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Copper rose for a second day as uncertainty around US tariff policy and its impact on broader markets drove a decline in the dollar. Meanwhile gold & silver also traded higher over tariff uncertainty. The US Supreme Court ruled against President Donald Trump's use of emergency powers to set reciprocal trade duties, prompting the administration to roll out an alternative 15% global levy. Amy Gower, Metals & Mining Commodities Strategist at Morgan Stanley spoke to Bloomberg's Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche.

Brookfield, one of the largest direct investors in the Middle East, says the region is a significant long term destination for investors. That's as the GCC undergoes a structural transformation from oil-based economies to more diversified economies creating scale across infrastructure, real estate and private equity. Jad Ellawn, Managing Partner & Regional Head of Middle East at Brookfield spoke to Bloomberg's Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche on the growth of the GCC.

US President Donald Trump says he is considering limited military strikes to pressure Iran into signing a new nuclear deal but bombing the country may not have the desired effect. The US has ramped up its military presence in the region even as US Iran talks are set to resume in Geneva. Alan Eyre, Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow at the Middle East Institute and Former Senior US Diplomat spoke to Bloomberg's Horizons Middle East and Africa anchor Joumanna Bercetche about the likely outcome from US action in the region.

Well, pull out the party hats and dust off the stock tickers. 

Lithium, the commodity that investors and analysts had all but left for dead in the great market purge of 2023-2024, is back.

The stock market has long treated Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) less as a traditional automaker and more as a futuristic technology cult, with its valuation soaring on the gravitational pull of its CEO, Elon Musk. 

This persistent "Musk Premium" has burned countless short-sellers. 

Bitcoin has vaporised more than US$800 billion in its latest crash and sucked US$1 trillion out of the broader crypto market.

With nearly US$2 trillion in market value and rising allocations from Wall Street firms, ETFs, pension funds, and insurers, Bitcoin is increasingly woven into traditional finance.

The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a historic blow to President Donald Trump’s economic agenda Friday, ruling 6-3 that the administration overstepped its constitutional authority by using a national emergency statute to impose sweeping global tariffs.

The January US jobs report surprised to the upside, adding 130,000 roles as unemployment dipped to 4.3% and wages stayed contained.

Washington has pulled itself back from the brink, passing a $1.2 trillion stop-gap deal that reopened most of the US government after days of disruption.