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FxWirePro: USD/CHF trades higher above 200- day MA, good to buy on dips

Sep 28, 2018 06:42 am UTC| Technicals

Ichimoku Analysis (Daily chart) Tenken - Sen - 0.9663 Kijun- Sen - 0.9705 USDCHF has jumped more than 200 pips yesterday week on account of easing geo political tensions. The pair hits high of 0.97830...

FxWirePro: AUD/NZD minor trend in rising channel and major trend in range – One-touch calls to momentary bulls and strangle shorts for laggards

Sep 28, 2018 06:21 am UTC| Technicals

Chart and candlestick patterns formed:TheAUDNZDbulls are attempting to make upside traction in both the minor trend and major consolidation phase. In this process, the minor trend has been spiking through rising channel...

FxWirePro: Gold trades weak on strong US dollar, good to sell on rallies

Sep 28, 2018 03:55 am UTC| Technicals

Major resistance- $1217 The major three factors that drive gold prices US dollar Index: Slightly bullish. DXYhas recovered sharply from low of 93.95 after fed monetary policy. The index has broken major resistance at...

FxWirePro: Singapore dollar falls gradually against U.S. dollar, stay bullish only above 1.3690

Sep 28, 2018 03:16 am UTC| Technicals

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.3677 marks. It made intraday high at 1.3686 and low at 1.3670 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key resistance at 1.3690 marks. A daily...

FxWirePro: Nikkei hits highest level since 1991, good to buy on dips

Sep 28, 2018 03:11 am UTC| Technicals

Asian marketsis trading higher especially Nikkei jumped more than 1.5% from and hits highest level since 1991. The main reason for rise in Nikkei was due to weakness yen which will support export related sectors. US 10...

FxWirePro: USD/THB consolidates around 32.40 mark, Thailand’s economic data in focus

Sep 28, 2018 02:55 am UTC| Technicals

USD/THB is currently trading around 32.38 marks. It made intraday high at 32.44 and low at 32.37 marks. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time holds key support at 32.32 mark. On the top side, key...

FxWirePro: EUR/KRW hits fresh 3-week low at 1,291 mark, stay bearish

Sep 28, 2018 01:56 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/KRW is currently trading around 1,291 mark. Pair made intraday high at 1,295 and low at 1,291 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish for the moment. A sustained close above 1,294 will take the parity...

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Economy

Gold Prices Dip Amid Middle East Uncertainty and Inflation Fears

Gold prices edged lower during Asian trading on Thursday, retreating after modest gains in the previous session as investors continued monitoring escalating Middle East tensions threatening a fragile ceasefire between the...

Oil Prices Rebound as Hormuz Disruptions and Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets

Oil prices recovered Thursday following their sharpest single-day decline since April 2020, as ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating Middle East tensions renewed fears over global crude supply. By...

U.S. Futures Dip as Iran Ceasefire Faces Early Challenges

U.S. stock index futures edged slightly lower Wednesday evening as investors monitored the fragile state of a newly announced Iran-U.S. ceasefire agreement. The cautious overnight movement followed an exceptional trading...

U.S.-Iran Ceasefire: Fragile Truce Raises Hopes for Strait of Hormuz Peace Deal

A temporary ceasefire between the United States, Iran, and Israel is holding but just barely. U.S. Vice President JD Vance described the two-week truce as fragile on Wednesday, warning that Iran appeared to be...

Gold Surges Near 3-Week High as Trump-Iran Ceasefire Eases Geopolitical Tensions

Gold prices climbed sharply on Wednesday, nearing a three-week high after President Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran, easing geopolitical tensions that had been gripping global markets. Spot gold...

Politics

Taiwan Defense Budget: U.S. Senator Urges Legislature to Pass Spending Plan

Republican Senator Jim Banks visited Taipei and delivered a direct message to Taiwans President Lai Ching-te: the islands parliament must stop stalling and approve a proposed special defense budget. Banks, a member of the...

Haiti Election 2025: Voter Registration Delayed Amid Ongoing Security Crisis

Haitis Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has officially announced the postponement of a voter registration drive that was originally set to begin on April 1. The council stated that updated registration dates would be...

Anthropic Fights Pentagon Blacklisting in Dual Federal Court Battles

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to halt the Pentagons national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, delivering a temporary win for the Trump administration. The ruling comes as another...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

FCC Moves to Ban All Chinese Labs From Testing U.S. Electronics

The Federal Communications Commission is escalating its crackdown on Chinese technology by preparing to vote on a sweeping proposal that would prohibit all Chinese laboratories from testing electronic devices intended for...

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

Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses

Alibabas Hong Kong-listed shares (HK:9988) dropped 2.9% to HK$122.70 on Thursday, emerging as one of the heaviest drags on the Hang Seng Index, which closed 0.6% lower. The selloff came after investment bank Jefferies...

U.S. Disrupts Russian Military Hackers' Global DNS Hijacking Network

The U.S. Justice Department has successfully executed a court-authorized operation to dismantle a DNS hijacking network tied to Russian military intelligence. The network was run by GRU Military Unit 26165, a cyber unit...

Samsung Electronics Posts Eightfold Profit Surge Driven by AI Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics delivered a stunning financial turnaround in the first quarter of 2025, projecting operating profit of approximately 57.2 trillion won (roughly $38 billion) a more than eightfold increase compared to...

China's Push to Steal Taiwan's Chip Technology and Talent Raises Security Alarms

Taiwans National Security Bureau has raised serious concerns about Beijings escalating efforts to infiltrate the islands world-class semiconductor industry. According to a report submitted to Taiwanese lawmakers, China is...

Apple's Foldable iPhone Faces Engineering Setbacks, Mass Production Timeline at Risk

Apples highly anticipated foldable iPhone is running into significant engineering hurdles during its test phase, raising concerns about potential delays in both mass production and product shipments, according to a report...