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Fundamentals to watch out for this week

Jul 03, 2017 11:59 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

This week is extremely risk-heavy not just in terms of data but events as well. What to watch for over the coming days: Central Banks: Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will announce interest rate decision on...

Thailand's inflation contracts for 2nd straight month in June, BoT to keep rate steady at 1.50 pct this year

Jul 03, 2017 10:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

Government data released on Monday showed that Thailands annual headline consumer prices fell for a second straight month in June, dragged mainly by lower food prices. Headline consumer prices fell 0.05 percent in June...

RBA unlikely to deliver hawkish tone in line with other central banks, says ANZ Research

Jul 03, 2017 06:52 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

Following the surprising tilts from the European Central Bank, the Bank of England, and the Bank of Canada (BoC) last week, the market is on the hunt for more hawkish central bank surprises. However, the Reserve Bank of...

RBI likely to cut repo rate by 25bps to 6.00 pct at next review meeting, says ANZ Research

Jun 30, 2017 12:06 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is expected to cut its policy repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.00 percent from 6.25 percent at its next review meeting on August 2. Further rate cuts beyond that will be data dependent,...

Progressive decline in Eurozone inflation rate argues against an imminent rate hike by the ECB

Jun 30, 2017 11:11 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

Eurostat, the EUs statistics agency, released Eurozone inflation data for the month of June earlier today. Official figures show that inflation across the 19-country eurozone fell to its lowest level this year on easing...

FxWirePro: BoC’s Poloz indicates possibility of July hike

Jun 30, 2017 10:27 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Canadas bonds have suffered most this week among its peers, more than the counterparts in UK, France, Germany or Australia as the Bank of Canada (BoC) Governor Stephen Poloz indicated that a rate hike from the central bank...

FxWirePro: Why and what's so hawkish in BOC’s next MPS?

Jun 30, 2017 10:17 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Hawkish commentary from Bank of Canada officials this month has taken the FX market by storm. The implied probability of a 25bp BoC rate hike in its 12 July meeting has exploded from under 5% just three weeks ago to over...

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Economy

France to Release 10 Million Barrels of Diesel to Ease Fuel Prices

France will release 10 million barrels of diesel from its strategic reserves as the government moves to ease tight fuel supplies and rising energy prices driven by the wars in Iran and Ukraine, Prime Minister Sebastien...

Oil Prices Rise as Hormuz Risks Offset IEA Stock Release

Oil prices climbed in volatile trading Wednesday as renewed Middle East supply concerns outweighed pressure from plans to accelerate releases from global emergency reserves. Brent crude futures for December rose 0.7% to...

Fed Minutes Signal Another Rate Hike by Year-End

Most Federal Reserve policymakers expect another U.S. interest rate hike before the end of 2026, according to minutes from the central banks September policy meeting released Wednesday. The Federal Open Market Committee...

Wall Street Falls as Fed Minutes Signal Another Rate Hike

Wall Street ended lower on Wednesday, snapping a four-session winning streak as investors weighed rising Treasury yields, volatile oil prices and Federal Reserve minutes pointing to another potential interest rate hike...

Gold Prices Fall as Fed Signals Another Rate Hike

Gold prices trimmed some losses on Wednesday after Federal Reserve minutes showed that most U.S. policymakers expect another interest rate hike before the end of the year, reinforcing concerns over higher borrowing costs....

Politics

Houthis Strike Aden Airport as Yemen Fighting Escalates

Houthi forces launched ballistic missiles and explosive drones at Aden International Airport early Wednesday as fighting intensified between the Iran-aligned group and Yemens Saudi-backed government. Yemens Transport...

Rapidus Seeks Chip Customers as Japan Pushes 2nm Semiconductor Revival

Japans Rapidus is expanding partnerships with global chip design companies as the state-backed semiconductor manufacturer races to secure customers for its planned 2-nanometre production facility. Backed by roughly $15...

Vance Demands Iran Cut Nuclear Enrichment to End War

US Vice President JD Vance said Iran must significantly reduce its nuclear enrichment capacity before Washington will agree to end the seven-month US-Iran war, stressing that concrete action rather than diplomatic...

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...

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...

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

Florida Seeks Tougher Meta Rules to Protect Young Users

Florida is asking a state judge to impose stricter protections for young Instagram and Facebook users as it moves forward with its lawsuit against Meta Platforms, rejecting a broader settlement accepted by dozens of other...

DogecoinVM Makes DOGE Transactions 300x Faster

Fintech company Metallicus has launched an alpha version of DogecoinVM on mainnet, introducing a payment layer designed to make Dogecoin transactions significantly faster without altering the cryptocurrencys underlying...

Zcash Privacy Demand Rises as AI Exposes Bitcoin Transactions

Zcash is gaining renewed attention as artificial intelligence makes it easier to trace Bitcoin transactions and connect public wallet activity with real-world identities, strengthening demand for privacy-focused...

Intel Reaffirms Role in Elon Musk’s Terafab Chip Project

Intel will continue working with Elon Musk on the ambitious Terafab semiconductor project, CEO Lip-Bu Tan said, reaffirming the U.S. chipmakers role despite speculation that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC)...

LG Electronics Shares Slide as Q3 Profit Misses Estimates

LG Electronics shares dropped sharply on Wednesday after the South Korean technology giant reported preliminary third-quarter operating profit that fell short of market expectations, despite delivering solid year-on-year...