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Digital Currency Revolution

How does SEC go after influx of encouraging Bitcoin ETF sentiments?

Jul 19, 2018 06:38 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

For the sustainable and secured performance of any asset-class, regulatory frameworks play a vital role. Well, before we deep dive into core the area of this write-up, please be noted that from BTCUSD price stability...

South Korean government trims 2018 GDP growth forecast to 2.9 pct, CPI inflation to 1.6 pct

Jul 19, 2018 06:17 am UTC| Commentary Economy

South Koreas government has trimmed its forecast for the countrys gross domestic product (GDP) for this year to 2.9 percent, from its December projection of 3.0 percent, and also lowered its consumer price inflation...

JGBs trade tad higher despite improvement in June trade balance; national core CPI seen rising to 0.8 pct y/y

Jul 19, 2018 05:31 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Japanese government bonds remained tad higher Thursday as investors had largely shrugged-off the improvement in the countrys trade balance data for the month of June, released late yesterday. Investors now expect to...

FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 19th July 2018

Jul 19, 2018 05:01 am UTC| Commentary

Not many economic data and events scheduled for today, and all with low to medium volatility risks associated. Data released so far: Australia: Employment rose by 50,900 in June. The unemployment rate has remained...

Australian bonds slump after June employment change massively beats expectations

Jul 19, 2018 03:40 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Australian government bonds slumped on Thursday after June employment change massively beat market expectations, pushing the 2-year yield to highest since June 21. The yield on Australias benchmark 10-year Note, which...

U.S. July Beige Book report indicates increasing wage and price pressures

Jul 18, 2018 21:14 pm UTC| Commentary

The Beige Book (July 2018) indicated that out of 12 districts, 10 recorded moderate or modest expansion in late May to early July period. As was seen in the previous report, Dallas continued to be an outlier, with solid...

U.S. July Beige Book report indicates increasing wage and price pressures

Jul 18, 2018 21:14 pm UTC| Commentary

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Economy

Asian Stocks Surge as Oil Prices Fall and Strong US Dollar Weighs on Markets

Asian stock markets rallied on Friday, with Japan and South Korea reaching record highs as easing tensions in the Middle East and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz pushed oil prices lower, reducing global inflation...

US Stock Futures Slip After Wall Street Rally Fueled by US-Iran Deal and Chipmaker Surge

U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Thursday evening, giving back some gains after a strong Wall Street rally driven by optimism surrounding a new U.S.-Iran agreement and a powerful surge in semiconductor stocks....

Canada, British Columbia Launch $5 Billion Infrastructure Partnership to Boost Housing, Transit, and Healthcare

Canada and British Columbia have unveiled a major long-term infrastructure partnership valued at more than $5 billion, aimed at accelerating housing development, expanding healthcare facilities, and improving public...

Japan Inflation Stays Below BOJ Target Despite Rate Hike and Rising Energy Cost Risks

Japans consumer inflation remained subdued in May, highlighting the ongoing impact of government energy subsidies even as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) signals concerns over future price pressures. The latest inflation data was...

Yen Near 40-Year Lows Despite BOJ Rate Hike, Markets Brace for Possible Intervention

The Japanese yen remained close to its weakest level in nearly four decades on Friday, as concerns over Japans fiscal outlook and limited impact from recent policy actions continued to pressure the currency. Market...

Politics

US Military Strike in Eastern Pacific Kills Three Amid Legal and Human Rights Concerns

The U.S. military confirmed that a recent strike in the Eastern Pacific resulted in the deaths of three men, marking the latest operation in the Trump administrations expanding campaign against alleged drug trafficking...

Pakistan, Qatar Mediation Secures Preliminary U.S.-Iran Deal Amid High-Stakes Negotiations

Pakistan and Qatar played a crucial role in helping secure a preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement this week after weeks of intense diplomacy, according to sources familiar with the negotiations. The breakthrough deal, announced...

JD Vance Delays Iran Peace Talks as U.S.-Iran War Deal Faces New Uncertainty

U.S. Vice President JD Vance has postponed a planned trip to Switzerland for negotiations with Iranian officials, adding fresh uncertainty to efforts to implement the recently signed U.S.-Iran peace agreement. The talks...

U.S. Launches Trade Investigation Into Germany’s Pharmaceutical Cost-Cutting Plans

The United States has opened a Section 301 trade investigation into Germanys proposed efforts to reduce pharmaceutical spending, raising concerns that the measures could unfairly impact American drugmakers and innovative...

Colombia Opens New Investigation Into Former President Álvaro Uribe Over Paramilitary Allegations

Colombias Attorney Generals Office has launched a new investigation into former President Álvaro Uribe regarding alleged crimes linked to the creation of a paramilitary group, according to a source familiar with the...

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

SpaceX Stock Slides After IPO Rally as Valuation Concerns Grow

SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) shares extended their pullback on Thursday after a remarkable post-IPO rally, as investors locked in profits and questioned the companys lofty valuation. The stock, which dropped nearly 10% earlier in...

US Raises Concerns Over Possible ASML EUV Machine Transfer to China

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has reportedly raised concerns with Dutch semiconductor equipment giant ASML regarding the possible transfer of one of its advanced extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines to...

Google Gemini Co-Lead Noam Shazeer Leaves for OpenAI Amid AI Talent Race

Noam Shazeer, a vice president of engineering at Google and one of the leaders behind the companys Gemini artificial intelligence models, has announced that he is leaving Google to join OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. The...

SK Hynix Shares Hit Record High After Shipping Next-Generation HBM4E AI Memory Samples

SK Hynix Inc. saw its shares surge to an all-time high on Thursday after announcing the shipment of samples of its latest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) product, reinforcing its position as a leading supplier in the rapidly...

Apple Signals Product Price Hikes Amid Rising Memory Chip Costs

Apple may soon increase prices across some of its products as rising memory and storage chip costs continue to pressure the consumer electronics industry. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook...