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FxWirePro: RBA Stimulates Aussie, US-China Trade-Deal in Focus – Trading and Hedging Perspectives For Antipodeans

Nov 05, 2019 10:21 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The main headline overnight is US-China trade deal optimism, helped by reports that the US may reverse tariffs imposed in September on over $110bn of Chinese imports. Consequently, Wall Street ended on record highs again....

Blockchain Revolution Series: Ripple To Host ‘Swell’ – The Annual Conclave On Blockchain Payments

Nov 05, 2019 07:58 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

The renowned blockchain payments processing giant, Ripple is all set tohosttwo days of its annual conclave in Singapore with a typically impressive list of keynote speakers in the target subjects of Blockchain and Digital...

Digital Currency Revolution Series: Huobi Likely To Freeze US Clients Accounts And Directs To Domestic Players

Nov 05, 2019 06:44 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

The renowned cryptocurrency exchange, Huobi Global has made anannouncementthat it is most likely to freeze the accounts of the United States clients from November 13thonwards. As per the announcement, in line with the...

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Silver Lining For ETH/USD Price Prospects

Nov 04, 2019 13:28 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Technicals Digital Currency

ETHUSD(at Coinbase) has been showing resistance after a resounding consolidation phase after bearish rout seen in 2018. Although the minor trend goes in sloping channel, the rallies spike above DMAs upon stern bullish...

FxWirePro: Hedge Gold’s Bullish Risks As OTC and ETFs Functionalities Indicate Upside Traction of Yellow Metal Price

Nov 04, 2019 11:41 am UTC| Research & Analysis

The safe-haven or investor demand for gold has been considerably mounting during 2019, the appetite for the precious yellow metal is growing as the amount of gold held by gold-backed ETFs hit a record high in the recent...

FxWirePro: AUD/USD Hedging Barometer and Derivatives Strategies Ahead of RBA

Nov 04, 2019 08:08 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

Ahead of RBAs monetary policy scheduled for this week, the OTC outlook of AUDUSD are useful for the options strategic framework. Please be noted that the positively skewed IVs of 3m tenors still signify the hedgers...

Cryptocurrency Derivatives Series: Bitcoin bulls in process of filling-up the gap of CME BTC Futures, Uphold long hedge

Nov 04, 2019 07:41 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Technicals Insights & Views

We, explicitly, highlighted in our previous post that Bitcoin price is due to fill-up gap-up that has formed on CME BTC Futures upon theBTCUSDsupsurge of more than 42% during the course of last week of October. As rightly...

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Economy

European Stocks Flat as Oil Prices Rise, US CPI in Focus

European stocks were little changed on Monday, holding close to record highs as rising crude oil prices and continued uncertainty over Middle East shipping routes offset optimism following last weeks strong market rally....

S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Rise as Iran Risks and CPI Loom

U.S. stock futures edged higher Monday as investors weighed escalating tensions surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz while preparing for crucial U.S. inflation data later this week. SP 500 futures gained about 0.1%,...

Goldman Sachs Sees US Stock Buybacks Outpacing Equity Issuance as AI Funding Rises

Goldman Sachs expects corporate demand for U.S. equities to remain stronger than new share supply this year, despite a significant recovery in follow-on equity issuance driven partly by artificial intelligence investment....

South Korean Won Leads Asian FX Losses as Dollar Rises

The South Korean won led declines across Asian currencies on Monday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, while the Japanese yen retreated after giving up some of its intervention-driven gains. The U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.18%...

Oil Prices Rise as Hormuz Reopening Remains Uncertain

Oil prices climbed on Monday as uncertainty over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz continued to support the market, despite Iran and Oman moving closer to an agreement on new shipping routes through the strategic...

Politics

South Korea, US Set Major Military Drills for August

South Korea and the United States will hold their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) military drills from August 17 to 27, with this years exercises placing greater emphasis on countering drones, GPS interference and...

US ‘Digging In’ Across Indo-Pacific, Pentagon Official Says

The United States remains firmly committed to the Indo-Pacific and has no plans to withdraw from Asia, a senior Pentagon official said Monday, while urging regional allies to take greater responsibility for their own...

Myanmar Rejects ASEAN Special Envoy, Challenges Regional Peace Plan

Myanmars military-backed government has rejected the continued role of ASEANs special envoy, deepening tensions with the regional bloc as Thailand pushes for Myanmar to fully re-engage with Southeast Asian nations....

Houthi Attack on Yemen’s Mocha Port Kills Seven, Injures 30

Seven people were killed and 30 others wounded after Houthi forces launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Yemens Red Sea port city of Mocha, according to the Yemeni military. In a statement issued early Monday,...

Germany Warns of Daily Hybrid Warfare Threats

Germany is facing foreign hybrid warfare operations on a daily basis, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has warned after authorities discovered an explosive-carrying drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Dobrindt said hostile...

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

Apple Tests China’s CXMT Memory Chips for iPhones and MacBooks Amid AI Supply Crunch

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly testing memory chips from Chinese semiconductor manufacturer CXMT Corp as the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure puts increasing pressure on global memory...

Sony, TSMC Eye $6.3 Billion Japan Chip Venture for Next-Gen Image Sensors

Sony Group and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are reportedly preparing to invest about 1 trillion yen ($6.32 billion) in a new Japanese semiconductor venture focused on next-generation chips for image...

Nvidia Seen Beating Q2 Targets as Vera Rubin Cycle Begins

Nvidia (NVDA) could enter a multi-quarter growth cycle as shipments of its next-generation Vera Rubin AI chips begin, with BofA Global Research forecasting stronger-than-expected quarterly results and maintaining a bullish...

OpenAI Restricts Astra AI Over Cyberattack Risks

OpenAI has reportedly restricted parts of the development of its next-generation AI model, code-named Astra, after early evaluations indicated the system could potentially carry out sophisticated cyberattacks with limited...

Nvidia to Invest Up to $3 Billion in Blackstone-Backed Lancium

Nvidia is reportedly preparing to invest as much as $3 billion in Lancium, a Blackstone-backed power infrastructure developer involved in the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure initiative, as demand for...