{"id":46575,"date":"2025-02-21T11:22:06","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T11:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=46575"},"modified":"2025-02-21T11:22:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T11:22:06","slug":"morning-update-21-02-2025-%e2%98%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=46575","title":{"rendered":"Morning Update (21.02.2025) \u2615"},"content":{"rendered":"

\ud83c\udf0f Asian Markets Mixed<\/strong>
Asian markets traded cautiously as concerns over \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 U.S. trade tariffs and high interest rates weighed on sentiment. \ud83d\udcc9 The Hang Seng<\/strong> surged +3%<\/strong> \ud83d\udcc8, led by tech stocks, while Japan<\/strong> \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 remained flat and China<\/strong> \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 showed muted movement.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udca5 Alibaba Soars \ud83d\ude80<\/strong>
Alibaba\u2019s \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf0 Hong Kong shares jumped +8.5%<\/strong> \ud83d\udcca after strong Q4 earnings<\/strong>, with AI-driven cloud growth and a new Apple \ud83e\udd16 AI partnership<\/strong> in China boosting sentiment. Ryan Cohen\u2019s $1B stake<\/strong> also added fuel to the\u00a0rally.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd25 Japanese Inflation Spikes \ud83d\udcc8<\/strong>
\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 January Core CPI<\/strong> rose +3.2% YoY<\/strong>, exceeding expectations (3.1%). Overall inflation hit 4.0%<\/strong>, driven by soaring food prices<\/strong> \ud83e\udd6c (cabbage prices tripled!). BOJ tightening fears grew, though bond yields eased after Governor Ueda\u2019s reassurances<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u26a0\ufe0f Nissan Credit Rating Cut \u274c<\/strong>
\ud83d\udcc9 Moody\u2019s downgraded Nissan<\/strong> to junk status (Ba1 from Baa3)<\/strong> due to weak outlook & restructuring struggles. Meanwhile, reports suggest \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 Japanese investors are urging Tesla<\/strong> \ud83d\ude97 to partner with Nissan<\/strong> following failed Honda talks, aiming to use Nissan\u2019s underutilized U.S. plants<\/strong> amid tariff\u00a0risks.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udee2\ufe0f Oil Holds Gains \u26fd<\/strong>
Brent $76.45<\/strong> | WTI $72.44<\/strong>\u200a\u2014\u200abest weekly performance since January<\/strong> \u2705. JPMorgan noted global demand at 103.4M bpd<\/strong>, while the Caspian Pipeline<\/strong> faced 30\u201340% reduced flows<\/strong> after \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 Ukrainian drone\u00a0attacks.<\/p>\n

\u26a1 EU Shifts Energy Strategy \ud83d\udd0b<\/strong>
EU Energy Commissioner \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa Dan Jorgensen<\/strong> announced plans to increase U.S. gas imports<\/strong> \ud83d\udee2\ufe0f & boost renewables<\/strong> as Europe faces two-year high gas prices<\/strong> \ud83d\udcc8 and Trump\u2019s tariff\u00a0threats.<\/p>\n

\ud83e\udd47 Gold Pauses After Record Highs<\/strong>
\ud83d\udcca Gold:<\/strong> Spot $2,925.06<\/strong> | Futures $2,941.49<\/strong> \u2728\u200a\u2014\u200a8th straight weekly gain<\/strong> \ud83d\udcc8, supported by trade war concerns<\/strong> & a weaker U.S. dollar<\/strong>\u00a0\ud83d\udcb5.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcb6 Euro Steady Before German Elections \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea<\/strong>
The euro \ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa held at $1.049<\/strong> as markets brace for the collapse of Chancellor Scholz\u2019s coalition<\/strong>. Traders eye February PMI data<\/strong> \ud83d\udcca from the Eurozone, U.K. \ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7, & U.S. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/strong>, assessing Trump\u2019s tariff\u00a0impact<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd3b Copper Faces Weekly Losses<\/strong>
Despite AI hype<\/strong>, copper fell -1.9% this week<\/strong> \ud83d\udcc9 (LME: $9,522.80\/t<\/strong>, March: $4.5750\/lb<\/strong>) as China\u2019s rally momentum cooled<\/strong>\u00a0\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcb4 Yen Weakens Despite Inflation \u26a0\ufe0f<\/strong>
\ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 JPY at 150.35\/$<\/strong> \ud83d\udcc9 as officials played down BOJ tightening speculation<\/strong>. Finance Minister Kato<\/strong> warned about rising bond yields<\/strong> \ud83d\udcca impacting \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 government spending<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udce2 What\u2019s Next?<\/strong>
Markets await PMI readings<\/strong>, German election updates<\/strong>, and further developments in the trade war & AI\u00a0sector<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcc8\ud83d\udcac Stay tuned for more market insights!<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcca Morning Update (21.02.2025) \u2615<\/a> was originally published in Coinmonks<\/a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\ud83c\udf0f Asian Markets MixedAsian markets traded cautiously as concerns over \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 U.S. trade tariffs and high interest rates weighed on sentiment. \ud83d\udcc9 The Hang Seng surged +3% \ud83d\udcc8, led by tech stocks, while Japan \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf5 remained flat and China \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf3 showed muted movement. \ud83d\udca5 Alibaba Soars \ud83d\ude80Alibaba\u2019s \ud83c\udded\ud83c\uddf0 Hong Kong shares jumped +8.5% \ud83d\udcca after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-46575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46575"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=46575"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46575\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=46575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=46575"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=46575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}