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Australian manufacturing PMI index falls to three-year low in April on lower output and slower order book growth

May 01, 2019 06:06 am UTC| Commentary

Australian manufacturing PMI falls to three-year survey low in April. The deceleration in Australias manufacturing sector gained momentum at the beginning of the second quarter. The headline index was dragged down by lower...

New Zealand jobless rate falls in Q1 2019, further wage growth likely to be gradual

May 01, 2019 05:11 am UTC| Commentary

New Zealand jobless rate fell to 4.2 percent in the first quarter of 2019. This was a bit lower than market expectations. Nevertheless, the details of the release were weak employment actually dropped in the quarter, but...

Renminbi Series: Yuan’s share in global payments rises in March; dollar continues dominance

May 01, 2019 05:00 am UTC| Commentary

Despite President Trumps toughening stance towards foreign policies and trade relations and use of USD as a means to impose sanctions, the dollar continues to dominate the global payment system. The dollar continues to...

FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 1st May 2019

May 01, 2019 04:22 am UTC| Commentary

Sizable economic data and events scheduled for today, and some with high volatility risks associated. European markets closed over Labour Day. Upcoming: United Kingdom: Nationwide house price report to be released...

U.S. home prices rise modestly in February, housing to plateau at current levels in 2019

Apr 30, 2019 17:42 pm UTC| Commentary

U.S. home prices were up modestly in the month of February. The SP CoreLogic Case-Shiller survey showed that home prices rose 0.2 percent sequentially and 3 percent on a year-on-year basis. On annual basis home price...

Oil n Global Economy Series: Venezuela Coup’s impact on oil

Apr 30, 2019 15:15 pm UTC| Commentary

Reportedly a coup is taking place in Venezuela as self-declared President Juan Guiado, who lost to President Nicolas Maduro in the last election, but secured backing of many western countries like the United States,...

U.S. employment cost index rises in Q1 2019, pace of wage inflation likely to pick up gradually

Apr 30, 2019 14:19 pm UTC| Commentary

The U.S. employment cost index rose in the first quarter. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, the ECI rose 0.7 percent, consistent with consensus expectations. Both wages and salaries and benefits rose at a similar pace. The...

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Economy

Oil Prices Rise as Houthi Attacks Threaten Middle East Supply

Oil prices climbed on Monday as escalating Middle East tensions, renewed Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, and tanker incidents near the Strait of Hormuz heightened concerns over global crude supply disruptions. Brent crude...

Bank of America Predicts Yen Rebound as USD/JPY Faces Risks

The Japanese yens prolonged depreciation has been driven entirely by offshore trading activity since 2025, according to Bank of America (BofA), highlighting a significant shift in global foreign exchange market dynamics....

Deutsche Bank CEO Urges Faster German Economic Reforms

Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing has urged the German government to accelerate economic reforms, warning that slow implementation and political compromises could weaken Germanys competitiveness and long-term growth...

Trump Calls for Zelenskyy Replacement Amid Russian Diesel Deal

US President Donald Trump has called for Ukraine to replace President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, deepening tensions between Washington and Kyiv over a controversial agreement allowing Russian diesel exports to global markets....

Trump Secures Russian Diesel Deal as US Fuel Prices Surge

US President Donald Trump announced Friday that Russia had agreed to immediately supply diesel to American and global markets, aiming to ease soaring fuel prices ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. However, energy...

Politics

Houthis Warn Saudi Airports After Deadly Riyadh Attack

Yemens Iran-backed Houthis have warned airlines, passengers and airport employees to avoid Saudi Arabian airports and airspace following a deadly attack on Riyadhs King Khalid International Airport that killed 12 people...

Yandex Data Center Hit by Drone Strike as Russia-Ukraine Cyber Infrastructure Attacks Escalate

Russian technology giant Yandex has suspended operations at a major data center in the Vladimir region following a drone strike, marking the third attack on its server infrastructure within four days as the Russia-Ukraine...

Zelenskiy Offers Russia Energy Truce Amid Trump Pressure

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Sunday that Ukraine is prepared to suspend attacks on Russian oil refineries if Moscow agrees to stop targeting Ukrainian energy infrastructure, rejecting US President Donald...

Flydubai Co-Pilot Planned Suicide Attack on Israel Airport, UAE Says

An Omani flydubai co-pilot allegedly planned to hijack a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight and crash the aircraft into a terminal at Israels Ben Gurion Airport in a suicide attack on September 30, according to UAE prosecutors. UAE...

Trump Sanctions International Criminal Court, Sparking EU Backlash

US President Donald Trumps administration imposed sweeping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday, escalating tensions with European allies and raising concerns over the future of international...

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

Moonshot AI Executives Seek Settlement Ahead of Hong Kong IPO

Executives at Chinese artificial intelligence startup Moonshot AI are reportedly negotiating a settlement with Recurrent.ai over allegations of misconduct, as the company prepares for its planned Hong Kong initial public...

Amazon in Talks to Acquire AI Startup Decart for $7 Billion

Amazon is reportedly negotiating a potential $7 billion acquisition of artificial intelligence startup Decart, signaling the technology giants growing ambitions in generative AI, real-time video processing, and advanced...

Apple Supplier Luxshare Sees Limited Impact From US Patent Probe

Chinese electronics manufacturer Luxshare Precision Industry expects minimal disruption to its business from a US patent infringement investigation involving power supply technology used in data centres. In a stock...

Elon Musk Eyes Semiconductor Manufacturing Expansion With $15 Billion Terrafab Project

Elon Musk believes his companies could eventually outperform established semiconductor manufacturers by developing more efficient chip production methods, although he cautioned that achieving this ambition could take...

Robinhood Chain Eyes Priority Gas Auctions for Faster Trades

Robinhood Chain, the Ethereum Layer-2 blockchain designed for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), is reportedly considering a new transaction-ordering system that would allow traders to pay additional fees for faster trade...