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FxWirePro: Surging Mexican trade balance due to rising exports to fuel USD/MXN appreciation – Moneyness of vanilla options for exports payables

Dec 28, 2016 11:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Research & Analysis

The Mexican peso has been one among the worst performers in the EMFX market during the two months.USDMXN today spiked back toward the 20.80 zone. The pair rose from 20.60 to 20.77. It was trading at 20.75, up 0.72% for...

FxWirePro: Trump and Brexit factors bolster USD and EUR vulnerable, while 2016 likely to end with resurgence of BTC/USD

Dec 28, 2016 05:44 am UTC| Insights & Views Digital Currency

Bingo..! Bitcoin has struck back again to highs of 953 levels (BTCUSD) which is the highs of 2016. After slipping as low as $358 during the beginning of the year, cryptocurrency more than doubled over the next 5 months,...

How crowdfunding can connect people to their heritage and community

Dec 28, 2016 01:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Business Life

The glistening white sails of Sydney Opera House and the red brick and bluestone of Geelongs industrial mills have little in common at first glance. But for both these places crowdfunding has led people to connect with...

Dear Hillary... a philosopher's guide to coping with disappointment

Dec 28, 2016 01:36 am UTC| Insights & Views Life

Dear Hillary, Wow, what a year youve had! First the FBI investigations, then the health scare, and then to cap it all, after years of waiting and hoping, and despite all expectations, you lost your best chance at...

Universal basic income: the dangerous idea of 2016

Dec 28, 2016 01:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics Law

The resurrection of universal basic income (UBI) proposals in the developed world this year gained support from some prominent Australians. But while good in theory, its no panacea for the challenges of our modern...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Which are the low and assured yielders despite jerking IVs via option spread and combination structures?

Dec 27, 2016 10:12 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

This is an emphasis to shed some light on low vol pairs among G10 OTC markets, implications and their trading opportunities in this space. Please be noted that GBP and CHF crosses are the least IVs among G10 space,...

FxWirePro: AUD/USD likely to hit lowest since March 2009 by end-2017

Dec 27, 2016 09:57 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

In 2016 the Australian dollar (AUD) has benefited from the recovery in commodity prices, but lost grounds at the end of the year to post U.S. Presidential election rally in U.S. Dollar. We expect this to continue even in...

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Economy

U.S. Sanctions Target Chinese Refinery Over Iranian Oil Purchases

The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed new sanctions on Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery Co., a major Chinese independent refinery, over its large-scale purchases of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products. The...

US Dollar Weakens as Iran Talks Boost Risk Appetite in Forex Market

The U.S. dollar edged lower on Friday as global investors shifted toward riskier assets, encouraged by renewed diplomatic signals between the United States and Iran. This movement in the forex market reflects growing...

Gold Prices Edge Higher on Weak Dollar but Face Weekly Loss Amid Oil-Driven Inflation Fears

Gold prices saw a modest increase on Friday, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and renewed geopolitical developments involving the United States and Iran. Despite this slight rebound, the precious metal remains on track...

Oil Prices Steady as U.S.-Iran Talks Ease Tensions Despite Strait of Hormuz Disruptions

Oil prices remained relatively stable on Friday as optimism over renewed U.S.-Iran negotiations helped calm market fears, even as supply disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continued to support prices. Brent crude futures...

Wall Street Hits Record High as Tech Stocks Surge Amid U.S.-Iran Developments

Wall Street closed at record levels on Friday, driven by strong investor optimism surrounding potential U.S.-Iran peace talks and robust earnings from major technology companies. The stock market showed mixed results, with...

Politics

Federal Appeals Court Allows Texas SB4 Immigration Law Enforcement to Proceed

A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can move forward with enforcing its controversial immigration law, SB4, marking a significant development in the ongoing legal battle over state-level immigration...

Pope Leo Calls for Abolition of Death Penalty Amid U.S. Execution Policy Debate

Pope Leo has once again spoken out against capital punishment, urging its complete abolition while criticizing recent efforts by the United States government to expand execution methods for federal inmates. His remarks...

Senate Moves Toward Vote on Cuba War Powers Resolution Amid Trump Military Threats

The U.S. Senate is expected to vote as early as next week on a Democratic-led measure aimed at preventing President Donald Trump from initiating military action against Cuba without congressional approval. Senate aides...

D.C. Flag Mix-Up Before King Charles Visit Quickly Fixed

Washington, D.C. officials briefly displayed Australian flags instead of British flags near the White House ahead of King Charles IIIs highly anticipated visit to the United States, according to the D.C. Department of...

US Freezes $344M in Crypto Linked to Iran Amid Escalating Sanctions

The U.S. Treasury Department has intensified its crackdown on illicit financial networks by sanctioning multiple cryptocurrency wallets tied to Iran, resulting in the freeze of approximately $344 million in digital assets....

Science

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...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

Technology

Judge Dismisses Elon Musk’s Fraud Claims Against OpenAI, Trial to Proceed on Remaining Allegations

A U.S. federal judge has dismissed key fraud claims brought by Elon Musk in his high-profile lawsuit against OpenAI and its co-founder Sam Altman, marking a significant development in the ongoing legal battle. The ruling,...

$16B Michigan Data Center Project Boosts U.S. AI Infrastructure Expansion

Related Digital, a major data center developer, announced on Friday that it has secured $16 billion in financing to support the construction of a large-scale data center campus in Michigan. This significant investment...

U.S. Raises Alarm Over Chinese AI Firms’ Alleged IP Theft Through Model Distillation

The U.S. State Department has launched a global diplomatic effort to highlight what it describes as large-scale intellectual property theft by Chinese artificial intelligence companies. According to a diplomatic cable...

DeepSeek Launches V4 AI Models with Enhanced Reasoning and 1M Token Context Window

DeepSeek has unveiled preview versions of its latest open-source artificial intelligence models, marking a significant step forward in AI performance and reasoning capabilities. The new releases, DeepSeek-V4-Pro and...

Amazon Stock Rises as Meta Expands AWS Partnership for AI Infrastructure

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares climbed around 2% শুক্রবার morning after Meta revealed a major expansion of its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), signaling strong momentum in the growing artificial intelligence...