Month: February 2026
Yen near 160, a record Nikkei 225, higher yields: What experts expect after Sanae Takaichi’s landslide victory
A screen displays Nikkei 225 Stock Average inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. Japanese stocks surged to fresh record highs, while bonds dropped, after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party secured a landslide victory. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A yen […]
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The AI narrative now has a new trade — shorting software stocks
Software and data services stocks remain under pressure after Anthropic’s rollout of a legal automation tool reignited fears of AI-driven disruption — and now one fund manager says that shorting software has become the market’s newest expression of the AI trade. Software names — along with data service companies, financial information providers and publishers — […]
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Gold and silver price swings are powering algo traders and machine-learning funds
As gold and silver prices continue to seesaw, one corner of the hedge-fund industry is mining an opportunity from the huge swings in precious metals . Commodity Trading Advisors (CTAs), also known as trend-following or managed futures funds, are computer-driven investment strategies that trade investment trends across different futures markets, including equities, bonds, currencies, and […]
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Private credit worries resurface in $3 trillion market as AI pressures software firms
Private credit markets are facing fresh uncertainty as AI-driven tools start to pressure software companies, a major borrower group for private lenders. The software industry came under renewed pressure last week after artificial intelligence firm Anthropic unveiled new AI tools, sparking a sell-off in software data provider shares. The AI tools, developed by Anthropic, are […]
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Chinese chip designer Montage Technology soars over 50% in Hong Kong debut
A robotic machine manufactures a semiconductor chip at a stall to show investors during The Advantage Assam 2.0 Investment Summit in Guwahati, India, on Feb. 25, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of Chinese chip designer Montage Technology surged around 60% in its Hong Kong trading debut on Monday following an initial share […]
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Hong Kong media baron and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison
TOPSHOT – Media tycoon Jimmy Lai (R) is escorted into a Hong Kong Correctional Services van outside the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong on February 1, 2021, after being ordered to remain in jail while judges consider his fresh bail application, the first major legal challenge to a sweeping national security law Beijing […]
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Epstein’s Silicon Valley connections went beyond Gates and Musk
Printed documents available at Epstein Library on the U.S. Department of Justice website are seen in this illustration photo. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The U.S. Justice Department’s latest release of millions of documents related to the notorious sex criminal and financier Jeffrey Epstein has shed more light on the relationships he built with […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Watch Japan’s yen and government bond yields as Takaichi storms to an election victory
Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister and president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), at the party’s headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Toru Hanai | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s Sanae Takaichi and her ruling Liberal Democratic Party overwhelmingly found the support of voters in a Sunday election, sweeping a supermajority — […]
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 skyrockets over 5% to hit record high as Takaichi secures historic mandate
Bird’s-eye view of central Tokyo including Tokyo Tower at sunrise hours. Vladimir Zakharov | Moment | Getty Images Japanese stocks jumped to a record high Monday, leading gains in the region after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a landmark election victory. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party captured a two-thirds supermajority in the 465-seat lower […]
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Thailand PM Anutin consolidates power with dominating election win
Anutin Charnvirakul, Thailand’s prime minister, at the Bhumjaithai Party headquarters on election night in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. Thailand’s ruling conservative party clinched a surprisingly solid election win Sunday night, marking the first victory this century for a party aligned with the country’s royalist establishment and a clear defeat for an emerging […]
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