Metals Selloff Continues; Oracle to Raise Up to $50B for Cloud Push | Bloomberg Brief 2/2/2026
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US equity futures decline due to a metals selloff, while Oracle plans to raise up to $50 billion for its cloud infrastructure expansion. Tensions between the US and Iran show signs of deescalation, and a drone strike in Ukraine raises concerns about Russian aggression. The potential risks of a Kevin Warsh-led Fed are also discussed.
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US equity futures drop as a continued slump in gold and silver hits stocks. Oil declines as the US and Iran signal hopes for deescalating tensions. Oracle announces plans to raise as much as $50 billion this year to build additional cloud infrastructure capacity. Dtek CEO Maxim Timchenko says a drone strike that killed more than a dozen civilian mine workers in central Ukraine on Sunday was part of a large-scale Russian attack on the company's facilities. Ella Gude of BNY Investments Newton discusses the potential risks around a Kevin Warsh-led Fed. (Source: Bloomberg)
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Original article published by Bloomberg on February 2, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.