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Italian retail trade index remains relatively flat sequentially in February

Apr 09, 2019 14:29 pm UTC| Commentary

Estimates of Italian retail trade index remained comparatively flat in February 2019. According to Istat, retail trade index rose 0.1 percent sequentially, while it dropped 0.1 percent in terms of volume. In the three...

Global geopolitical Series: Middle East and Latin America to be key focus in Trump’s remaining term

Apr 09, 2019 14:04 pm UTC| Commentary

In the final two years of his Presidency, the U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration are preparing themselves to turn hawkish on foreign policies in the Middle East and Latin America. The timing couldnt have...

Australian housing finance rebounds sequentially in February

Apr 09, 2019 13:19 pm UTC| Commentary

Australian housing finance rebounded in February, with all categories recording gains and all coming in above market expectations. The value of housing finance rose 2.7 percent sequentially in February, the first gain...

Australian weekly consumer confidence index falls following Budget

Apr 09, 2019 12:13 pm UTC| Commentary

Australian weekly consumer confidence eases after the Budget. The ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian consumer confidence index falls 1.3 percent last week, in spite of the tax cuts set out in the Budget. Consumer confidence is just...

FxWirePro: Gold bugs target test of $1320 area in short-term; trade with caution

Apr 09, 2019 11:43 am UTC| Commentary

Gold bugs are looking to ride on weaker USD, Last weeks price action made it clear that the dollar rally is losing momentum. After a superb rally at March end, dollar bugs lost the touch in the first week of April. A...

Norwegian mainland GDP falls 0.3 pct sequentially in February, Norges Bank likely to hike rates in September

Apr 09, 2019 11:19 am UTC| Commentary

The Norwegian monthly national accounts data indicated that the mainland GDP dropped 0.3 percent sequentially in February. Private consumption rose 0.1 percent, whereas public consumption dropped 0.3 percent. For mainland...

FxWirePro: Are you ready for ‘supernova’ Wednesday?

Apr 09, 2019 09:28 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

A volatility supernova approaches on Wednesday, Are you positions ready to handle it, Lets take a look at big events of Wednesday, Wednesday starts with Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda, who will be holding a press...

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Economy

UK Finance Minister Healey Calls for Fiscal Discipline Amid Global Risks

British Finance Minister John Healey is set to emphasize fiscal discipline and economic resilience during the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings in Bangkok this week, as governments confront...

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....

Politics

Panama Declares Emergency After 7.7 Earthquake Triggers 200 Aftershocks

Panama has declared a national state of emergency after a powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck on Friday, causing widespread damage to homes, roads, and bridges across the countrys central provinces. Authorities have...

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles as Tensions With South Korea Escalate

North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the sea off its eastern coast on Monday, October 12, as military tensions with South Korea continued to intensify following a series of weapons tests and border...

Pakistan Declares Emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Suspends Imran Khan’s PTI Government

Pakistan has declared a state of emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, suspending the provincial government controlled by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khans Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party amid escalating political...

Djibouti Migrant Boat Capsizes, Killing 139 and Leaving 84 Missing

At least 139 migrants, including 15 children, have died after a boat carrying 305 people capsized off Djibouti while traveling to Yemen, according to the United Nations International Organization for Migration (IOM)....

Trump Sanctions International Criminal Court, Sparking EU Backlash

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

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...

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...

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...