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FxWirePro: US Dollar index trades slightly above 10- day MA, jump till 95 likely

Sep 27, 2018 07:03 am UTC| Technicals

Major resistance 94.40 (10- day MA) US dollar index recovered sharply almost more than 50 pips from the low of 93.95 made yesterday. US fed hiked interest rates by 25 bpbs to 2.25%. The Feds dot plot expectations...

FxWirePro: USD/CNY trades in rigid boundaries, PBOC sets yuan mid-point at 6.8642

Sep 27, 2018 06:37 am UTC| Technicals

USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.8748 marks. It made intraday high at 6.8807 and low at 6.8687 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral for the moment. A sustained close above 6.8785 marks will test key...

FxWirePro :EUR/USD trades lower after Fed’s not so dovish rate hike, good to sell on rallies

Sep 27, 2018 05:54 am UTC| Technicals

EURUSD has pared its gains made yesterday after hitting of 1.17980 level after a not so dovish rate hike by Fed.US fed has increased interest rates by 25bpbs and said that it would raise another quarter point by this...

FxWirePro: USDCAD hits 1-week high on NAFTA concerns, good to buy on dips

Sep 27, 2018 05:27 am UTC| Technicals

As per our analysis USDCAD has shown a major jump of more than 150 pips and hits our target of 1.30250. US fed has increased interest rates by 25bpbs and said that it would raise another quarter point by this year,three...

FxWirePro: USD/INR trades in narrow range, stay bearish only below 72.27 mark

Sep 27, 2018 05:10 am UTC| Technicals

USD/INR is currently trading around 72.46 marks. It made intraday high at 72.47 and low at 72.29 marks. Intraday bias remains slightly bullish till the time pair holds key support at 72.27 mark. Key...

FxWirePro: GBP/JPY faces strong support near 200- day MA, any close below targets 146

Sep 27, 2018 03:22 am UTC| Technicals

GBP/JPY has once again declined after showing a jump above 149 level. The pair hits high of 149.09 and declined nearly 75 pips from that level. Overall trend is still bearish as long as resistance 150 holds. On the...

FxWirePro: USD/THB back again in stiff boundaries, stay neutral

Sep 27, 2018 03:14 am UTC| Technicals

USD/THB is currently trading around 32.42 marks. It made intraday high at 32.47 and low at 32.41 marks. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time holds key support at 32.32 mark. On the top side, key...

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Economy

Gulf Ceasefire Cracks Rattle Asian Markets and Push Oil Prices Higher

Optimism in Asian financial markets faded quickly on Thursday as early signs of instability in the Gulf ceasefire sent oil prices climbing again, reinforcing fears of a prolonged inflationary impact on the global economy....

Dollar Stabilizes Amid Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire as Markets Watch Hormuz Strait

The U.S. dollar edged higher in early Thursday trading after suffering broad losses, as investors cautiously monitored the durability of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The dollar index climbed a...

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...

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...