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Kiwis dollar strengthened on upbeat NZ GDP flashes but reduces odds of RBNZ OCR cuts

Sep 21, 2018 09:29 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

Majority of the NZD crosses have been spiking considerably higher on the back of kiwis growth data. The New Zealand economy advanced 1.0 percent on quarter in the second quarter of 2018, above 0.5 percent in the...

FxWIrePro: SNB’s approach to Swiss franc and CHF relative value trades

Sep 20, 2018 13:52 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

CHF is the best performing DM currency over the past three months, indeed is the only currency to have gained vs USD over this period. A combination of anxiety about the Italian budget, the broadening of stress in EM,...

Swiss National Bank keeps monetary policy unchanged, expects economy to grow between 2.5-3 pct in 2018

Sep 20, 2018 13:35 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Swiss National Bank maintained its expansionary monetary policy today, thereby steadying price developments and underpinning economic activity. The interest rate on sight deposits was kept unchanged at -0.75 percent,...

FxWirePro: Glance through Yen’s portfolio restructuring – USD/AUD/JPY RV trades

Sep 20, 2018 12:44 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

JPYcapped below 112.50 trend. CPI, PMI data due later, Japanese currency seems to be struggling momentarily against USD but holds key 112.60/65 area as BoJmaintains status quo in its monetary policy. We could foresee...

Norges Bank hikes key policy rate by 25 bps, likely to hike next in March 2019

Sep 20, 2018 11:04 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Norges Bank hiked its key policy rate today by 25 basis points to 0.75 percent, as was widely anticipated. However, the central bank surprisingly lowered the rate path by 5 to 9 basis points. This was mainly due to lower...

FxWirePro: Long ITM put to tackle momentary NZD short covering trend – PRBS to hedge as NZD/USD 2m IVs still bearish skewed ahead of RBNZ

Sep 20, 2018 11:01 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

NZDUSD speculators have begun paring extreme short positions, indicating NZD upside potential near-term. However, there is major event risk to navigate during the next week. The catalyst for the reduction in short...

FxWirePro: SNB unlikely to follow Fed and ECB at hinting policy reversal

Sep 20, 2018 06:48 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Swiss National Bank (SNB) will announce interest rate decision at 7:30 GMT today and it is highly likely that the central bank would not follow actions of its other developed market counterparts such as the Federal...

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Economy

European Stocks Flat as Oil Prices Rise, US CPI in Focus

European stocks were little changed on Monday, holding close to record highs as rising crude oil prices and continued uncertainty over Middle East shipping routes offset optimism following last weeks strong market rally....

S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Rise as Iran Risks and CPI Loom

U.S. stock futures edged higher Monday as investors weighed escalating tensions surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz while preparing for crucial U.S. inflation data later this week. SP 500 futures gained about 0.1%,...

Goldman Sachs Sees US Stock Buybacks Outpacing Equity Issuance as AI Funding Rises

Goldman Sachs expects corporate demand for U.S. equities to remain stronger than new share supply this year, despite a significant recovery in follow-on equity issuance driven partly by artificial intelligence investment....

South Korean Won Leads Asian FX Losses as Dollar Rises

The South Korean won led declines across Asian currencies on Monday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, while the Japanese yen retreated after giving up some of its intervention-driven gains. The U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.18%...

Oil Prices Rise as Hormuz Reopening Remains Uncertain

Oil prices climbed on Monday as uncertainty over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz continued to support the market, despite Iran and Oman moving closer to an agreement on new shipping routes through the strategic...

Politics

South Korea, US Set Major Military Drills for August

South Korea and the United States will hold their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) military drills from August 17 to 27, with this years exercises placing greater emphasis on countering drones, GPS interference and...

US ‘Digging In’ Across Indo-Pacific, Pentagon Official Says

The United States remains firmly committed to the Indo-Pacific and has no plans to withdraw from Asia, a senior Pentagon official said Monday, while urging regional allies to take greater responsibility for their own...

Myanmar Rejects ASEAN Special Envoy, Challenges Regional Peace Plan

Myanmars military-backed government has rejected the continued role of ASEANs special envoy, deepening tensions with the regional bloc as Thailand pushes for Myanmar to fully re-engage with Southeast Asian nations....

Houthi Attack on Yemen’s Mocha Port Kills Seven, Injures 30

Seven people were killed and 30 others wounded after Houthi forces launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Yemens Red Sea port city of Mocha, according to the Yemeni military. In a statement issued early Monday,...

Germany Warns of Daily Hybrid Warfare Threats

Germany is facing foreign hybrid warfare operations on a daily basis, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has warned after authorities discovered an explosive-carrying drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Dobrindt said hostile...

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

Apple Tests China’s CXMT Memory Chips for iPhones and MacBooks Amid AI Supply Crunch

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly testing memory chips from Chinese semiconductor manufacturer CXMT Corp as the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure puts increasing pressure on global memory...

Sony, TSMC Eye $6.3 Billion Japan Chip Venture for Next-Gen Image Sensors

Sony Group and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are reportedly preparing to invest about 1 trillion yen ($6.32 billion) in a new Japanese semiconductor venture focused on next-generation chips for image...

Nvidia Seen Beating Q2 Targets as Vera Rubin Cycle Begins

Nvidia (NVDA) could enter a multi-quarter growth cycle as shipments of its next-generation Vera Rubin AI chips begin, with BofA Global Research forecasting stronger-than-expected quarterly results and maintaining a bullish...

OpenAI Restricts Astra AI Over Cyberattack Risks

OpenAI has reportedly restricted parts of the development of its next-generation AI model, code-named Astra, after early evaluations indicated the system could potentially carry out sophisticated cyberattacks with limited...

Nvidia to Invest Up to $3 Billion in Blackstone-Backed Lancium

Nvidia is reportedly preparing to invest as much as $3 billion in Lancium, a Blackstone-backed power infrastructure developer involved in the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure initiative, as demand for...