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Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Spotlight On FxWirePro’s BTC Long Hedges As Bitcoin On Verge Of $10k Trajectory Ahead Of Block-Halving

May 08, 2020 07:14 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Upcoming Tuesday is the expected date of the 4-year block reward halving for the bitcoin network, when the number of new bitcoins that are created via the block reward is reduced by half. The next halving will be the...

FxWirePro: Impact of Covid-19 On RVs And FX Idiosyncrasies

May 07, 2020 09:59 am UTC| Research & Analysis

As developments on the COVID-19 outbreak, and related spillovers, like Oil prices crash, have dominated market focus over the past two months, FX vols dynamics followed a high correlation with Equity (especially US)...

FxWirePro: EUR/JPY slips below 115 handle, hits lows unseen since Nov 2016

May 07, 2020 08:13 am UTC| Technicals Research & Analysis

EUR/JPY chart - Trading View EUR/JPY trades below 115 handle, has hit lows unseen since Nov 2016. The pair is extending marginal gains after 3 straight sessions of downfall. After hitting session highs at 114.98, the...

FxWirePro: NZD/USD hovers around 21-EMA, Kiwi extends gains on upbeat China's trade data

May 07, 2020 06:18 am UTC| Technicals Research & Analysis

NZD/USD chart - Trading View NZD/USD was trading 0.49% higher at 0.6034 at around 06:10 GMT. The pair is consolidating break below 21-EMA, scope for further downside. The antipodeans extending gains after mixed...

FxWirePro: AUD/USD extends marginal gains after upbeat Australia Trade Balance data, risk-off to limit gains

May 07, 2020 03:02 am UTC| Technicals Research & Analysis

AUD/USD chart - Trading View AUD/USD is extending marginal gains in the Asian session as Aussie benefits from better than forecast Australian Trade Balance. Data released earlier today showed Australias March month...

FxWirePro: USD/JPY retraces brief dip below 106 handle, dollar bid on hopes of an economic restart

May 07, 2020 02:32 am UTC| Technicals Research & Analysis

USD/JPY chart - Trading View USD/JPY has erased early losses and was trading at 106.22 at around 02:15 GMT. The major has edged higher from session lows at 105.99 as US dollar resumed bids amid hopes of an economic...

FxWirePro: Copper holds 20-DMA support, outlook turning bullish

May 06, 2020 11:47 am UTC| Technicals Research & Analysis

Copper chart - Trading View Copper was trading 1.25% higher on the day at 2.359 at around 11:30 GMT. Price is extending upside for the 3rd straight session, bias is turning bullish. The pair is extending upside in...

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Economy

RBI Clamps Down on Rupee NDF Activity, Banks Face Steeper Losses

Indian banks are bracing for heightened uncertainty after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) tightened its grip on currency markets, barring lenders from offering rupee non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) to both resident and...

Oil Prices Surge Over $5 as Trump Vows to Continue Iran Strikes

Global oil prices jumped sharply on Thursday after President Donald Trump declared that the United States would press forward with military strikes against Iran, stopping short of outlining any concrete timeline or exit...

Trump's Iran War Speech Sparks Market Anxiety Over Extended Conflict

President Donald Trump addressed the nation Wednesday evening, declaring that U.S. military operations against Iran were nearing their core objectives but warned that intensive strikes would continue for another two to...

Trump Threatens Escalation Against Iran, Warns of Infrastructure Strikes

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States would significantly intensify its military operations against Iran within the next two to three weeks, while warning of devastating strikes on the countrys...

Asian Stocks Drop as Trump Signals Iran War Escalation

Asian equity markets retreated sharply on Thursday, erasing earlier gains as U.S. President Donald Trump announced plans to intensify military operations against Iran within the next two to three weeks. The remarks sent...

Politics

Federal Judge Rules CBP Violated Warrantless Arrest Order During Sacramento Immigration Sweep

A federal judge in California has found that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials violated a prior court order when they conducted a warrantless immigration sweep at a Sacramento Home Depot parking lot. U.S....

Coral Springs Vice Mayor Nancy Metayer Bowen Killed in Suspected Domestic Violence Incident

Nancy Metayer Bowen, the 38-year-old vice mayor of Coral Springs, Florida, was fatally shot at her home on Wednesday in what authorities are investigating as a domestic violence homicide. Her husband, Stephen Bowen, 40,...

Trump Administration Plans 100% Tariffs on Pharmaceutical Imports

The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to impose tariffs as high as 100% on pharmaceutical imports, according to a Financial Times report citing sources familiar with the matter. The levies could be...

Trump Defends U.S.-Israel War on Iran in Prime-Time Address as Public Support Wanes

President Donald Trump took to prime-time television Wednesday night to defend the ongoing U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, now entering its second month. In a 19-minute White House address, Trump claimed...

Trump Claims Iran Sought Ceasefire as Middle East War Escalates

Tensions in the Middle East reached a new flashpoint this week as U.S. President Donald Trump publicly claimed that a senior Iranian official requested a ceasefire, a statement Tehran swiftly and firmly rejected. The...

Science

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...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

Technology

SpaceX Eyes Historic IPO at $1.75 Trillion Valuation

Elon Musks aerospace giant SpaceX has quietly filed a confidential IPO registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Bloomberg News sources familiar with the matter. The move signals that the...

Annie Altman Amends Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Annie Altman has filed an amended civil lawsuit against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, accusing him of sexually abusing her over a span of nearly a decade. The amended complaint was submitted Wednesday in St. Louis...

TSMC Japan's Second Fab to Produce 3nm Chips by 2028

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker, has confirmed plans to begin equipment installation and mass production of 3-nanometre wafers at its second fabrication plant in...

Apple Turns 50: From Garage Startup to AI Crossroads

In early 1976, engineer Steve Wozniak finished designing a computer circuit board he planned to share with fellow hobbyists at a local California tech club. His friend Steve Jobs recognized a commercial opportunity, and...

Rubio Directs U.S. Diplomats to Use X and Military Psyops to Counter Foreign Propaganda

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has instructed American diplomats to leverage social media platform X and collaborate with Pentagon psychological operations units as part of a broader strategy to combat foreign...