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FxWirePro: USD/CAD trades higher on weak Canadian data, good to buy on dips

Oct 23, 2017 09:20 am UTC| Technicals

USD/CAD was trading higher and hits 6- week high on account of weak Canadian economic data. The pair has broken major resistance 1.2600 and jumped till 1.26290. Canadian retail sales fell by 0.7% month over month in...

FxWirePro: AUD/CAD finds major resistance at 0.9885, good to go long on break above

Oct 23, 2017 08:47 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/CAD edges lower from session highs at 0.9883, finds stiff resistance at 0.9885 (trendline). Technical studies support upside, break above 0.9885 raises scope for test of 200-DMA at 1.0003. Momentum studies...

FxWirePro: NZD/JPY finds major support at 78.90 (wedge base), weakness likely on break below

Oct 23, 2017 07:46 am UTC| Technicals

NZD/JPY opens with a bullish gap and is trading 0.56% higher on the day at 79.43. The major is trading in a rising Wedge pattern, and finds strong support at Wedge base at 78.90. The pair has edged higher after...

FxWirePro: USD/ZAR opens gap up at 13.67 mark, stay bullish

Oct 23, 2017 07:25 am UTC| Technicals

USD/ZAR is currently trading around 13.72 levels. It made intraday high at 13.73 and low at 13.64 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 13.50 mark. A daily close...

FxWirePro: USD/CHF faces trend line break out, jump till 0.9990 likely

Oct 23, 2017 07:05 am UTC| Technicals

USD/CHF has shown a huge jump in previous week and has broken major resistance 0.98363 and closed slightly above that level. The pair also closed above trend line resistance in the weekly chart. Short term trend is still...

FxWirePro: AUD/JPY holds above 89 handle after gap-up open, bias higher, stay long

Oct 23, 2017 06:43 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/JPY extends upside for 3rd consecutive week, retakes 89 handle on bullish gap-up open. The pair is trading a narrow range in the Asian session today, bias remains higher. Price action has broken above weekly...

FxWirePro: Buy GBP/JPY on dips

Oct 23, 2017 06:41 am UTC| Technicals

opening. The pair hits high of 150.49 and is currently trading around 150.19. The pull back from 152.82 got completed at 146.92 and any further bearish continuation can be seen only below that level. The near term...

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Economy

U.S. Sanctions Target Chinese Refinery Over Iranian Oil Purchases

The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions on Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co., a major Chinese independent refinery, over its large-scale purchases of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products. The...

US Dollar Weakens as Iran Talks Boost Risk Appetite in Forex Market

The U.S. dollar edged lower on Friday as global investors shifted toward riskier assets, encouraged by renewed diplomatic signals between the United States and Iran. This movement in the forex market reflects growing...

Gold Prices Edge Higher on Weak Dollar but Face Weekly Loss Amid Oil-Driven Inflation Fears

Gold prices saw a modest increase on Friday, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and renewed geopolitical developments involving the United States and Iran. Despite this slight rebound, the precious metal remains on track...

Oil Prices Steady as U.S.-Iran Talks Ease Tensions Despite Strait of Hormuz Disruptions

Oil prices remained relatively stable on Friday as optimism over renewed U.S.-Iran negotiations helped calm market fears, even as supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continued to support prices. Brent crude futures...

Wall Street Hits Record High as Tech Stocks Surge Amid U.S.-Iran Developments

Wall Street closed at record levels on Friday, driven by strong investor optimism surrounding potential U.S.-Iran peace talks and robust earnings from major technology companies. The stock market showed mixed results, with...

Politics

Federal Appeals Court Allows Texas SB4 Immigration Law Enforcement to Proceed

A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can move forward with enforcing its controversial immigration law, SB4, marking a significant development in the ongoing legal battle over state-level immigration...

Pope Leo Calls for Abolition of Death Penalty Amid U.S. Execution Policy Debate

Pope Leo has once again spoken out against capital punishment, urging its complete abolition while criticizing recent efforts by the United States government to expand execution methods for federal inmates. His remarks...

Senate Moves Toward Vote on Cuba War Powers Resolution Amid Trump Military Threats

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote as early as next week on a Democratic-led measure aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from initiating military action against Cuba without congressional approval. Senate aides...

D.C. Flag Mix-Up Before King Charles Visit Quickly Fixed

Washington, D.C. officials briefly displayed Australian flags instead of British flags near the White House ahead of King Charles IIIs highly anticipated visit to the United States, according to the D.C. Department of...

US Freezes $344M in Crypto Linked to Iran Amid Escalating Sanctions

The U.S. Treasury Department has intensified its crackdown on illicit financial networks by sanctioning multiple cryptocurrency wallets tied to Iran, resulting in the freeze of approximately $344 million in digital assets....

Science

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...

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...

Technology

Judge Dismisses Elon Musk’s Fraud Claims Against OpenAI, Trial to Proceed on Remaining Allegations

A U.S. federal judge has dismissed key fraud claims brought by Elon Musk in his high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Altman, marking a significant development in the ongoing legal battle. The ruling,...

$16B Michigan Data Center Project Boosts U.S. AI Infrastructure Expansion

Related Digital, a major data center developer, announced on Friday that it has secured $16 billion in financing to support the construction of a large-scale data center campus in Michigan. This significant investment...

U.S. Raises Alarm Over Chinese AI Firms’ Alleged IP Theft Through Model Distillation

The U.S. State Department has launched a global diplomatic effort to highlight what it describes as large-scale intellectual property theft by Chinese artificial intelligence companies. According to a diplomatic cable...

DeepSeek Launches V4 AI Models with Enhanced Reasoning and 1M Token Context Window

DeepSeek has unveiled preview versions of its latest open-source artificial intelligence models, marking a significant step forward in AI performance and reasoning capabilities. The new releases, DeepSeek-V4-Pro and...

Amazon Stock Rises as Meta Expands AWS Partnership for AI Infrastructure

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares climbed around 2% শুক্রবার morning after Meta revealed a major expansion of its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), signaling strong momentum in the growing artificial intelligence...