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Swedish household consumption rebounds marginally in August

Oct 10, 2018 13:07 pm UTC| Commentary

Swedens household consumption rebounded marginally in August after falling sharply in July. On a sequential basis, consumption rose 1.5 percent in August after falling 2 percent in July. On a year-on-year basis,...

Global Geopolitical Series: South Korea considers lifting North Korea sanctions unilaterally

Oct 10, 2018 13:07 pm UTC| Commentary

The U.S. President Donald Trump has cleared that sanctions imposed by the United States and United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on North Korea will remain in place unless the hermit nation takes decisive steps towards...

Eurozone Sovereign Bond Spreads- Latest Updates

Oct 10, 2018 12:52 pm UTC| Commentary

We at FxWirePro decided to add a simple but very important tool to our regular watch list and that is sovereign bond spreads of Eurozone economies over Germany. It was included in the watch list during the Eurozone debt...

Danish headline inflation slowdown in September, likely to rise slightly in coming months

Oct 10, 2018 12:43 pm UTC| Commentary

Denmarks headline consumer price inflation dropped in September. On a year-on-year basis, inflation slowed to 0.6 percent in the month, from Augusts 1 percent. Nevertheless, increased prices on gasoline and food might...

Global geopolitical Series: Sino-American relation enters cold war phase

Oct 10, 2018 12:04 pm UTC| Commentary

Under the leadership of President Donald Trump, Russia is no longer the enemy no. 1 when it comes to meddling, it is China. While Russia has been accused of U.S. election meddling since the victory of Donald Trump in 2016...

Norwegian core inflation accelerates above expectations in August

Oct 10, 2018 11:47 am UTC| Commentary

Norways core inflation accelerated above expectations in August. On a year-on-year basis, core rate came in at 1.9 percent, as compared with consensus expectations of 1.8 percent and Norges Banks projection of 1.6...

FxWirePro: Hurricane Michael energizes Natural gas bulls

Oct 10, 2018 11:25 am UTC| Commentary

Hurricane Michael, which is now a category 4 storm and threatening to devastate Florida, is energizing the natural gas bulls. The storm, which is expected to be one of the strongest to hit Florida, is intensifying as it...

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Economy

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Signals Policy Overhaul as Hawkish Rate Outlook Rattles Markets

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh unveiled sweeping plans to review key central bank practices on Wednesday while signaling an end to forward guidance, marking what he described as a new chapter for U.S. monetary policy....

Trump and Iran Sign Framework Peace Deal in France Amid Ongoing Middle East Tensions

U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at reducing tensions between Washington and Tehran, according to multiple media reports....

US Stock Futures Jump on Reports of Preliminary US-Iran Peace Deal Despite Fed’s Hawkish Outlook

U.S. stock index futures surged Wednesday evening after reports indicated that U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had signed a preliminary agreement aimed at ending the months-long conflict...

Oil Prices Drop as U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Eases Supply Concerns

Oil prices declined in Asian trading on Thursday as investors evaluated the impact of a newly announced U.S.-Iran peace agreement and growing expectations of a global oil supply surplus. The prospect of increased Iranian...

Gold Prices Rebound on U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Optimism Despite Fed Rate Hike Signals

Gold prices climbed during Asian trading on Thursday, recovering from losses recorded in the previous session as investors reacted positively to the signing of an interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran....

Politics

Australia Eases Capital Gains Tax Reforms to Support Small Businesses and Startups

The Australian government has announced significant changes to its planned capital gains tax (CGT) reforms following widespread concerns from industry groups and business leaders that the original proposal could hinder...

Jamaica in Talks With U.S. to Accept Third-Country Deportees Under New Migration Agreement

Jamaica is negotiating a new migration agreement with the United States that would allow the Caribbean nation to temporarily receive third-country migrants deported by U.S. authorities, according to Deputy Prime Minister...

Trump Criticizes Israel's Lebanon Strikes, Urges Greater Civilian Protection

U.S. President Donald Trump publicly criticized Israels military operations in Lebanon, questioning the necessity of destroying entire apartment buildings while targeting Hezbollah militants. Speaking during the G7 summit...

Russian Strikes Kill Four in Eastern and Southeastern Ukraine, Trigger Fires and Damage

Russian attacks on cities in eastern and southeastern Ukraine killed at least four people and injured several others late Tuesday, according to local officials and prosecutors. The latest wave of strikes highlights the...

Brazil Supreme Court Convicts Eduardo Bolsonaro Over U.S. Lobbying Efforts

Brazils Supreme Court has convicted Eduardo Bolsonaro, the son of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, for seeking foreign interference in legal proceedings involving his father. In a unanimous decision on Tuesday, a...

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

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...

Chinese Social Media Giant Xiaohongshu Eyes Hong Kong IPO at Over $70 Billion Valuation

Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, internationally known as RedNote, is reportedly preparing for a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at more than $70 billion. According to a Wall...

Samsung Gains Interest from BYD, Google, AMD as AI Chip Demand Strains TSMC Capacity

Samsung Electronics is attracting growing attention from major global technology companies as demand for advanced semiconductor manufacturing continues to exceed available capacity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co....

Kingboard Holdings Shares Surge After HK$11.77 Billion Block Trade to Expand PCB and AI Supply Chain Business

Kingboard Holdings Ltd. (HK:0148), one of Chinas leading circuit board and laminate manufacturers, announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary, Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd. (HK:1888), has entered into a block trade...