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Nikkei breaks major support 15790, targets 15000

Feb 10, 2016 03:05 am UTC| Technicals

Nikkei breaks major support around 15798 (Jan 2016 low) and declined till 15623 at the time of writing. It is currently trading around 15700. Short term trend is weak as long as resistance 16400 holds. Any break above...

FxWirePro: AUD/USD gains some upside momentum but still strongly bearish

Feb 09, 2016 18:23 pm UTC| Technicals

AUD/USD declined on Tuesday as selloff in global stocks sent investors to safe heaven assets like Japanese yen and Swiss franc. In the upcoming session, Australia will release Westpac Consumer Sentiment, which if...

Gold consolidates around 1095, bias remains bullish- long around 1178, targets around 1200/1230, SL 1062

Feb 09, 2016 17:08 pm UTC| Technicals

The yellow metal traded higher on Tuesday but was underpinned by risk aversion as world equities remained volatile due to fears that global economy could fall into recession.The yellow metal declined towards 1187 in the...

FxWirePro: GBP/USD rebounds towards 1.4425 but upside is limited

Feb 09, 2016 15:20 pm UTC| Technicals

GBP/USDrecovered some ground in the early European session as the pair got support around 1.5380 levels. However, short rally towards 1.4484 met selling interest. There were no major data releases from UK, but on Wednesday...

USD/CAD key support at 1.3730, bullish in the short term

Feb 09, 2016 14:08 pm UTC| Technicals

USD/CAD slipped towards 1.3855 levels during the early European session, after the pair found resistance at 1.3959, before pulling back towards 1.3888 levels on falling oil prices. The pair continues to retain its...

BTC/USD trades flat, break above $380 targets $402

Feb 09, 2016 11:26 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency

BTC/USD is trading in narrow range between $369-$380. It is currently trading around $373. Short term trend is slightly bullish as long as support $350 holds. On the higher side the pair is facing strong resistance...

Canadian dollar fails to hold above 1.40 marks, intraday bias remains bearish

Feb 09, 2016 11:18 am UTC| Technicals

Pair is well supported below 1.40 marks and currently trading at 1.3878 levels. A break of 1.4001marks is required to confirm to bullish trend. Alternatively, current downfall will drag the parity below 1.3639...

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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

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

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

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Politics

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

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

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

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

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

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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

AI Protocol Render (RNDR) Soars 15% As Bitcoin Fights For Balance

As Bitcoin grapples with market volatility, altcoin Render (RNDR) stands out with a remarkable 15% surge, showcasing its resilience amid the crypto markets tumult. This surge comes as Bitcoin struggles to find stability,...

Huawei's Covert US Funding Scheme Raises Eyebrows Amid Export Ban

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Stablecoins are poised to challenge Visas dominance in payment volume, marking a significant shift in the crypto landscape. Meanwhile, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse asserts that XRP and Ethereum (ETH) are not securities,...
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