Baltic Dry Index. 966 -49 Brent Crude 76.20
Spot Gold 2659 US 2 Year Yield 4.28 -0.02
Military men are just dumb, stupid animals to be used as pawns in foreign policy.
Henry A. Kissinger.
With the US stock casinos closed today respecting President Carter’s funeral, Asian markets, European markets and the US central bank are back to worrying over sticky inflation and what Trump 2.0 tariffs might do to inflation and the global economy.
President-elect Trump, meanwhile, has ruled out an invasion of NATO founder member Canada, though not an invasion of Panama. The 56,000 Greenlanders are to be bought like slaves, apparently.
It’s a funny old world in 2025.
Asia markets fall as Fed inflation worries temper
rate cut expectations, China CPI slows
Updated Thu, Jan 9 2025 12:28 AM EST
Asia-Pacific markets tumbled Thursday in a
choppy session as investors fretted the Federal Reserve could delay policy
easing due to inflation worries, while China’s entrenched consumer disinflation
further dented sentiment.
China’s inflation data for December
released Thursday showed the consumer price index edged up 0.1% last month from a
year ago, while the producer price index dropped 2.3% year-on-year, sliding for
the 27th straight month.
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 1.27% and
the Topix fell 1.30%. The Japanese yen strengthened slightly to 158.08 against
the U.S. dollar, recovering from the five-month low on Wednesday.
Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.37%
to close at 8,317.80.
South Korea’s Kospi index added 0.1% in a
volatile session and the small-cap Kosdaq slid 0.13%.
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index gave up
modest gains earlier, trading marginally lower, while mainland China’s CSI 300
dipped 0.05%.
Overnight stateside, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted
narrow gains after the
minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December meeting revealed most
committee members see inflation risks have increased.
The U.S. 10-year Treasury yields briefly
topped 4.7%, as the inflation outlook fueled investors’ concerns that the Fed
may slow the pace of policy easing this year.
The broad market index gained 0.16% to
close at 5,918.25, while the Dow added 0.25% to finish at 42,635.20. The Nasdaq Composite was little
moved, ending at 19,478.88.
The U.S. stock markets will be closed on
Thursday and Treasuries have a shortened session in observance of a national
day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter.
Asia
markets live updates: China CPI, PPI; Fed December minutes
European stocks head for positive open but
concerns over inflation dominate market sentiment
Updated Thu, Jan 9 2025 12:37 AM EST
European stocks are heading for a broadly
positive open on Thursday as global markets focus on the inflation outlook.
The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index is expected
to open 13 points higher at 8,256, Germany’s DAX up 44 points at 20,361,
France’s CAC up 8
points at 7,454 and Italy’s FTSE
MIB up 2 points at 35,210, according to data from IG.
Earnings releases will include trading
statements from M&S, Tesco and Greggs. German trade balance
data for November is due to be released Thursday.
The inflation outlook in the U.S., Asia
and Europe takes center stage this week, with markets being buffeted by
concerns about persistent inflationary pressures.
Asia-Pacific
markets tumbled in a choppy session overnight as investors worried the
U.S. Federal Reserve would delay policy easing due to inflation worries,
while China’s
entrenched consumer disinflation dented sentiment.
Minutes released from the Fed’s
December meeting showed nearly all the FOMC’s members believed upside
risks to the inflation outlook had increased, adding to investors’ concerns
that there may be fewer rate cuts than expected this year.
U.S. financial markets are closed Thursday
in honor of former
U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who died in late December at age 100. A
state funeral for the country’s 39th president is taking place today.
China’s consumer inflation slows further
in December, stoking deflation worries
China’s consumer price inflation in
December slipped to 0.1% year on year, data from the National Bureau of
Statistics showed Thursday, stoking deflation concerns.
Growth in headline inflation was in line
with Reuters estimates, but less than the 0.2% rise in November.
Core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, rose 0.4% year
on year compared with 0.3% rise in the previous month, the data showed.
On a month-on-month basis, China’s CPI
came in flat, compared with the 0.6% decline in the prior month.
Food prices fell by 0.6% month on month as
a result of conducive weather conditions, official statistics showed. The
prices of fresh vegetables and fruits fell 2.4% and 1%, respectively. Prices of
pork, which makes up a significant portion of the CPI basket, fell 2.1%.
European markets live updates: stocks, news, data and earnings
Fed officials are worried about the inflation
impacts from Trump’s policies, minutes show
Published Wed, Jan 8 2025 2:00 PM EST Updated
Wed, Jan 8 2025 3:36 PM EST
Federal Reserve officials at their December
meeting expressed concern about inflation and the impact that
President-elect Donald Trump’s
policies could have, indicating that they would be moving more slowly on
interest rate cuts because of the uncertainty, minutes released Wednesday
showed.
Without calling out Trump by name, the meeting summary featured at least four
mentions about the effect that changes in immigration and trade policy could
have on the U.S. economy.
Since Trump’s November election victory, he has signaled plans for aggressive,
punitive tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada as well as the other U.S. trading
partners. In addition, he intends to pursue more deregulation and mass
deportations.
However, the extent of what Trump’s actions will be and specifically how they
will be directed creates a band of ambiguity about what is ahead, which Federal
Open Market Committee members said would require caution.
“Almost all participants judged that upside risks to the inflation outlook had
increased,” the minutes said. “As reasons for this judgment, participants cited
recent stronger-than-expected readings on inflation and the likely effects of
potential changes in trade and immigration policy.”
FOMC members voted to lower the central
bank’s benchmark borrowing rate to a target range of 4.25%-4.5%.
However, they also reduced their outlook
for expected cuts in 2025 to two from four in the previous estimate at September’s
meeting, assuming quarter-point increments. The Fed cut a full point off
the funds rate since September, and current market pricing is indicating just one or two
more moves lower this year. Traders are assigning a nearly 100% chance that the
FOMC will stand pat at its Jan. 28-29 meeting, according to the CME Group’s
FedWatch gauge.
Minutes indicated that the pace of cuts
ahead indeed is likely to be slower.
“In discussing the outlook for monetary
policy, participants indicated that the Committee was at or near the point at
which it would be appropriate to slow the pace of policy easing,” the document
said.
Moreover, members agreed that “the policy
rate was now significantly closer to its neutral value than when the Committee
commenced policy easing in September. In addition, many participants suggested
that a variety of factors underlined the need for a careful approach to
monetary policy decisions over coming quarters.“
More
Fed minutes January 2025: Slower pace ahead for rate cuts
Bond market selloffs are pushing
yields toward key thresholds, with the US 10-year Treasury touching 4.73%
Wednesday, nearer to the 5% peak hit in 2023. In the UK, that yield rose to as
much as 4.82%, the highest since 2008 and echoing the
rout that ended Tory Liz Truss’s brief stint as prime minister two
years ago. Even in Japan, once the world’s major holdout as central banks
tightened monetary policy, the 10-year rate on government bonds has
pushed over 1% to the highest in over a decade. Donald Trump’s election victory
in the US has only stoked the shift, with uncertainty over his tariff threats
and vows to push tax cuts through Congress as America’s ability to keep
rolling over its monstrous
debt—without paying a lot more to do so—comes
under increasing doubt.
At least everyday Americans seem to be
learning their lesson when it comes to debt. Outstanding US consumer debt actually
fell in November by the most in over a year as credit-card balances
plunged. Total credit dropped by $7.5 billion, according to Federal
Reserve data released Wednesday. Credit-card and other revolving
debt decreased $13.7 billion, the most since early in the pandemic, after
surging a month earlier. Non-revolving credit, such as loans for vehicle
purchases and school tuition, increased $6.2 billion.
Los Angeles Under Threat as Three Wildfires Burn: Evening Briefing Americas - Bloomberg
In other news.
Canadian leaders say Trump’s talk about Canada
becoming the 51st state isn’t funny anymore
Updated 6:53 PM GMT, January 8, 2025
TORONTO (AP) — U.S. President-elect Donald
Trump’s comments that Canada
should become the 51st state are no longer a joke and are meant to
undermine America’s closest ally, Canada’s finance minister said Wednesday.
Dominic LeBlanc, the country’s point
person for U.S-Canada relations, said Trump was smiling when he first made the
comment during a
dinner at Mar-a-Lago with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in late
November.
“The joke is over,” said LeBlanc. “It’s a
way for him, I think, to sow confusion, to agitate people, to create chaos
knowing this will never happen.”
Trump keeps floating the idea that Canada
should join the United States as the 51st state, saying Tuesday he
would not use military force to invade the country, which is home to more
than 40 million people and is a founding NATO partner.
Instead, Trump said he would rely on
“economic force” as he erroneously cast the U.S. trade deficit with Canada — a
natural resource-rich nation that provides the U.S. with commodities like oil —
as a subsidy.
“It’s becoming very counterproductive,”
LeBlanc said, referring to Trump’s rhetoric about Canada.
LeBlanc has been talking to incoming Trump
administration officials about increasing border security in an effort to
avoid a
sweeping 25% tariff that Trump has threatened to impose on all
Canadian products.
LeBlanc, recently appointed to the role
after the abrupt resignation of the previous finance minister, also announced
he won’t run to replace Trudeau so he can focus on the tariff threat. Trudeau
announced Monday he will resign as prime minister and will stay on
until a new Liberal leader is chosen.
“The timing is awful for sure,” said
Liberal lawmaker Judy Sgro of the leadership change. “But we will do what we
have to do to ensure that Canada stands strong.”
Asked about Trump’s comments, Sgro said
“He should focus on his own issues in his own country, because he’s got lots of
them.”
Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller
also fired back, dismissing Trump’s comments as “ridiculous.”
“There is no chance of us becoming the
51st state. I think that this is beneath a president of the United States,”
Miller said. “I said a few weeks ago that this whole thing was like a South
Park episode.”
Trump refused to rule out acquiring
Greenland and the Panama Canal by military force and has said the U.S doesn’t
need anything from Canada, including automobiles, lumber and dairy products.
“I don’t know who is misinforming him,”
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said. “Right now we ship 4.3 million barrels of crude
oil into the U.S. 60 percent of their energy imports are coming from Canada.”
The U.S. imports approximately 60% of its
crude oil from Canada, with Alberta alone supplying 4.3 million barrels per
day. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, the U.S. consumes
about 20 million barrels a day, while domestically producing about 13.2 million
barrels a day. This means about quarter of the oil the U.S. consumes every day
is from Canada.
More
Canadian
leaders say Trump's talk about Canada becoming the 51st state isn't funny
anymore | AP News
European Union won’t allow attacks on borders,
French minister says after Trump’s Greenland comments
Published Wed, Jan 8 2025 6:47 AM EST
The European Union will not tolerate
attacks within its borders, France’s Foreign Minister said on Wednesday in the
wake of President-elect Donald Trump’s reiterations that bringing Greenland
under U.S. control is
a “necessity.”
In an interview with radio
station France Inter, Jean-Noël Barrot said the bloc’s 27 member states
would never accept any attempts to assault EU territory.
Greenland is an autonomous Danish
territory, making it an Overseas Country and Territory (OCT) associated with
the EU.
“There is no question that the European
Union would let another nation of the world, whoever it may — and I would even
say, starting with Russia — to attack its sovereign borders,” Barrot said,
according to a CNBC translation. “We are a strong continent, we need to further
strengthen ourselves.”
EU will not allow attacks on Greenland, French foreign minister says
Panama, Greenland And The Delusions Of
Trump-O-Nomics
david stockman Jan 08, 2025
Told you so. Donald Trump is wasting no
time at all demonstrating that he is the same undisciplined, out-to-lunch motor
mouth that was visited upon the nation last time around.
For crying out loud. He has spent the last
several days promising an economic golden age he can’t possibly deliver, even
as he shit-talks about Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal. At today’s
presser this insensible prattle reached the point where he refused to say
whether or not he would actually send the Marines to invade Panama.
I’m not going to commit to that. It might
be that you have to do something,” Trump said. “Look, the Panama Canal is vital
to our country, it’s being operated by China, China. And we gave the Panama
Canal to Panama, we didn’t give it to China.”
New York Times reporter David Sanger
questioned the president-elect on if he can “assure the world” that “you are
not going to use military or economic coercion.”
“No,” Trump replied.
Holy moly, this can’t be real. But it is!
Someone apparently told the Donald that
the Panama Canal Authority is gouging American shippers and China may have
something to do with it. Of course, neither is true.
Chinese companies have absolutely no role
in the operations of the Panama Canal Authority. Nor did they fund the recent
$5 billion expansion to accommodate more and larger ships. In all, the canal
authority collects just $3.38 billion per year in tolls, which doesn’t amount
to a hill of beans in the scheme of things.
Actually, the tolls averaged just $16 per
ton against the 210 million long tons of cargo handled by the canal in FY 2024.
So perhaps the Donald’s opinion is what—that the toll should be $13.50 or $9.25
per ton?
In fact, if the tolls were actually
exploitive, the containers coming from the Far East and heading for the US
Atlantic coast would divert to the Long Beach/Los Angeles Port and then go by
train and truck to the east coast. Alas, they don’t at today’s $16 per ton
charge because after the Teamsters, rail unions and Warren Buffet’s Union
Pacific railroad eats their fill, it’s still cheaper to take the canal route
and pay the tolls—the Donald’s new found monopolistic assessment or not.
More importantly, about 70% of the Panama
Canal traffic is accounted for by US port originated or destined traffic. So
call the annual charge to the US economy $2.4 billion, which amounts to
barely $7.0 million per day.
Panama, Greenland And The Delusions Of Trump-O-Nomics
Britons issued travel warning as ferry operators
ban electric cars from charging over fire fears
7 January 2025
British drivers heading abroad on holiday
could find themselves in a difficult situation as a growing number of ferry
companies ban the use of electric vehicles on board.
With Britons looking to escape the cold
temperatures and short hours of sunlight, motorists may look to head to the
continent on holiday.
However, motorists with electric cars
could find themselves stuck if they cannot take a ferry as companies take steps
to ban EVs over fire safety fears.
In 2010, DFDS, a popular ferry operator
around Europe, banned the use of electric vehicle chargers on board ferries
following a fire on the MS Pearl of Scandinavia.
A spokesperson for the company said the
decision was being made for "safety reasons". According to the
Copenhagen Post, the fire was caused by a short circuit in an extension cable
connected to a socket on the dock.
Stena Line, another popular ferry service,
only has onboard EV charging facilities on the Kiel to Gothenburg route.
Drivers are also banned from charging
electric vehicles onboard Caledonian MacBrayne (CalMac) ferries. This includes
electric cars, hybrid vehicles, e-bikes, e-scooters, hoverboards and electric
wheelchairs.
Last year, a directive from the Greek
Ministry of the Merchant Navy outlined that electric vehicles on board ferries
should not have more than 40 per cent charge before driving on a ferry.
This follows a study by the European
Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) which states that if an electric vehicle has a
charge lower than 30 per cent, the rate of thermal runaway is dramatically
reduced.
It adds: "In general, EVs should have
displayed SoC values within the respective 20 per cent - 50 per cent charge
range.
"Vehicles showing only a Full to
Empty measurement gauge should have a level indicating within the 20 per cent -
50 per cent charge range.
"Vehicles which can be set into a
'transport mode', which run on a 'power down' modus throughout the logistics
chain, must have sufficient battery power to safely operate the basic functions
of the vehicle.
"All hybrids with [the] possibility
to drive on the 'ICE' with the electric mode disengaged, should do so."
The "Guidance for AFVs carriage in
ro-ro spaces" report states that a 20 per cent charge limitation is
recommended to ensure minimum basic driving and operation of the vehicle.
This will also cover dwell time at the
port, vessel load, discharge operations and enough charge to travel to an EV
charging facility near the port.
More
Britons issued travel warning as ferry operators ban electric cars from charging over fire fears
Global Inflation/Stagflation/Recession Watch.
Given
our Magic Money Tree central banksters and our spendthrift politicians,
inflation now needs an entire section of its own.
German
retail sales and industrial orders shrink as Europe's biggest economy continues
to suffer
8
January 2025
Retail
sales and manufacturing orders declined across Germany in November, raising
fears that Europe's largest economy could shrink for the second consecutive
year.
Federal
statistics office Destatis said German retail purchases fell by 0.6 per cent in
real terms from the previous month despite hopes of a pre-Christmas uplift from
Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
However,
it still estimated that the retail sector enjoyed 1.3 per cent more sales last
year than in 2023 and double that percentage above pre-pandemic volumes.
Destatis
also revealed that industrial orders across Germany dropped by 5.4 per cent on
a seasonally and calendar-adjusted basis.
New
orders of large-scale transport equipment, including aircraft, trains, and
military vehicles, plummeted by 58.4 per cent due to the non-repeat of orders
received in October.
At
the same time, new orders for consumer goods and capital goods were 7.1 per
cent and 9.4 per cent lower, respectively.
Domestic
orders rose by 3.8 per cent, but this was offset by a 10.8 per cent reduction
from overseas, primarily driven by weak demand outside the Eurozone.
Carsten
Brzeski, global head of macro at ING Research, said: 'Notwithstanding some more
technical rebounds, there is still no trend reversal in sight for the German
industry. It's bottoming out at best.'
He
also anticipates the recovery in retail spending will not persist during the
fourth quarter, given increasing inflation and current political uncertainty
unless 'Christmas shopping brings a positive surprise'.
Brzeski
concluded that the industrial and retail sales data 'shows the weakness of the
German economy in November and confirms our view of a light winter recession'.
The
European Commission predicted Germany's gross domestic product would fall by
0.1 per cent in 2024, having contracted by 0.3 per cent the prior year.
Germany's
economy has suffered from surging gas and electricity prices caused by
loosening Covid-related restrictions and Russia's full-scale invasion of
Ukraine.
In
addition, a much bigger share of the country's GDP depends on exports to China,
which have slid in recent years amid a property market slump and weak business
and consumer confidence.
Many
Chinese firms are also providing stronger competition in industries
traditionally dominated by Germany, especially automobiles, because of high
capital investment and public subsidies.
Germany's
government collapsed in early November after Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his
finance minister, Christian Lindner, over a budget dispute.
A
month later, Scholz lost a vote of confidence, paving the way for a general
election on 23 February.
In
his New Year's address, Scholz admitted: 'Times are difficult. We are feeling
it. Our economy is struggling. Life has become more expensive.'
German retail
sales and industrial orders shrink as Europe's biggest economy continues to
suffer
Consumers could face price rises of 20% in 2025, trade experts warn
7
January 2025
The
price of household staples including food and drink could climb by as much as
20% in 2025 if challenges with sourcing and transporting goods continue, an industry
body has warned.
The
cost of electronics, machinery, chemicals and petroleum products could also
rise, said the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS), as a
result of geopolitical instability, including tensions in the Middle East,
supply chain disruption and cybersecurity issues.
Buying
and supplying items including food and drink could cost businesses as much as a
fifth more this year, which they will pass on to consumers, according to the
international trade association, which represents 64,000 member organisations
in procurement and supply chains across 150 countries.
The
cost of everyday products could be pushed even higher if Donald Trump follows
through on threats to
apply tariffs to goods entering the US after his inauguration as president
on 20 January.
International
shipping costs have been rising in recent months as global freight
companies faced
a string of challenges in moving goods around the world.
Tensions
in the Middle East and attacks on vessels travelling through the Red Sea by
Houthi rebels prompted many major shipping firms to re-route their vessels
around the Cape of Good Hope, adding cost and time to journeys.
Tens
of thousands of port workers on the east coast of the US are threatening to
reprise their industrial action, following last
October’s strike,
after they reopened contract negotiations with their employers.
Ben
Farrell, the chief executive of CIPS, said: “What is clear from our research is
that there are a number of strategic challenges that are likely to disrupt the
smooth flow of goods and services … These will present particular challenges
for consumers, who are likely to be disproportionately impacted unless these
issues are managed effectively.”
The
prospect of Trump following through on his threats to impose tariffs of 10% on
global imports into the US, along with a higher 60% tariff on Chinese goods has
already prompted some companies to bring forward container shipments of goods
to avoid such changes.
However,
pre-emptive measures such as stockpiling would only temporarily delay the
impact of price rises, trade experts said, warning that any new levies could
push up costs, disrupt trade flows, and spark retaliation against US exports.
The
cost of machinery, chemicals, computer components and metals for businesses
could rise by between 5% and 20% in coming months, a recent CIPS member survey
found, without factoring in the cost of the tariffs themselves.
“The
impact of US tariffs on trade flows, giving rise to increased political
tension, the global war for talent – these and other issues will need deft
handling if growth as well as consumer confidence across the major markets is
to be maintained,” Farrell said.
Consumers could face price rises of 20% in 2025, trade experts warn
UK food price inflation hits 3.7%, the highest level since March
7
January 2025
Food
price inflation jumped to 3.7% last month, the highest level since March,
helping fuel a bumper season for supermarkets.
Sales
at the big grocery chains were up 2.1% over the four weeks to 29 December
compared with a year before, according to the analysts Kantar. However, that
rise was flattered by food price growth, which jumped more than one percentage
point from 2.6% in November.
Inflation
has been gradually increasing since July, but took a big step up last month led
by confectionery, skincare and juices, taking household spending on festive
take-home groceries to a record high of £460 on average.
Kantar
also looked at trading in the three months to the end of December. The market
leader, Tesco, increased sales of take-home groceries by 5% over that period,
taking its market share to more than 28%.
The
UK’s number two, Sainsbury’s, increased sales by 3.5% while the discounter Lidl
was up 6.6% and Marks & Spencer 8.7%, with all benefiting from a collapse
in sales at Asda – which was down 5.8% – the only faller among the big grocers.
The
disappointing performance from the privately owned chain indicates the scale of
the challenge for the new
chair, Allan Leighton,
who has been tasked with turning around Asda’s performance. The retailer is
struggling to tackle IT issues and heavy price competition under the weight of
hefty debts taken on to fund a £6.8bn buyout in 2020.
More
UK food price inflation hits 3.7%, the highest level since March
Covid-19 Corner
This section will continue until it becomes unneeded.
"Overall, this study not only sheds light on the challenges faced by families during the pandemic but also provides suggestions for improving healthcare services to ensure a more comprehensive and effective response in times of crisis," she said.
How
Covid affected child brain tumour treatments
7
January 2025
Lessons
need to be learnt from how the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the treatment for
children with brain tumours, researchers have said.
The
study, led by academics in Cambridge and Lancaster, said there were five major
challenges for families trying to access the healthcare system during that
period.
Seeing
a GP face to face was more difficult and remote consultations relied on the
caregiver highlighting any "red flags", the report said.
Addenbrooke's
Hospital consultant Ibrahim Jalloh said: "Findings from this study offer
practical insights from families and stakeholders, to improve the healthcare
system during future disruptions."
The
study, which was published on Thursday in British
Medical Journal Open, external, analysed the effects of the pandemic on
the diagnosis, treatment and ongoing management of children and young people
with brain tumours.
Ten
children and young people, 20 caregivers and 16 stakeholders - such as nurses
and neurosurgeons - were interviewed between January 2022 and June 2023.
The
report authors - who included academics from Birmingham, Manchester and
Nottingham - said public health messages during the pandemic sometimes led to a
"reluctance to seek help".
Paediatric
brain tumours were the second most common form of childhood cancers, they said.
The
study said restrictions, which only allowed one primary caregiver to attend
hospital with their child, posed challenges for families and difficulties
establishing relationships with healthcare teams.
Treatments
were often postponed and caregivers felt they had to "stay strong"
for their child but were often traumatised by their experiences, they added.
Caregivers
also experienced "isolation" and lacked guidance when returning home.
Prof
Rachel Isba, a consultant in paediatric public health medicine at Alder Hey
Children's Hospital in Liverpool, hoped the study could spark improvements.
"Overall,
this study not only sheds light on the challenges faced by families during the
pandemic but also provides suggestions for improving healthcare services to
ensure a more comprehensive and effective response in times of crisis,"
she said.
Child brain tumour treatment hampered by Covid - report - BBC News
Technology
Update.
With events happening fast in the
development of solar power and graphene, among other things, I’ve added this
section. Updates as they get reported.
CES 2025 live:
all the latest news from the world's biggest tech show
January
7, 2025
CES
2025 is now officially underway – and we're on the show floor at the world's
biggest tech show to help you separate the duds from the genuinely exciting new
tech coming out this year.
What's
happened so far? As always, new TVs have starred, with Samsung and LG both
revealing their latest flagship OLED ranges. Samsung has also revealed its new
The Frame Pro TV – and after
seeing it in the flesh, we're impressed.
Hisense also just
launched the largest mini-LED TV yet, a 116-inch beast.
There's
been some big news on the graphics cards front too, with nVidia
revealing its GeForce RTX 5000 series, led by the flagship
RTX 5090. At the other end of the scale, we've also just seen the launch
of the Snapdragon X CPU, which could help deliver
much more affordable Copilot+ PCs.
The
smart home and wearables have also again been a big theme of CES 2025. From
a robot
vacuum with a mechanical arm for picking up socks to
the promising
(if polarizing) Halliday Smart Glasses, the launches are
coming thick and fast – and we're only just getting started.
For a
quick summary of the latest news, check out the list below – but for our very
latest finds and experiences direct from the CES 2025 show floor in Las Vegas,
read on...
CES
2025: the latest news
- I
heard LG's new speakers made with will.i.am, and I kind of love them
- I
saw Samsung's new The Frame Pro mini-LED TV, and it's whole new work of
art
- Razer
Blade 16 announced at CES 2025 with an Nvidia RTX 5090 GPU – but Intel has
been dumped
- I
just saw Google's vision for the smart home and it's straight out of a
Black Mirror episode
- CES
2025 day 1: the 11 best gadgets we've seen, from Samsung's new flagship
OLED TV to the Garmin Instinct 3
More
CES 2025 live: all
the latest news from the world's biggest tech show
Next, the
world global debt clock. Nations debts to GDP compared.
World Debt
Clocks (usdebtclock.org)
Democracy
is too important to leave up to the votes of the people.
Henry
A. Kissinger.
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