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FxWirePro: Buy CHFJPY above 109.60 (intraday trade idea)

May 22, 2019 14:00 pm UTC| Technicals

Ichimoku analysis (Hourly chart) Tenken-Sen- 109.36 Kijun-Sen- 109.369 CHFJPY is consolidating after hitting high of 109.63 yesterday.The slight bullishness in Swiss franc is ongoing trade tension...

USDCAD trades well below 55- day EMA,dip till 1.3275 likely

May 22, 2019 13:37 pm UTC| Technicals

USDCAD is trading extremely weak and lost more than 150 pips in past four trading days on rising crude oil and easing trade aluminium,steel tariff tension between US and Canada. Canadian retail sales data released today...

FxWirePro: FTSE100 Daily Outlook

May 22, 2019 12:24 pm UTC| Technicals

FTSE100 has broken high of 7363 made on May 16thafter long consolidation on weak Pound sterling. GBP recovered sharply more than 100 pips after Theresa May offered new Brexit plan on Tuesday but MPs reacted negatively to...

Crypto Technicals: BTC/GBP pivotal at 1H 200-SMA (6123), weakness likely on break below

May 22, 2019 12:05 pm UTC| Digital Currency Technicals

BTC/GBP chart - Trading View Exchange - Coinbase Support: 6123 (1H 200-SMA); Resistance: 7040 (Upper BB) Technical Analysis: Bias Neutral BTC/GBP trades in the red for the 3rd straight session, hovers around...

Crypto Technicals: Litecoin grinds lower for the 3rd straight session, scope for test of 50-DMA (81.52)

May 22, 2019 11:29 am UTC| Digital Currency Technicals

LTC/USD chart - Trading View Exchange - Coinbase Support: 86 (21-EMA); Resistance: 98 Technical Analysis: Bias Slightly Bearish LTC/USD is extending weakness for the 3rd straight session, bias lower. The...

FWirePro: EURUSD continues to trade lower on possible US blacklist expansion, good to sell on rallies

May 22, 2019 11:11 am UTC| Technicals

EURUSD has once again declined after showing minor jump above 1.11750. Overall trend is still weak and fundamental factors are supporting US dollar.The main reason was Brexit uncertainty and UK PM May offers a plan to go...

Crypto Technicals: NEO/USD holds 5-DMA support, back-to-back spinning top and Doji formations hamper gains

May 22, 2019 10:55 am UTC| Digital Currency Technicals

NEO/USD chart - Trading View Exchange - Binance Support: 10.39 (110-EMA); Resistance: 13.85 (trendline) Technical Analysis: Bias Neutral NEO/USD is trading slightly weaker on the day at 11.95 at 10:45...

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Economy

U.S. Job Market Braces for Slow Recovery Amid Middle East Tensions and Economic Uncertainty

The U.S. labor market is expected to post modest gains in March, recovering from Februarys sharp drop of 92,000 jobs, but persistent headwinds are keeping economists cautious. A Reuters poll forecasts nonfarm payrolls...

Bank of Japan Eyes Further Rate Hikes Amid Middle East Tensions and Inflation Pressures

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

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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...

Politics

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Trump Fires Attorney General Pam Bondi Over Epstein Files and Slow Prosecutions

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Ukraine Frontline Holds Firm as Zelenskyy Claims March Offensive Successfully Repelled

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Science

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

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

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SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

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Technology

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

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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...