificial intelligence
27 August 2025
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Global Business Pulse: Markets Juggle Tariffs, Rate Cuts & Mega-Deals (Aug 7–8, 2025)

Global Business Pulse: Markets Juggle Tariffs, Rate Cuts & Mega-Deals (Aug 7–8, 2025)

On Aug 7, 2025, Dow Jones fell 0.5%, the S&P 500 fell 0.1%, the Nasdaq rose 0.3% to a record high, as Eli Lilly dropped 14% on weak weight-loss drug data. On Aug 7, 2025, the United States imposed about 100% tariffs on imported chips and electronics, with carve-outs for companies that manufacture in the U.S., and Apple jumped about 3% as a result. Brent crude fell below $66 and WTI traded near $63 on Aug 7–8 as tariff fears weighed demand and OPEC+ moved to unwind its output cuts by September. The Bank of England cut interest rates by
8 August 2025
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