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Japan’s rating slashed as fiscal issue remains large

Sep 16, 2015 11:10 am UTC| Insights & Views

Credit rating agency Standard Poor (SP) slashed Japans rating by one notch from AA- to A+. SP sighted economic conditions as the main reason behind the move. The downgrade provided further evidence that Abenomics...

Fed unlikely to determine USD direction in the coming months

Sep 16, 2015 10:52 am UTC| Insights & Views

The dollar has indeed rallied on Fed rate hike expectations, and has been on uptrend since mid-2014. The trade-weighted DXY index has seen a rise of around 27% in the past 16 months. With support from attractive growth and...

FxWirePro: Shorts in AUD/CAD put ladder assure certain returns – uptrend to persist upto 0.9500 levels

Sep 16, 2015 09:37 am UTC| Insights & Views

Currency Option Strategy: AUD/CADBuy 1M ATM -0.49 delta put + Sell 7D (1%) OTM put option + Sell another 7D deep (2%) OTM put option, all contracts with similar expiry.We are better off trading strategy as the implied...

FxWirePro: Short term bearish speculation likely on USD/ZAR, caution for long term shorts

Sep 16, 2015 09:22 am UTC| Insights & Views

Technical briefing:On daily charts, the pair is taking trendline support at around 13.4363 levels, we can very well figure out that it has travelled equidistant levels of upper channel space. RSI oscillator is showing...

FxWirePro: EUR/AUD breaks channel line support - vega spreads to speculate on HY vols

Sep 16, 2015 08:25 am UTC| Insights & Views

EURAUD looks like breaking channel line support back again to move towards south around 1.5315 levels, while leading oscillators also signal bearish calls as they are converging downwards to the dropping prices. RSI curve...

ILO unemployment likely to set mood for pound heading into FOMC

Sep 16, 2015 08:00 am UTC| Insights & Views

Pounds comeback after 9 days of consecutive slump to 1.516 against dollar is under threat as bulls are struggling to clear 1.55 key resistance area. Pound is currently trading at 1.534 against Dollar. ILO unemployment...

Guide to today’s important data and events

Sep 16, 2015 07:59 am UTC| Insights & Views

Lot of economic dockets to be released today. Some with high risks associated. Data released so far - Australia - Westpac leading index drops -0.3% in August from July. Upcoming - UK - ILO unemployment rate to be...

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Economy

Morgan Stanley Warns Against Overestimating EV Demand Boost from Rising Oil Prices

Morgan Stanley is urging caution among investors who believe that surging oil prices will automatically trigger a rapid recovery for South Korean battery manufacturers. While recent headlines have painted an optimistic...

Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Again After Brief Reopening, Rattling Global Energy Markets

Hopes for a restoration of normal energy shipping through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed within hours on Saturday after Iran reimposed tight restrictions on the vital maritime corridor, just a day after declaring it open....

Uranium Bull Market Gains Momentum Amid Supply Deficits and Geopolitical Tensions

The uranium market is entering a powerful new phase, with structural supply shortfalls and rising energy security concerns driving long-term bullish momentum. A recent special report from BCA Research confirms that the...

Energy Price Spike Won't Trigger Lasting Inflation, Analysts Say

A new report from BCA Research suggests that the recent surge in energy prices, driven by ongoing Middle East tensions, is unlikely to spark a prolonged period of runaway inflation in major global economies. According to...

Australia Extends Fuel Sulphur Relaxation Amid Iran War Supply Disruptions

Australia has extended its temporary easing of fuel-quality standards through September, as ongoing disruptions from the Iran war continue to strain the countrys fuel supply chains. Energy Minister Chris Bowen confirmed...

Politics

Iran's Internal Power Struggle Threatens Strait of Hormuz Stability

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have intensified after Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) overturned a government decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, one of the worlds most critical energy...

North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles Amid Growing Nuclear Ambitions

North Korea launched several ballistic missiles toward the sea off its eastern coast on Sunday, according to South Korea and Japan, marking Pyongyangs seventh ballistic missile test this year and its fourth in April alone....

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missile Eastward Amid Rising Global Tensions

South Koreas Yonhap news agency reported on Saturday that North Korea launched an unidentified ballistic missile in an easterly direction. Military officials in Seoul are still analyzing the missiles type and flight...

U.S.-Iran Tensions Escalate as Hormuz Crisis Deepens Amid Ceasefire Strains

Fragile ceasefire negotiations between the United States and Iran are facing serious pressure after a dramatic weekend of escalating confrontations in and around the Strait of Hormuz. New reporting from the Wall Street...

Brazil, Spain, and Mexico Unite to Support Cuba Amid U.S. Blockade

During a high-profile international summit held in Barcelona, the leaders of Brazil, Spain, and Mexico came together to announce a strengthened commitment to providing coordinated humanitarian aid to Cuba. The meeting,...

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

NVIDIA Acquisition Rumors Dismissed by Morgan Stanley as Strategically Flawed

Morgan Stanley analysts have moved to cool speculation that NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is plotting a major acquisition of a U.S. PC original equipment manufacturer (OEM). According to the investment bank, such a...

Iran’s AI memes are reaching people who don’t follow the news – and winning the propaganda war

A Lego-style Iranian military commander raps over a gangster beat: Our inbox is flooded with Americans saying they dont watch the news. They listen to our songs instead since your media is full of shit. This is the opening...

OpenAI's $20 Billion Cerebras Deal Signals Massive AI Infrastructure Push

OpenAI is reportedly set to spend over $20 billion with AI chip startup Cerebras over the next three years, marking a significant expansion of an already substantial computing partnership. According to The Information, the...

Tesla's Terafab: AI Chip Factory Eyes Taiwan's Semiconductor Talent

Tesla is actively recruiting semiconductor engineers in Taiwan for its ambitious Terafab project a fully vertically integrated AI chip manufacturing facility that aims to consolidate logic, memory, packaging, testing, and...

Japan to Subsidize Sony's Image Sensor Plant in Kumamoto with $380 Million

The Japanese government has announced plans to provide Sony with subsidies of up to 60 billion yen, equivalent to approximately $380 million, to support the construction of an image sensor manufacturing facility in...