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Digital Currency Revolution

Hong Kong Monetary Authority And Bank of Thailand Initiate Pilot On Central Bank Digital Currency

Jan 23, 2020 09:08 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Digital Currency

Hong Kong and Thailand have begun to pilot a joint central bank digital currency (CBDC) for cross-border payments. They would most likely ensure flawless and seamless cross border payments processing with the...

FxWirePro: Spotlight on SNB Monetary Policy And Restructure Bullish CHF/JPY Option

Jan 23, 2020 08:33 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The directional decoupling of CHF and JPY in recent weeks is as stark as it is unusual (refer above chart). In this write-up, we run you through on restructure a bullish CHFJPY option, stay long CHF in cash vs USD, added...

Bank Negara Malaysia unexpectedly cuts interest rate by 25 bps

Jan 22, 2020 10:56 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Malaysian central bank, Bank Negara Malaysia, unexpectedly lowered its Overnight Policy Rate by 25 basis points to 2.7 percent. The consensus expectation was to keep the interest rate on hold at 3 percent. This is the...

BI likely to stay pat on Jan 23, closely monitor recent performance of IDR: ING Economics

Jan 22, 2020 07:40 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

Bank Indonesia (BI) is expected to keep rates unchanged at its monetary policy meeting on January 23, with monetary authorities closely monitoring the recent performance of the IDR, according to the latest research report...

FxWirePro: EUR/CAD Regains Ahead of BoC And ECB And Deploy Suitable Hedging Vehicles

Jan 21, 2020 10:47 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

Bank of Canada is scheduled on this Wednesday, they held their policy rate unchanged at 1.75% in Governor Polozs fourth-from-last decision, a small deceleration in headline CPI with unchanged core CPI inflation, and mixed...

FxWirePro: CAD/JPY Options Strips Strategy Ahead of Monetary Policy Season

Jan 20, 2020 11:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The major central banks may also come back in focus, starting with BOJ (Tue), BOC (Wed) and ECB (Thu) this week, Fed and BOE next week and RBA in early February. The BOE and RBA may be in play, with rate cut expectations...

BoJ likely to stand pat tomorrow, slightly revise up its FY20 GDP growth forecast: DBS Economics & Strategy

Jan 20, 2020 04:28 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is expected to stand pat at its two-day monetary policy meeting, scheduled to be concluded tomorrow, according to the latest research report from DBS Economics Strategy. GDP growth should have...

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Economy

Iran Tanker Attacks Surge as Hormuz Oil Flows Near Prewar Levels

Iran has intensified attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz even as oil shipments through the crucial waterway recover toward levels seen before the war, raising fresh concerns over Middle East energy security. UK...

Oil Prices Rise as Hormuz Attacks Fuel Supply Fears

Oil prices reversed earlier losses on Tuesday as escalating security risks in the Strait of Hormuz and Yemen outweighed improving Middle East crude exports and plans by Group of Seven nations to release emergency reserves....

S&P 500 Hits Record High as AI Rally Lifts Wall Street

Wall Street advanced on Tuesday, pushing the SP 500 and Nasdaq Composite to record closing highs as enthusiasm over artificial intelligence, easing Treasury yields and relatively subdued oil prices supported investor...

Gold Prices Rise as Dollar Weakens, Treasury Yields Ease

Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday as a weaker U.S. dollar and easing Treasury yields provided support, although rising oil prices limited bullions advance. Spot gold climbed 0.6% to settle at $4,163.97 per ounce, while...

Dollar Retreats From 18-Month High as Euro Rebounds

The U.S. dollar weakened on Tuesday, retreating from near an 18-month high as the euro recovered and a recent selloff in U.S. Treasury bonds eased. The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback against six major...

Politics

North Korea Slams US Taiwan Arms Sales, Reaffirms Russia Support

North Korea has criticized the United States for supplying weapons and military support to Taiwan, accusing Washington of increasing tensions across the Taiwan Strait as Pyongyang also reaffirmed its backing for Russia. In...

Zelenskiy Warns Russia Is Preparing Massive Attack on Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy warned on Tuesday that Russia is preparing a potentially massive attack on Ukraine, citing the latest intelligence gathered by Ukrainian authorities. In his nightly video address,...

Lula Weighs Alckmin as Finance Minister to Boost Fiscal Credibility

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is considering appointing Vice President Geraldo Alckmin as finance minister if he wins re-election, a move aimed at strengthening his fiscal credentials ahead of Brazils...

Trump Envoy Meets Sudan Army Chief in Egypt

A senior envoy for U.S. President Donald Trump attended an event in Egypt alongside Sudanese army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan as Washington continues efforts to find a political solution to Sudans devastating civil war....

France Student Protests Intensify Nationwide

France faced widespread high-school blockades and union-backed demonstrations on Tuesday as students stepped up pressure on President Emmanuel Macrons government over teacher shortages, deteriorating school buildings and...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

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...

Technology

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Warns Mythos AI Raises Cyber Risk Tenfold

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has warned that advanced artificial intelligence systems are dramatically increasing cybersecurity risks for global banks, calling cyberattacks the financial giants biggest threat. Speaking...

Anthropic Expands Claude Access for Cyber Defense Teams

Anthropic has expanded access to its most advanced artificial intelligence models for verified cybersecurity professionals and select government partners, aiming to strengthen defenses against threats targeting critical...

Marvell Stock Surges on $90 Billion AI Revenue Outlook

Marvell Technology shares surged on Tuesday after the semiconductor company unveiled ambitious long-term financial targets driven by rapidly expanding demand for artificial intelligence and data center infrastructure....

Zcash Prepares for NU7 Upgrade as Zebra Gets Key Security Fixes

The Zcash network is moving closer to its NU7 upgrade following a series of Zebra releases focused on security, performance and network stability. According to an engineering update from the official Zcash Foundation X...

OpenAI, Anthropic Back Mandatory AI Breach Reporting in Australia

OpenAI and Anthropic said they would support Australian laws requiring artificial intelligence companies to report data breaches caused by AI agents, as lawmakers consider tougher AI regulation following several security...