WORLD NEWS
- A teenager’s death on an untamed island has put the spotlight on its inhabitants – CNN
- Ukraine’s two largest cities under Russian attack, officials say 13 injured – Reuters
- Pentagon releases National Defense Strategy, with homeland defense as top priority – Breaking Defense
- Trump stirs talk of ‘new world order’ as leaders signal shifting global alliances – AP News
- Joint Chiefs chairman to convene rare meeting of all Western Hemisphere military leaders – ABC News
- Joint Chiefs Chairman Issues Rare Invitation to Foreign Military Heads – The New York Times
- Carney’s viral Davos speech complicates stalled US-Canada talks – Politico
- Canadian backpacker’s death poses question for Queensland’s K’gari: can dingoes and tourists coexist? – The Guardian
- Team Trump Is Livid After Canada’s Carney Calls Out U.S. Coercion – The Wall Street Journal
- Trump withdraws Carney’s invitation to Board of Peace – The Washington Post
- Trump rescinds Canada’s invite to join his Board of Peace amid feud with Carney – ABC News
- Bari Weiss’s CBS News Won’t Even Condemn Israel for Killing a CBS Contributor – Zeteo | Substack
- Our European Allies Just Exposed Trump’s Core Weakness—and Also America’s – Slate
- Exclusive: Mexico weighs stopping oil shipments to Cuba amid concerns of Trump retaliation, sources say – Reuters
- At Davos, U.S. allies question a fraying world order – NPR
FOREX NEWS
- The week ahead: Earnings season shifts into maximum overdrive
- investingLive Americas market news wrap: US dollar battered, silver hits $102
- Trump administration weights total blockade of Cuba – report
- The macro view from the railroads: CSX says they don’t see any macro improvement coming
- US January S&P Global flash services PMI 52.5 vs 52.8 expected
- INTC stock: State-backed chipmaker shares tumble after disappointing guidance
- Canada November retail sales +1.3% vs +1.2% expected
- investingLive European markets wrap: Yen jumps after suspected ‘rate check’ from Tokyo
- UK January flash services PMI 54.3 vs 51.7 expected
- Eurozone January flash services PMI 51.9 vs 52.6 expected
- Germany January flash manufacturing PMI 48.7 vs 47.8 expected
- France January flash services PMI 47.9 vs 50.5 expected
- UK December retail sales +0.4% vs -0.1% m/m expected
- Heads up: BOJ governor Ueda press conference up next
- investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: BoJ on hold, revised inflation forecasts higher
CRYPTO NEWS
- Democrats file ethics-focused amendments to crypto market structure bill
- Trump-picked OCC head proceeds with consideration of WLF’s bank charter
- SEC dismisses civil action against Gemini with prejudice
- CertiK keeps IPO on the table as valuation hits $2B, CEO says
- Binance confirms tokenized equities plans five years after initial push
- Remittances ‘more important than aid’ as Africa turns to stablecoins
- ‘Bitcoin trade is over,’ Bloomberg strategist says in 2026 macro outlook
- Paradex refunds $650K to 200 users after maintenance bug triggers liquidations
- US crypto policy pause fuels fresh debate over DeFi and governance: Finance Redefined
- BitGo’s IPO pop turns volatile as shares slip below offer price
- French authorities investigate data breach of crypto tax platform
- Bitcoin prediction markets say $100K BTC price out of reach for now
- Grayscale seeks SEC approval for spot BNB ETF in expansion beyond BTC, Ether
- Bitcoin rolls over as gold gets huge $23K price target by 2034
- Crypto takeaways from Davos: Politics and money collide