The non-farm payroll data might unexpectedly be ugly.

By: keiko

The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States will release the labor market report for February on March 7th. The market generally expects that the non-farm payrolls will increase by 153,000, higher than the 143,000 in January, and the unemployment rate will remain unchanged at 4%, or still close to full employment. If the […]

Canada has launched a comprehensive counterattack against US tariffs

By: keiko

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Tuesday that his administration will continue to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico. Subsequently, the Canadian government announced plans to impose comprehensive counter-tariffs on US products. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a statement later on Monday: “Canada will not stand idly by in the face of this […]

Nvidia’s financial report was not impressive enough to amaze everyone

By: keiko

Nvidia Corp., the chipmaker at the center of the artificial intelligence spending boom, reported decent but not outstanding quarterly results on Wednesday, and investors, accustomed to explosive performance, responded with a shrug. Nvidia said in a statement that its sales for the first fiscal quarter ending in April would reach approximately $43 billion. Analysts on […]

Top institutions are concerned that the US dollar may repeat its 2017 performance

By: keiko

Morgan Stanley said that the factors that led to the depreciation of the US dollar in the early days of Donald Trump’s first term will again threaten the dollar’s exchange rate in 2025. Morgan Stanley strategists Andrew Watrous, Ariana Salvatore and Arunima Sinha believe that a month after the start of Trump’s second term, many […]

Alibaba will fully transform into an AI company and has committed to investing 380 billion yuan in the next three years for basic research

By: keiko

Alibaba Group Holding Limited has committed to investing over 380 billion yuan (53 billion US dollars) in artificial intelligence infrastructure such as data centers over the next three years. This significant commitment highlights the ambition of this e-commerce pioneer to become a leader in artificial intelligence. The Internet company co-founded by Jack Ma plans to […]