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FxWirePro: USD/TWD moves in stiff boundaries, stay neutral

Apr 15, 2020 04:52 am UTC| Technicals

USD/TWD is currently trading around 30.01 marks. It made intraday high at 30.06 and low at 29.87 marks. Intraday bias remains neutral for the moment. A daily close above 30.42 will drag the parity up towards...

FxWirePro: USD/THB fails to find support above 32.80 mark, bias remains slightly bearish

Apr 15, 2020 02:49 am UTC| Technicals

USD/THB is currently trading around 32.61 marks. It made intraday high at 32.66 and low at 32.60 marks. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 32.91 mark. On the top side,...

FxWirePro: USD/SGD stabilizes below 1.4150 mark, faces strong support at 1.4122 mark

Apr 15, 2020 02:36 am UTC| Technicals

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.4141 marks. It made intraday high at 1.4145 and low at 1.4130 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key support at 1.4122 mark. A daily close...

FxWirePro: EUR/KRW trades flat at 1,330 mark, sustained close above targets 1,377 mark

Apr 15, 2020 02:23 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/KRW is currently trading around 1,330 mark. It made intraday high at 1,332 and low at 1,329 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key support at 1,330 mark. A sustained close...

FxWirePro: EUR/AUD pauses decline,critical support at lies ahead

Apr 14, 2020 17:31 pm UTC| Technicals

EUR/AUD dipped on Tuesday as concern about the impact coronavirus will have on the eurozone economy weighed on euro. At GMT 17:20, the pair was trading 0.80% lower at 1.7070, after finding support at 1.6999 (23.6%...

FxWirePro:GBP/AUD respects ascending trendline, rebound risk high

Apr 14, 2020 15:48 pm UTC| Technicals

GBP/AUD recovered ground on Tuesday, as the pair found support at 1.9515 (lower ascending trend line). Currently, the 1.9515 (lower ascending trend line) barrier is restricting lower move, will likely be a speed bump...

FxWirePro: EUR/SEK fails to sustain gains above 10-DMA, investors eye Swedish inflation

Apr 14, 2020 12:25 pm UTC| Technicals

The Swedish Krona declined, hovering away from a 3-1/2 week peak hit last week, ahead of the release of March inflation figures. Markets expect a -0.4 percent decline in inflation month on month in March, down from a...

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Economy

Gold Prices Slip in Asia as Iran Strait Deadline Looms

Gold prices retreated in Asian trading on Monday following a strong weekly performance, with investors closely watching escalating tensions between the United States and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz. Spot gold...

Strait of Hormuz Crisis Fuels Oil Surge as Asian Markets Brace for Impact

Asian markets opened with a cautious tone Monday as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East continued shaking investor confidence. U.S. President Donald Trumps stern warning to Iran threatening devastating military...

Dollar Holds Steady as Yen Nears Critical 160 Level Amid Iran War Escalation

Global currency markets opened cautiously on Monday as the U.S. dollar maintained its footing while the Japanese yen hovered dangerously close to the psychologically significant 160-per-dollar threshold. Thin trading...

Morgan Stanley: Fed Rate Cuts Still on Track Despite Oil-Driven Inflation

Morgan Stanley believes the Federal Reserve will push forward with interest rate cuts in 2026, even as rising oil prices temporarily inflate headline inflation figures. According to the banks analysts, the current...

China's Energy Resilience Shields Economy From Global Oil Shock, Goldman Sachs Says

Goldman Sachs analysts believe China is among the best-positioned major economies to weather the current oil price shock stemming from escalating Middle East tensions, citing the countrys diversified energy strategy,...

Politics

Taiwan Opposition Leader's China Visit: A Peace Mission Amid Rising Tensions

Taiwans Kuomintang (KMT) chairwoman Cheng Li-wun is heading to China on Tuesday in a landmark visit the first by a KMT leader in over a decade. She describes the trip as a peace mission, with a potential meeting with...

U.S. and Iran Edge Toward Potential 45-Day Ceasefire Amid Escalating Tensions

Diplomatic efforts between the United States and Iran are gaining momentum, with mediators from Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey joining negotiations aimed at brokering a potential 45-day ceasefire, according to a report by...

Britain Courts Anthropic Amid US Defense Department Dispute

The United Kingdom is actively working to attract Anthropic, the company behind the popular Claude AI app, to expand its footprint in the country. This diplomatic push comes as Anthropic finds itself in the middle of a...

Iran Rejects Trump's Hormuz Ultimatum, Threatens Wider Trade Disruption

Iran has firmly pushed back against U.S. President Donald Trumps latest threats over the Strait of Hormuz, dismissing his ultimatum and introducing new conditions that could further destabilize global trade routes. The...

Trump Issues Deadline for Iran to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Amid Escalating Conflict

President Donald Trump has set an 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time Tuesday deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, one of the worlds most critical oil shipping routes, warning of severe military consequences if the demand...

Science

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

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...

Technology

OpenAI Executive Shake-Up Ahead of Anticipated 2026 IPO

OpenAI is navigating a significant leadership restructuring at one of the most pivotal moments in its history. The AI powerhouse confirmed that Chief Operating Officer Brad Lightcap is transitioning into a newly created...

Elon Musk Ties SpaceX IPO Access to Mandatory Grok AI Subscriptions

Elon Musk is reportedly making Grok subscriptions a prerequisite for banks and advisers involved in SpaceXs highly anticipated initial public offering. According to the New York Times, citing insiders familiar with the...

MATCH Act Targets ASML and Chinese Chipmakers in New U.S. Export Crackdown

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has unveiled the MATCH Act, a landmark piece of draft legislation designed to tighten export restrictions on advanced semiconductor manufacturing equipment destined for China. The...

Microsoft's $10 Billion Japan Investment: AI Infrastructure and Data Sovereignty Push

Microsoft is set to pour approximately $10 billion into Japan between now and 2029, channeling funds into data center expansion and artificial intelligence infrastructure to meet the countrys growing demand for data...

Australia's Social Media Ban for Under-16s Sparks Global Movement

Australias landmark social media ban for users under 16, which took effect in December, is reshaping digital policy conversations worldwide. Countries including Spain and Malaysia have signaled interest in adopting similar...