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FxWirePro: USD/SGD jumps above 1.43 mark in early Asia; hits highest level since Jan 02, 2017

Mar 18, 2020 03:08 am UTC| Technicals

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.4278 marks. It made intraday high at 1.4315 and low at 1.4266 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key resistance at 1.4292 mark. A daily close...

FxWirePro: Japanese yen trades marginally higher on robust trade balance data

Mar 18, 2020 02:35 am UTC| Technicals

USD/JPY is currently trading around 107.17 marks. It made intraday high at 107.70 and low at 107.09 levels. Intraday bias remains slightly bearish for the moment. A daily close above 107.96 will take the...

FxWirePro: EUR/KRW rejects key resistance at 1,392 mark, bias remains neutral

Mar 18, 2020 02:04 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/KRW is currently trading around 1,361 mark. It made intraday high at 1,366 and low at 1,358 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key support at 1,336 mark. A sustained close...

Fxwirepro: EUR/AUD consolidating around 1.8340,outlook bullish

Mar 17, 2020 18:39 pm UTC| Technicals

EUR/AUD rose higher on Tuesday, as coronavirus related news weighed on commodity linked Australian dollar. The Reserve Bank of Australia has reiterated it stands ready to ease policy further in the face of the...

FxWirePro: Daily Commodity Tracker

Mar 17, 2020 13:04 pm UTC| Technicals

Daily Commodity Tracker (13:00 GMT) WTI (US OIL): Major and minor trend - Strongly bearish Oscillators: Oversold (no sign of reversal) Bollinger Bands: Widening on Daily, Weekly and Monthly charts Intraday High/Low:...

FxWirePro: EUR/SEK consolidates below 11.000, good to buy on dips

Mar 17, 2020 12:38 pm UTC| Technicals

The Swedish Krona declined, hovering towards an 11-year troughrecorded in the previous session. EUR/SEK trades 0.1 percent up at 10.9380, having hit a high of 11.0010 on Monday, its highest since July...

FxWirePro: USD/TRY rallies to 1-1/2 year peak as CBRT slashes rates, likely to break above 6.5000

Mar 17, 2020 11:41 am UTC| Technicals

The Turkish Lira plunged to a fresh 1-1/2 year low following the central banks emergency meeting. The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey lowered its one-week repo auction rate by 100bps to 9.75 percent, two days...

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Economy

Japan Signals Readiness to Intervene as Yen Weakens Toward 160 Per Dollar

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama issued a stern warning to currency traders on Friday, signaling that Tokyo is prepared to take decisive action against what officials describe as speculative behavior driving...

China's Services Sector Maintains Growth Streak Despite March Slowdown

Chinas services industry continued to expand in March, though at a notably slower pace, as weakening demand and ongoing workforce reductions tempered activity across the sector. According to the latest RatingDog Services...

U.S. Stock Futures Stabilize Ahead of Good Friday as Investors Eye Jobs Report

U.S. stock index futures held steady Thursday evening as markets entered a cautious holding pattern before the Good Friday holiday closure, with traders weighing Middle East tensions and positioning ahead of a critical...

Gold Prices Drop as Trump Escalates Iran Threats, Oil Surges

Gold prices retreated Thursday, breaking a multi-day winning streak after President Donald Trump signaled an intensified military campaign against Iran over the coming weeks. The remarks rattled investors who had grown...

U.S. Dollar Climbs as Trump Escalates Rhetoric Against Iran

The U.S. dollar strengthened Thursday, drawing support from its safe-haven status after President Donald Trump signaled a significant escalation in military operations against Iran. The U.S. Dollar Index climbed 0.4% to...

Politics

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...

U.S. Strikes on Iran Draw War Crimes Warnings from International Law Scholars

More than 100 international law experts from leading American universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and the University of California, have signed an open letter warning that U.S. military strikes on Iran may...

UN Confirms Sexual Exploitation Allegations Against Haiti Security Force Members

A United Nations report has confirmed that four allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by members of a UN-backed security force operating in Haiti were substantiated following formal investigations. The...

Zelenskyy Offers Ukraine's Naval Drone Expertise to Secure the Strait of Hormuz

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stepped onto the global maritime security stage, offering Ukraines proven naval defense capabilities to countries working to safeguard freedom of navigation through the Strait of...

Russia Unleashes Drone Barrage on Kharkiv, Injuring Child Among Victims

Russian forces launched a sustained drone offensive against Kharkiv, Ukraines second-largest city, throughout Thursday, leaving at least two people injured, including an eight-year-old girl. Local officials confirmed the...

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

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...

SpaceX Eyes Historic IPO at $1.75 Trillion Valuation

Elon Musks aerospace giant SpaceX has quietly filed a confidential IPO registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Bloomberg News sources familiar with the matter. The move signals that the...

Annie Altman Amends Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Annie Altman has filed an amended civil lawsuit against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, accusing him of sexually abusing her over a span of nearly a decade. The amended complaint was submitted Wednesday in St. Louis...

TSMC Japan's Second Fab to Produce 3nm Chips by 2028

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker, has confirmed plans to begin equipment installation and mass production of 3-nanometre wafers at its second fabrication plant in...

Apple Turns 50: From Garage Startup to AI Crossroads

In early 1976, engineer Steve Wozniak finished designing a computer circuit board he planned to share with fellow hobbyists at a local California tech club. His friend Steve Jobs recognized a commercial opportunity, and...