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ALSO READ: Wall Street week ahead: Investors’ major focus on Fed rate decision, big tech earnings The US central bank is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged, but investors and traders will look for signals from the Fed meeting outcome and chairman Jerome Powell’s press conference whether the central bank will start cutting interest rates at its next monetary policy meet in March. On Friday, the S&P 500 slipped 3.19 points, or 0.1 per cent, to 4,890.97. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 60.30, or 0.2 per cent, to 38,109.43.

The S&P 500 (SPX) added 1.1% last week as bulls continue to close in on the new big target – 5000. The old record high of 4818 is now acting as support with the index in a bull mode as long as it keeps closing above this level on a daily basis.

Tech behemoth Google announced last month that it would enable new crypto ad policy effective January 29, 2024.

The Fed's monetary policy meeting this week is being closely watched by global markets as macroeconomic data keeps undermining the need for the US central bank to start lowering rates in the first semester of the year already.

Investing.com — U.S. futures traded largely unchanged Monday at the start of a busy week that includes a Federal Reserve policy-setting meeting, the widely-watched monthly payrolls report, as well as earnings from a number of mega-cap tech stocks.

Gold and silver kicked off the new week on the front foot, with the former rising above $2030 and the latter reaching $23.00 by early European trade.

Investing.com — Shares of American Express (NYSE:AXP) surged over 7% on Friday, reaching an all-time high. This rise came after the credit card company surpassed full-year profit expectations, even though it fell short of its Q4 EPS and revenue projections.

LONDON (Reuters) — IKEA is investing in price cuts on some products across a range of countries, including Belgium, Canada and India, as the furniture retailer aims to unwind increases it introduced in 2022.

Denmark on Monday sent a frigate to the Red Sea, where it will participate in a U.S.-led coalition to safeguard commercial traffic against attacks by Yemen's Houthi militants. The Iran-aligned Houthi have launched waves of exploding drones and missiles at commercial and navy vessels since Nov.

United States Presidential candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr said a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) would lead to government control over personal finances and vowed to end all efforts towards its development.

Markets opened the week on a cautious note as investors readied for central bank updates on the outlook for interest rates and braced for a deluge of earnings. Oil prices rose amid escalated Middle East tensions. 

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UBS Group strategists are forecasting a challenging period ahead for global equities, which are currently trading near all-time highs.

(Reuters) — Slovakia wants to discuss buying a Patriot missile defence system from the United States as part of longer-term plans to defend its airspace, Defence Minister Robert Kalinak said.

Gautam Adani's sprawling conglomerate is core to India's ambitions to become the world's third-largest economy by 2030, as it plays a key role across the infrastructure sector, US-based Cantor Fitzgerald & Co said in a note. Adani Enterprises Ltd, the group's flagship company, can deliver a gain of more than 50 per cent, analysts Brett Knoblauch and Thomas Shinske wrote in a note dated January 28, initiating coverage of the company. «India is now the most populous country in the world and has ambitions to be the world's third-largest economy by 2030. To get there, India needs to invest in both digital and physical infrastructure, in addition to increasing its energy production, as energy consumption will be meaningfully higher,» the US-based broker said.

Iran denied Monday any links to a drone strike in Jordan that killed three US military personnel and said it was not seeking an «expansion» of conflict in the Middle East. The killing of three American troops on Sunday in a strike in Jordan marked the first US military losses in the region since the Israel-Hamas war began. US President Joe Biden said "radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq" were behind the strike on the frontier base in Jordan's northeast. British Foreign Secretary David Cameron reiterated a call for Iran «to de-escalate in the region». Iran lambasted what it described as «baseless accusations» and said they were a «projection» and part of a «conspiracy of those who see their interests in dragging America's foot into a new battle». «The Islamic Republic of Iran does not welcome the expansion of conflict in the region,» Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani said in a statement, adding that Tehran «is not involved in the decisions of the resistance groups». Iran has previously said it sees it as «duty» to support what it calls «resistance groups» in the region but insists they are «independent» in decision and action. Sunday's strike also left 34 personnel wounded, eight of whom required evacuation, according to the US Central Command. US troops operate at the base known as Tower 22 near Jordan's border with Iraq and Syria as part of an international coalition against the Islamic State jihadist group. Tensions have surged in the Middle East since Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, leaving around 1,140 deaths, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of official figures. Israel has since launched a

Indians now constitute one-tenth of all US visa applicants globally, with demand skyrocketing across all visa categories, witnessing a remarkable 60 per cent surge compared to the previous year. «In 2023, the US Embassy and Consulates in India processed a record-smashing 1.4 million US visas. Demand across all visa classes was unprecedented, with a 60 per cent increase in applications compared to 2022. Indians now represent one out of every ten US visa applicants around the world,» a statement by the US Embassy and Consulates in India said. Visitor visas (B1/B2) experienced a notable resurgence, representing the second-highest number of applications in the history of the US Mission, surpassing 700,000. The United States has ramped up staff in India whoch have led to a remarkable reduction of appointment wait times from an average of 1,000 days to a mere 250 days nationwide, across all visa categories. The US consular team in India achieved another milestone by issuing over 140,000 student visas in 2023, setting a record for the third consecutive year. Mumbai, New Delhi, Hyderabad, and Chennai emerged as the top four student visa processing posts globally, solidifying Indian students as the largest cohort of international graduate students in the United States, constituting over a quarter of the one million foreign students in the country.

ZURICH (Reuters) — Holcim (SIX:HOLN) shares were the best performers in Europe on Monday after investors welcomed the building material giant's plan to separate its North American business and list it on the New York Stock Exchange.

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Bitcoin (BTC) Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) has sent ripples through the financial world, marking a significant milestone in the mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies. This groundbreaking development provides both institutional and retail investors with a regulated and accessible means to invest in Bitcoin, bypassing the complexities of handling the digital currency directly.

ZURICH (Reuters) — Holcim (SIX:HOLN)'s biggest shareholder has given his backing to the building material company's plan to spin off its North American business through a listing on the New York Stock Exchange.