🇩🇪 MERZ SAYS WE HAVE UNDERSTOOD THAT OUR FREEDOM IS THREATENED, WE MUST BE READY FOR CHANGE AND SACRIFICE
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MERZ SAYS I DO NOT ACCEPT CALLS FOR EUROPE TO WRITE OFF UNITED STATES AS A PARTNER
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*US TO ADD ALIBABA TO LIST OF FIRMS AIDING CHINA MILITARY
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MERZ SAYS WE ARE STRONGER TOGETHER, EVEN THE UNITED STATES IS NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH TO GO IT ALONE
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ALIBABA ADRS DROP 5.1%
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🚨 U.S. JANUARY CPI DUE 8:30 A.M. ET
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TILLIS ON WARSH: WE CAN HAVE HEARINGS ALL WE WANT

TILLIS: NO INTENTION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY FED NOMINEE

TILLIS SAYS HE WANTS PROBE ON POWELL RESOLVED
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U.S. JAN CPI YEAR-OVER-YEAR +2.4% (CONSENSUS +2.5%)

U.S. JAN CPI +0.2% (CONSENSUS +0.3%)

U.S. JAN CPI +0.2% (CONSENSUS +0.3%) , EXFOOD/ENERGY +0.3% (CONSENSUS +0.3%)
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*US JAN. CONSUMER PRICES RISE 0.2% M/M; EST. +0.3%
*US JAN. CONSUMER PRICES RISE 2.4% Y/Y; EST. +2.5%

*US JAN. CORE CPI RISES 0.3% M/M; EST. +0.3%
*US JAN. CORE CPI RISES 2.5% Y/Y; EST. +2.5%
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U.S. STOCK FUTURES TURN POSITIVE AFTER JANUARY CPI DATA
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SPOT GOLD EXTENDS GAINS AFTER US CPI DATA, LAST UP 1.6% AT $4,998.61/OZ
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🚨 TRADERS PRICE 50% CHANCE OF THIRD FED RATE CUT THIS YEAR
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MARKETS NOW SEE A 30% PROBABILITY OF A FED RATE CUT BY APRIL AND MORE THAN 80% CHANCE OF EASING BY JUNE.
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GOLDMAN: JUNE RATE CUT STILL BASE CASE

Lindsay Rosner of Goldman Sachs Asset Management said cooler January CPI clears the way for Fed normalization.

She expects two rate cuts this year, with the first likely in June. However, the pace will depend on the labor market, as the https://t.co/HQ5YrDAX2i
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🇨🇳PENTAGON ADDS ALIBABA TO LIST OF CHINESE FIRMS AIDING MILITARY

PENTAGON ADDS BYD TO LIST OF CHINESE FIRMS AIDING MILITARY

PENTAGON ADDS BAIDU TO LIST OF CHINESE FIRMS AIDING MILITARY

PENTAGON NAMES COSCO AMONG COMPANIES AIDING CHINESE MILITARY

PENTAGON LISTS HUAWEI AMONG
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GOLDMAN SACHS CEO DAVID SOLOMON : WE'RE GOING TO SEE POTENTIALLY, SOME VERY, VERY LARGE IPOS, UNPRECEDENTED IN SIZE THIS YEAR
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PENTAGON TARGETS CHINESE COMPANIES SUPPORTING MILITARY

The Pentagon has added several Chinese firms to its list of companies aiding the military:

Alibaba ( $BABA)
BYD ( $BYDDY)
Baidu ( $BIDU)
COSCO ( https://t.co/hGNSceuy6j)
Huawei (private)
NIO Inc ( $NIO)
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GOLDMAN SACHS CEO SOLOMON SAYS HAVE REAL CONCERN FOR THE CONTINUED LEVEL OF DEFICITS - CNBC
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SMOKING UP, DRINKING DOWN

Tobacco and smoking products jumped 2.1% — the biggest rise since 2017 — while at-home alcohol fell 0.4%, the sharpest drop since 2019.
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US PROPOSES BAN ON AGENCIES USING SOME CHINESE SEMICONDUCTORS
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