Worldwide Finance/Economic/Business Daily News 1/31/2024

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1. 0:00:00 – Intro
   0:00:06 – ATTENTION
   0:00:12 – Recommendation
   0:00:18 – Timestamps reminder
   0:00:23 – Buy Me a Coffee
   0:00:27 – (Reuters) Japan dark-horse premier candidate calls for ending BOJ's negative rate policy
   0:00:52 – (Bloomberg) Japan’s PM Pushes for Higher Wages as Election Talk Swirls
   0:01:29 – (Bloomberg) Singapore Investment Pledges Almost Halved to $9.5 Billion
   0:02:06 – (Reuters) Bayer faces Australian test with judge to decide whether weedkiller caused cancer
   0:02:32 – (Reuters) H&M profit target in spotlight as cost-cutting gathers pace
   0:02:59 – (Reuters) Japan PM vows to do 'everything possible' to boost household income
   0:03:21 – (Reuters) South Korea Jan exports likely rose for fourth month on chip recovery: Reuters poll
   0:03:52 – (Reuters) JGB yields track US peers lower despite tepid 2-year note auction
   0:04:12 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-Russia destroys 21 Ukraine-launched drones over Crimea and Russian regions -reports
   0:04:40 – (Bloomberg) US Seeks Just-Tough-Enough Response to Deadly Mideast Attack
   0:05:13 – (Bloomberg) Stocks in Asia Fall as Evergrande Wind-Up Weighs: Markets Wrap
   0:05:41 – (Bloomberg) Oil Steady as Market Waits for US Response to Deadly Attack
   0:06:17 – (Bloomberg) Hong Kong’s Security Law to Expand Definition of State Secrets
   0:06:52 – (Reuters) Analysis-Stock pickers power up battered renewables as rates fall
   0:07:16 – (Bloomberg) Buffett Reversal Risk Pushes Japan Firms to Diversify Investors
   0:07:38 – (Bloomberg) Goldman, JPMorgan Weigh In After ESG Fund Flows Hit Historic Low
   0:08:13 – (Reuters) GLOBAL MARKETS-China property sector worries dent Asian shares; Fed in focus
   0:08:38 – (Reuters) Japan worried US pause of LNG export approvals may delay new projects
   0:09:08 – (Reuters) Analysis-German woes darken central Europe's recovery prospects
   0:09:36 – (Bloomberg) Sino-Ocean Said to Tell Creditors Local Debt Payment Comes First
   0:10:04 – (Bloomberg) France Just Dodges Recession With Output Flat: Europe GDP Latest
   0:10:36 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-Toyota remains world's top-selling automaker; chairman apologises over scandals
   0:11:03 – (Bloomberg) Saudi Aramco Drops Plan to Boost Capacity in Major U-Turn
   0:11:41 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-S.Korea's Yoon blocks new probe of 2022 Halloween crowd crush
   0:11:59 – (Bloomberg) Bitcoin Heads Toward Winning Streak Last Seen in Pandemic Before Record High
   0:12:23 – (Bloomberg) Iran Urges Diplomacy as US Weighs Response to Deadly Attack
   0:12:46 – (Bloomberg) Turkey Takes New Steps to Protect Lira After Ending Rate Hikes
   0:13:13 – (Reuters) Singapore's WRISE picks former Citi banker DJ Sengupta to lead Middle East expansion
   0:13:40 – (Bloomberg) China Markets Show Pressure Is Growing for Beijing to Do More
   0:14:11 – (Bloomberg) India Steel Demand Set to Grow Up to 10%, Top Mill Says
   0:14:38 – (Reuters) Analysis-Evergrande's fate hinges on recognition of China authorities
   0:15:07 – (Reuters) UPDATE 2-Norway wealth fund posts $213 bln profit, driven by tech stocks
   0:15:33 – (Reuters) Most BOK board members say monetary policy needs to remain restrictive
   0:16:03 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-Zurich Insurance's sale of $20bn German life insurance book falls through
   0:16:28 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-Russia's Nabiullina returns from unexplained public absence with dovish signal
   0:16:48 – (Reuters) Japan's Canon says interest in new chipmaking tools exceed expectations
   0:17:14 – (Bloomberg) French Government Plans New Measures to Calm Farmer Protests
   0:17:38 – (Bloomberg) Renault Gains After Canceling EV IPO on Weak Market, Cool Demand
   0:18:05 – (Bloomberg) Chinese Jewelry Chain Zhou Liu Fu Considering a Hong Kong IPO, Sources Say
   0:18:34 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-German economy contracted by 0.3% in Q4 – stats office
   0:18:54 – (Reuters) Super Micro shares surge as sales projection fuels AI rally
   0:19:23 – (Reuters) Analysis-Evergrande liquidation highlights investor despair at China debts
   0:19:48 – (Reuters) Volkswagen says preparation for PowerCo investor in 2024 unchanged
   0:20:13 – (Reuters) Higher Spanish inflation kicks euro zone bond yields off two-week lows
   0:20:45 – (Reuters) GLOBAL MARKETS-Stocks toy with two-year highs in countdown to Fed
   0:21:10 – (Reuters) Germany needs to speed up offshore wind capacity expansion to hit targets – industry
   0:21:41 – (Bloomberg) Biden’s LNG Pause Has Asian Fuel Buyers Hunting for Other Options
   0:22:08 – (Reuters) Euro zone narrowly avoids technical recession in Q4
   0:22:35 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-German health ministry: insurance coverage of weight-loss drugs not on agenda
   0:23:02 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-Kremlin, asked about potential US strikes on Iran, calls for all sides to de-escalate
   0:23:31 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-Japan's 3 megabanks to loan Nippon Steel $16 bln for U.S. Steel acquisition -Bloomberg
   0:23:56 – (Reuters) Sodexo shareholders give green light to Pluxee spin-off
   0:24:24 – (Yahoo Finance) One chart shows why Big Tech earnings are critical for the health of the market rally
   0:24:41 – (Bloomberg) HSBC Fined £57 Million by UK Watchdog for Mismarked Deposits
   0:25:16 – (Bloomberg) Evergrande Liquidation to Leave Little for Creditors to Claim
   0:25:49 – (Bloomberg) LIC’s $30 Billion Rally Gives IPO Investors Chance at Redemption
   0:26:14 – (Reuters) Crowded trades top worry list for hedge fund investors – BofA
   0:26:41 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-Ex-Freshfields partner gets 3.5-year sentence in German tax fraud
   0:27:04 – (Reuters) Fed in a trust-but-verify moment as inflation falls
   0:27:34 – (Reuters) Fed meeting likely to see start of debate over ending balance sheet contraction
   0:28:03 – (Reuters) US STOCKS-Futures struggle for direction ahead of key jobs data, big tech earnings
   0:28:34 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-Ford to supply over 1,000 Lightning, Mustang Mach-E EVs to Ecolab
   0:28:56 – (Reuters) KKR, Taeyoung to sell S.Korea JV in more than $2 billion deal – sources
   0:29:23 – (Reuters) Marketmind: Refunding fuel, megacaps update, China ailing
   0:29:44 – (Yahoo Finance) Yahoo Finance Chartbook: 31 charts tell the story of markets and the economy to start 2024
   0:30:00 – (Reuters) GM upbeat on 2024, betting on a 'resilient' US economy
   0:30:23 – (Reuters) ECB likely to cut rates in small increments with pauses – Vujcic
   0:30:49 – (Reuters) Ryanair looks for Polish government support for ambitious growth
   0:31:13 – (Reuters) Morocco partners with Nareva, GE Renova in green hydrogen project
   0:31:58 – (Yahoo Finance) GM reports Q4 sales and profit beat, issues improved profit outlook but admits EV pace has slowed
   0:32:50 – (Reuters) UK's Labour Party plans closer ties with business regulators if elected
   0:33:18 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-Vertex non-opioid pain drug meets main goal in late-stage trials
   0:33:45 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-EU says it is still pursuing Mercosur trade deal
   0:34:13 – (Reuters) Supermicro shares jump after revenue forecast raise re-ignites AI rally
   0:34:49 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-China, U.S. to cooperate on fentanyl, Beijing hopes for 'positive energy'
   0:35:15 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-Britain's N.Ireland measures offer 'decent improvements', says minister
   0:35:46 – (Reuters) JetBlue to evaluate deeper cost cuts, forecasts fall in first-quarter revenue
   0:36:03 – (Reuters) German car sales to lag global recovery, industry warns
   0:36:30 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-MPLX reports higher pipeline throughputs for fourth quarter 2023
   0:36:59 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-Russia to Japan: Drop territorial claim if you want a peace treaty
   0:37:28 – (Reuters) French farmers block roads with tractors, press government for action
   0:37:57 – (Reuters) JetBlue forecasts revenue fall, says it will evaluate deeper cost cuts
   0:38:14 – (Yahoo Finance) Stock market today: US futures take a breather as earnings flood in
   0:38:44 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-2seventy bio to sell experimental cell therapies to Regeneron
   0:39:05 – (Reuters) Johnson Controls lowers full year profit forecast on weak demand
   0:39:33 – (Reuters) Investors yank over $100 billion from hedge funds in 2023 – Nasdaq eVestment
   0:39:56 – (Reuters) One Equity Partners appoints Belinfanti as new president
   0:40:25 – (Reuters) UK's Pentair forecasts first-quarter profit below estimates on soft pool demand
   0:40:51 – (Reuters) IMF slashes 2024 Argentina GDP growth forecast, weighs on regional view
   0:41:29 – (Yahoo Finance) IMF expects a soft landing for the world economy in 2024
   0:41:51 – (Reuters) Stellantis' Peugeot cars to use ChatGPT to talk to drivers
   0:42:19 – (Reuters) IMF revises up Asia's growth forecast, warns of China risk
   0:42:54 – (Reuters) RPT-UPDATE 2-Blackstone's Aadhar Housing Finance targets $600 mln India IPO – sources
   0:43:20 – (Reuters) Debt relief delays could mean 'disorderly' defaults: IMF official
   0:43:49 – (Bloomberg) Nassim Taleb Says US Faces a ‘Death Spiral’ of Swelling Debt
   0:44:19 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-JetBlue forecasts higher costs, fall in revenue
   0:44:37 – (Bloomberg) Norway Wealth Fund Has First Underperformance in Five Years
   0:45:06 – (Reuters) China Evergande crisis was long expected, Norway wealth fund says
   0:45:34 – (Reuters) Sterling slips vs euro after mortgage, shop prices data ahead of BoE meeting
   0:46:03 – (Reuters) US STOCKS-Wall St set for lower open after mixed earnings; jobs data in focus
   0:46:33 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-EU deal for Ukraine 'difficult' despite move by Hungary -official
   0:47:01 – (Yahoo Finance) Starbucks Q1 earnings preview: Slowing US foot traffic, competition brewing in China
   0:47:22 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-Electronics equipment maker Amphenol to buy Carlisle's unit for about $2 bln
   0:47:43 – (Reuters) UPDATE 1-United exec says loss of skills may have contributed to Boeing problems

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