Oil prices are up on geopolitical risks as well as strong US demand.

The labor market, by contrast, paints a weaker profile for economic activity.

Cisco shares rose after the company unveiled its new Silicon One G300 AI networking chip, signaling a deeper push into AI data center infrastructure.

Gold trades around $5,000 as markets await key U.S. data that could shift rate expectations.

AUDNZD continues higher within wave (C) after breaking above the 2022 highs, though the rally is now entering a late-stage resistance area near 1.1750–1.1800.

PRG Corporation Public Company Limited is a subsidiary of MBK PCL and one of Thailand’s largest rice manufacturers.

The Canadian bank significantly upped its gold price forecast from $4,500 in October. CIBC analysts extended their bullish forecast into 2027, projecting an average price of $6,500 next year.

Although the benchmark indices opened higher, they traded positively throughout the session and ultimately closed green.

Ituran Location & Control has declared and paid quarterly dividends since April 2013 and paid annual dividends beginning in  2004. The January 2026 Q dividend of $0.50 suggests $2.00 annual dividend for the coming year.

Nominally, retail sales were unchanged in December, after a downwardly revised +0.5% in November.

Markets are anticipating just a 1-in-5 chance of easing at the next FOMC meeting. 

After November’s strong rebound, economists expected retail sales to rise 0.4% month-over-month in December, but the data disappointed, showing no growth and marking the weakest year-over-year increase since September 2024.

The update says crypto markets are volatile and technically mixed, with some short-term rebound potential but bigger-picture risks still present, as traders watch key support and resistance levels.

The Broadcom stock price has rebounded in the past few days, moving from a low of $295 last week to $345 today as investors cheer the recent plans for AI spending.

The S&P 500 remains locked into the upper realms of its historic price.

Earnings from Coca-Cola, Duke Energy, and Fiserv delivered a mix of beats and misses, alongside updated guidance for 2026.

Price action on gold has been quite calm in recent trade, as the metal decides whether or not to stay above the key $5,000 level.

The dollar is steady near recent lows as the yen leads on post-election strength.

After yesterday’s sharp losses, the US dollar is mostly consolidating with a firmer bias against the G10 currencies.

US stocks trading at all-time bubble-high valuations and making up a record weight of global stock holdings are sporting an even bigger bullseye for implosion.