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Wednesday, 17 Dec, 2025 News Pot shots - Trump set to fast-track cannabis reclassification under executive order U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order as soon as this week that would accelerate the reclassification of cannabis under federal law and formally recognise its medical valu Commodities Silver hits record ~US$65 per ounce on tight supply and strong demand Silver prices have surged to fresh record highs, a dramatic reflection of evolving market dynamics that are pushing the industrial metal well beyond historical norms. In trading today, spot silver rea Learn more Central Banks PBOC sets USD/ CNY central rate at 7.0573 (vs. estimate at 7.0386) The People's Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, is responsible for setting the daily midpoint of the yuan (also known as renminbi or RMB). The PBOC follows a managed floating exchange rate sy Commodities Trump orders blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers, crude oil price jumps In an earlier post I noted that U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered what he described as a "total and complete blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, sharply escala Stocks California judge backs up to 30-day Tesla cars sales suspension over Autopilot marketing Tesla is facing renewed regulatory scrutiny in California after an administrative law judge ruled that the company engaged in deceptive marketing practices related to its Autopilot and Full Self-Drivi Central Banks PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.0386 – Reuters estimate The People's Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), a fixing that remains one of the most closely watched signals in Asian foreign exch Commodities Trump orders total blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering or leaving Venezuela Trump is posting on his social media account. Verbatim: Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America. It will only get bigger, and the shock News Japan: Nov exports +6.1%y/y (expected +4.8%) Oct Machine orders +12.5%y/y (expected +3.6%) Japanese trade and capex-indicative data (machine orders data are a leading indicator of capital spending in the coming six to nine months, although its a volatile data set.): Further on the trade dat Learn more Central Banks Goldman Sachs says Fed more willing to cut rates again next year, citing job market risk Goldman Sachs expects the Federal Reserve could be more open to further interest-rate cuts next year than markets previously assumed, following this week's policy easing and a notably cautious tone fr

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