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Trading day: Volatility surge, tech wreck

ORLANDO, Florida, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Volatility coursed through world markets on Thursday as fears over a U.S. strike on Iran and threat of another U.S. government shutdown rattled oil and metals, while AI bubble fears hammered tech stocks and pushed the Nasdaq and... Read More.

Japan leans on US backing, tactical silence in war on yen bears

By Makiko Yamazaki and Leika Kihara TOKYO, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Japan's top monetary officials are leveraging rare U.S. backing in their fight against the weak yen, using tactical silence and calibrated communication to drive the currency sharply higher without resorting to large-scale intervention. At the... Read More.

US commodities agency to issue ‘events contract’ regulations

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission will draft new regulations governing the burgeoning market for so-called event contracts, removing obstacles for companies that oversee wagers on politics and sports, the agency's leader said on Thursday. Michael Selig, the CFTC's new... Read More.