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Singapore industrial production surprises on the downside; electronic sector offsets the fall

Aug 26, 2016 08:48 am UTC| Commentary

Industrial production in Singapore surprised markets on the downside for the month of July, following broad-based contraction across all sub-sectors. However, the electronics segment remained upbeat to offset the decline...

Czech inflation unlikely to pick up; CNB likely to extend time frame of EUR/CZK floor beyond 2017

Aug 26, 2016 08:33 am UTC| Commentary

The EUR/CZK pair has fallen the way back towards its 27.00 floor in the past two months following a sharp rise to 27.15 around the end of June. In the meantime, the Czech National Bank has abstained from extending the FX...

Oil in Global Economy Series

Iran confirms OPEC meeting attendance, a freeze deal unlikely

Aug 26, 2016 07:58 am UTC| Commentary

Oil prices reversed their losses yesterday after Iran ended the speculation by announcing that it would join the informal meeting among the OPEC members to be held on the sideline of International Energy Agencys (IEA)...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: MXN turns out to be cheaper owing to sturdy fundamentals and oil prices – Snap rallies for shorts via spreads

Aug 26, 2016 07:45 am UTC| Commentary

A gradual reduction of shorts (be it profit-taking purposes, or declining risk-reward) is likely to accelerate the move lower in USDMXN. Weakened fundamentals (economic slowdown, widening capital account deficit) might...

South Korea’s consumer confidence ticks higher in Aug, optimism prevails in domestic sector

Aug 26, 2016 07:17 am UTC| Commentary

Consumer confidence in South Korea ticked higher in August, showering signs of economic optimism within the domestic sector of the economy. Consumer confidence in South Korea improved slightly in August, the latest...

Pound likely to extend gains post GDP

Aug 26, 2016 07:16 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The pound has been holding up pretty well for the past few weeks, against the dollar. Today, a better than expected GDP flash reading could improve the mood. The data has quite a potential to surprise on the upside, just...

South Korean authorities likely to adopt additional reflationary policies to boost economy

Aug 26, 2016 07:15 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The South Korean authorities are likely to adopt additional reflationary policies to boost the countrys economy in the coming months. Finance Minister Yoo Il-ho, on Thursday, cautioned against rising downside risks to the...

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Economy

Russia Condemns U.S. Sanctions as Cuba Faces Critical Fuel Crisis

Russia has warned that Cubas fuel situation has reached a critical point, blaming intensified U.S. sanctions for deepening the islands economic crisis and pledging continued solidarity with Havana and Caracas. Moscow also...

U.S. Stock Futures Steady as Investors Await Key Jobs and Inflation Data

U.S. stock futures were little changed on Monday evening as investors grew cautious ahead of key economic data releases later this week, following a mostly positive close on Wall Street. Futures tied to the SP 500 slipped...

Gold Prices Slip in Asian Trade as Markets Await Key U.S. Economic Data

Gold prices declined in early Asian trading on Tuesday, pulling back from strong gains seen in the previous session, as investors remained cautious ahead of a series of important U.S. economic indicators due later this...

Oil Prices Dip as Hormuz Tensions, Iran Talks, and Russia Sanctions Shape Market Outlook

Global oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as investors weighed geopolitical risks in the Middle East against ongoing diplomatic efforts and fresh developments in global energy trade. Brent crude futures slipped 25 cents, or...

Asian Stocks Rise as Japan Rally, AI Optimism and Fed Outlook Shape Markets

Asian stocks extended gains for a second straight session in early Tuesday trading, led by a powerful rally in Japan following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichis decisive election victory over the weekend. The result boosted...

Politics

Hong Kong Leader Defends 20-Year Sentence for Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday that media tycoon and prominent democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai deserved the 20-year prison sentence imposed by a court earlier this week, arguing that the punishment...

Trump Administration Plans Chip Tariff Exemptions for Big Tech Amid AI Data Center Push

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to exempt major technology companies such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft from upcoming tariffs on semiconductor chips, a move aimed at supporting...

U.S. Appeals Court Allows Trump Administration to End TPS for Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua Migrants

A U.S. appeals court in California on Monday temporarily lifted a federal judges order that had blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 89,000 migrants from Honduras, Nepal...

Trump Threatens to Block Gordie Howe Bridge, Escalating U.S.-Canada Trade Tensions

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to prevent the opening of the $4.6 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, escalating an already tense trade dispute between the...

Australian Leaders Call for Calm After Sydney Protests Turn Violent

Australian political leaders have urged calm and called for peaceful demonstrations after protests opposing Israeli President Isaac Herzogs visit to Australia escalated into violent clashes with police in central Sydney....

Science

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Technology

Salesforce Workforce Reduction Affects Fewer Than 1,000 Roles Amid Ongoing Restructuring

Salesforce has reportedly reduced its workforce by fewer than 1,000 employees earlier this month, according to a Business Insider report published on Monday. The report cited a person familiar with the matter, though...

Alphabet Plans Rare 100-Year Sterling Bond to Fund AI Expansion

Alphabet is preparing to issue a rare 100-year sterling bond as part of a broader multi-currency debt offering, marking a notable move to expand its long-term borrowing strategy to support growing investments in artificial...

Amazon Explores AI Content Marketplace With Media Publishers

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) is reportedly in discussions with media publishers about launching a new artificial intelligence content marketplace designed to connect news organizations and digital content creators with companies...

Taiwan Says Moving 40% of Semiconductor Production to the U.S. Is Impossible

Taiwan has firmly rejected calls from the United States to relocate a large portion of its semiconductor manufacturing capacity, with senior officials stressing that the islands chip industry cannot be uprooted. Taiwan...

Samsung Electronics Shares Jump on HBM4 Mass Production Report

Samsung Electronics shares surged on Monday following reports that the South Korean tech giant is set to begin mass production of its next-generation HBM4 memory chips, a key component in artificial intelligence hardware....