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EURUSD faces strong resistance at 50 –day SMA, market awaits US NFP

Nov 04, 2016 11:25 am UTC| Technicals

Major resistance 1.11260 (50 day MA) Major support 1.10550 (daily Kijun-Sen) EUR/USD declined till 1.10596 yesterday and slightly recovered from that level. It is currently trading around 1.10977. The...

FxWirePro: USD/TRY bulls shrug-off twin shooting stars, hits all-time highs with most likely bullish engulfing to clear range bound trend

Nov 04, 2016 10:24 am UTC| Technicals

Despite the formation of back-to-back shooting stars in USDTRY at 3.1124 and 3.1091 levels, bulls edge higher towards all-time highs at 3.1474 levels as bulls resume bouncing above DMAs. This pair seemed little weaker...

FxWirePro: XPT/USD pops-up with bearish formations but no supplementary substantiation, likely to slide but to maintain range

Nov 04, 2016 08:58 am UTC| Technicals Insights & Views

After three months of bear streaks, the bulls in platinum prices have at last found a support at 926.40 levels. Thereby, we reckon that the major downtrend appears to be in theconsolidation phase. For now, shooting...

FxWirePro: USD/CNY exhibits range bound movement; PBOC sets yuan mid-point at 6.7514

Nov 04, 2016 07:54 am UTC| Technicals

USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.7590 marks. It made intraday high at 6.7621 and low at 6.7567 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 6.7510 marks. On the top...

FxWirePro: FTSE100 forms Bullish Bat pattern, good to buy on dips

Nov 04, 2016 07:50 am UTC| Technicals

Harmonic pattern formed- Bullish Bat pattern Potential Reversal Zone - 6646 The index declined sharply after making temporary top around 7130. FTSE100 breaks below 6800 major psychological support and declined...

FxWirePro: Gold forms double top at 61.8% retracement

Nov 04, 2016 07:47 am UTC| Technicals

Pattern formed Double Top Major resistance- $1310 (61.8% retracement of $1352.57 and $1241.50) The yellow metal jumped sharply till $1307.99 on 2nd Nov 2016 on account of uncertainty over US elections and weak...

FxWirePro: NZD/CAD edges lower from record highs at 0.9832, bias higher, good to long dips

Nov 04, 2016 07:42 am UTC| Technicals

NZD/CAD hit record highs at 0.9832 on Thursday, has pared some gains to currently trade at 0.9805 levels. The pair finds major channel top resistance at 0.9835, break above could see further upside. RSI and...

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Economy

Nigerians throw naira notes around to show love: but it could land you in jail

The legal implication of physically damaging the naira, Nigerias currency, came into focus recently with the prosecution of at least two celebrities by the countrys Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nigeria has a...

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Politics

Sudan’s civil war is rooted in its historical favouritism of Arab and Islamic identity

The current civil war in Sudan goes beyond a simple power struggle between two generals. It reflects a deep-rooted crisis within the countrys governing structure thats been present since it gained independence from the...

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

The politics stopping the UK from opening a youth mobility scheme with Europe

Earlier this week, it seemed possible that young people in the UK might soon be able to travel freely to work and live in Europe again. The European Commission laid out proposals to open mobility to millions of 18- to...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Technology

NVIDIA & AMD Secure TSMC’s CoWoS Supply Through 2025 Amid AI Boom

In a significant move underscoring the fierce competition in the AI sector, AMD and NVIDIA have reportedly locked in all of TSMCs Chip-on-Wafer-on-Substrate (CoWoS) manufacturing capacity for the next two years. This...

USDh Launches as First Bitcoin-Backed Dollar Offering 25% Yield

In a groundbreaking development in Bitcoin-native decentralized finance (DeFi), Hermetica has announced the launch of USDh, the first synthetic dollar backed by Bitcoin with a promising yield of up to 25%. Set to debut in...

Huawei's Mate 70 Series to Run on Kirin 9100 Chip: AnTuTu Scores Equal Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Rumors swirl around Huaweis upcoming Mate 70 flagship series, hinting at a groundbreaking inclusion: the Kirin 9100 chipset. Initial performance figures suggest the chip matches Qualcomms Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, setting the...

Kraken's Bold Move: Expanding into Germany with DLT Finance Partnership

Cryptocurrency giant Kraken makes waves with its strategic decision to launch operations in Germany, a pivotal move in its broader European expansion plan. Teaming up with DLT Finance, a regulated financial institution,...

Macron's France Targets Fourfold Increase in EV Sales by 2027; Welcomes BYD Factory Plans

France has announced plans to quadruple EV sales by 2027. The agreement, enhancing Frances position against global competitors, aligns with a state visit from China, spotlighting potential collaborations with major...