Japanese bonds selloff continues to run in the new year
The 10-year JGB auction earlier today went rather smoothly with a bid-to-cover ratio of 3.30. That pointed to some demand from investors likely amid higher yields but the selling looks to be continuing after now. 10-year Japanese government bond yields had hit its highest levels since 1999 earlier this week and are keeping thereabouts around […]
Durant Gets Hit in Head, Delivers Roast After Nets–Rockets Game
Nets Rookie’s Miss Turns Heads Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant provided one of the funniest highlights of the night in a 120–96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets — and it came off a terrible shot rather than a spectacular basket. Nets rookie Danny Wolf, making his first NBA start, launched a three-pointer that missed badly, […]
£10,000 invested in Lloyds shares 3 months ago is now worth…
Image source: Getty Images Lloyds (LSE:LLOY) shares are up 18% over the past three months. It’s quite phenomenal. Especially if you’ve watched the stock for some time and remember seeing the bank ‘trade sideways’ for years during the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis. In short, £10,000 invested three months ago would be worth £11,800 today. […]
FX option expiries for 6 January 10am New York cut
There is arguably just one to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below. That being for AUD/USD at the 0.6700 level (yes, 6-7~~~ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯). The pair has been flirting with a firmer break above the figure level since the end of December trading. And today, it looks like buyers might be […]
Crane: No Extension Talks With Espada, Dana Brown
Astros manager Joe Espada and GM Dana Brown are entering the final seasons of their respective contracts. It’ll be Espada’s third season in the role and Brown’s fourth year running baseball operations. Many clubs prefer not to have their manager and front office heads on lame duck contracts. Astros owner Jim Crane has been more […]
Inflation data comes back into focus in European trading today
Inflation data is back on the menu but in all likelihood, it won’t do much to change the ECB outlook. As things stand, the central bank is left hanging with markets also not anticipating any interest rate moves for the year. Amid stagflation risks that could crop up, particularly in Germany, policymakers are staying vigilant […]
Police Release Video of Person of Interest in Murders of Dentist and His Wife
Ohio Double Murder Video Of Person Of Interest … Is this The Dentist/Wife Killer? Published January 5, 2026 8:34 PM PST A doctor and his wife were shot to death inside their Ohio home before New Years — and police have now released video of a person of interest in the high-profile double murder case. […]
investingLive Americas FX news wrap: ISM manufacturing index at the lowest since Nov 2024
US December ISM manufacturing index 47.9 vs 48.4 expected Fed’s Kashkari: My guess is we’re close to neutral now London copper prices hit a fresh record, touching $13,000 for the first time Novo Nordisk launches first oral Wegovy weight-loss pill in the US MicroStrategy purchases an additional $116 million in Bitcoin, expanding reserves Goldman Sachs […]
Giants “Comfortable” With Rotation – MLB Trade Rumors
The Giants finalized their one-year, $10MM contract with Tyler Mahle this afternoon. He’s their second short-term free agent rotation addition. They brought in Adrian Houser on a two-year, $22MM deal last month. Mahle and Houser are back-end types rather than the top-of-the-rotation arm which many fans hoped the Giants would add when president of baseball operations Buster […]
Trump sets 3 strict conditions for Venezuela new leader, includes oil sales halt to China?
Summary: US sets conditions for Venezuela’s interim leadership Demands include drug crackdown and foreign expulsions Oil sales to US adversaries targeted Free elections expected eventually, but no timeline Deadlines described as flexible The Trump administration is pressing Venezuela’s interim leadership to adopt a series of pro-US policy shifts, signalling that cooperation with Washington will be […]
