On February 9, 2026, Sanae Takaichi, leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Prime Minister, spoke at a press conference held at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
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There is very little that obviously cannot be used as a trading strategy. We have “TACO” trading, Fed put trading, AI trading, and what’s grabbing traders’ attention right now is “High Market Trade”” – Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s landslide victory in Sunday’s election boosted the momentum.
Higher trading was driven by expectations that the prime minister’s economic policies will boost stocks while weakening them. JPY Because she prefers looser monetary policy and higher government spending.
Indeed, Japanese stocks set record Monday is high and Gains extended on Tuesday. “The LDP’s strong victory warmed investors’ hearts,” said Frederic Neumann, chief Asia economist at HSBC.
U.S. stocks also ended higher overnight. Big Tech Stocks Most reboundand Oracle Jumped 9.6% and Microsoft up 3.1%. this helped S&P 500 Index Up 0.47%, technology stocks NASDAQ Composite Index up 0.9%. this Dow Jones Industrial Average It was up 0.04% – but that still gave it another record close.
However, huge capital expenditures and financing concerns still surround large technology companies. letter in its warning annual financial report Last week, under less than ideal circumstances, data centers could experience “overcapacity.”
Still, Google’s parent company plans to Raise $20 billion The funding came from the sale of U.S. dollar bonds, one of which has a 100-year maturity and is denominated in pounds, according to people familiar with the matter. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the details are confidential.
In other tech news, ChatGPT is “growing over 10% monthly,” according to CEO Sam Altman Memo to employees. If the broader industry can enjoy this expansion over the long term, Alphabet is unlikely to face any “overcapacity” issues.
—CNBC’s Lim Hui Jie and Jennifer Elias contributed to this report.
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Gold and silver price swings power algorithmic traders and machine learning funds
As the prices of gold and silver continue to fluctuate up and down, one corner of the hedge fund industry is taking advantage of the huge moves in gold and silver. precious metals.
Commodity trading advisors, also known as trend following or managed futures funds, are computer-driven investment strategies that trade investment trends in different futures markets, including stocks, bonds, currencies, and commodities.
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