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Can MIT, Stanford's Unit-e Dethrone King of Cryptocurrency-Avenue?

Jan 18, 2019 11:50 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

From Big 4 auditing firms to the Ivy leagues, and almost all the major central banks of advanced economies have been investing in RD projects to study blockchain and cryptocurrency gamut. It is quite known that Fintech...

FxWirePro: Platinum Price Flirts Between $780-$845 Range on PGM vs Gold Correlation, ETF Holdings Still Optimistic for 2019

Jan 18, 2019 09:47 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Of late, the platinum price has been oscillating between $780 - $845 range (refer 1stchart). Outside of a one-day 3% up move on January 4 (refer 2ndchart), platinum prices have been extremely stagnant of late and range-...

Quest for coders at ‘Hackathon in Barclays Rise Fintech Hub’ focusing on interoperability

Jan 18, 2019 09:07 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Digital Currency

Barclays, the U.Ks leading investment retail bank and London-based start-up Clearmatics will organize a blockchain hackathon in Barclays Rise FinTech Hub on coming February 5 and 6. The FinTech event would be focusing...

FxWirePro: Striking the Balance of Crude Hedging Portfolio Contemplating the Balance of Demand/Supply Equation

Jan 18, 2019 07:42 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

A birds eye on US EIAs inventory: Energy investors would usually be focused for the USand OPECs crude inventories. It is quite a general notion is that abigger-than-forecasted drop could prompt further cushion forcrude...

OPEC’s Production Drop Props Up WTI Crude Price Fundamentally, Hammer Technically –FxWirePro’s desirable yields via directional hedging

Jan 18, 2019 06:32 am UTC| Research & Analysis Technicals

A Quick Glimpse on OPECs Inventory: As per the OPECs MOMR Jan2019,the production declined by more than 700,000 barrels a day last month, which was primarily driven by Saudi Arabi the de-facto head of OPEC and the worlds...

CBT banks on inflationary forecasts to look hawkish, short leg of FxWirePro’s debit call spreads on its functionality

Jan 17, 2019 14:21 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The Central Bank of Turkey (CBT) held its one-week repo auction rate at 24 pct on January 16thas widely expected, saying risks on price stability continue to prevail although there was some improvement in the inflation...

Euro Exim Bank tests luck with XRP-driven XRapid for overseas payment transactions

Jan 17, 2019 13:33 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

Fintech gamut symbolizes the progressive enterprises that leverage cutting edge technology to bring-in friendly financial products and solutions that are quite far more agile and pioneering compared to traditional...

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Economy

Oil Prices Rise as US-Iran Talks Stall, Inflation Risks Grow

Oil prices climbed on Tuesday as stalled U.S.-Iran peace negotiations and uncertainty over reopening the Strait of Hormuz renewed concerns about global energy supplies. Asian stock markets, meanwhile, traded cautiously as...

Singapore Raises 2026 GDP Growth Forecast to 4.5%-5.5% as AI Boom Fuels Economy

Singapore has sharply upgraded its 2026 economic growth forecast, citing stronger global artificial intelligence investment, resilient external demand and a less severe economic impact from the Middle East conflict than...

Gold Price Hits Two-Month High as Investors Await US Inflation Data

Gold prices extended their rally on Tuesday, climbing to their highest level in more than two months as strong investor demand, safe-haven buying and bullish momentum outweighed pressure from higher U.S. Treasury yields, a...

Yen Stabilizes After Intervention Slide as Australian Dollar Hits Eight-Week High

The Japanese yen steadied against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday after suffering a sharp decline in the previous session, as the impact of the recent joint U.S.-Japan currency intervention continued to fade. Meanwhile, the...

Singapore Raises 2026 GDP Growth Forecast as AI Demand Fuels Economy

Singapores economy delivered stronger-than-expected growth in the second quarter of 2026, prompting the government to significantly raise its full-year GDP forecast as booming global demand for artificial...

Politics

Ukraine Accuses Russia of Systematic Torture of POWs and Civilian Detainees

Former Ukrainian detainees and government officials have accused Russia of widespread and systematic torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian detainees, alleging beatings, electric shocks, sexual violence and...

Houthi Attack on Yemen’s Mocha Port Kills 7, Injures 30

At least seven people were killed and 30 others wounded after Houthi forces launched a major attack on Yemens Red Sea port city of Mocha, according to the Yemeni military. The military said in a statement early Monday that...

Trump Media Says Truth API Draws 10+ Customers as Conflict Concerns Grow

Trump Media Technology Group said Monday that more than 10 customers have signed up for its upcoming Truth API, a real-time data service designed to provide rapid access to posts from prominent Truth Social accounts,...

Trump Secretly Switched Planes in Turkey After Iran Threat, Report Says

U.S. President Donald Trump secretly switched to a smaller military aircraft while leaving Turkey last month due to a potential Iranian security threat, according to a Washington Post report published Monday. Trump had...

FCC Steps Up China Tech Crackdown as Beijing Pushes Back

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has emerged as a key force in the Trump administrations technology and national security strategy toward China, expanding its role far beyond traditional oversight of...

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

Anthropic Signs $9.1B AI Data Center Deal With Riot Platforms

Anthropic has reportedly signed a $9.1 billion long-term agreement with Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: RIOT) to secure large-scale AI computing capacity, marking another major investment by the Claude developer as demand for...

Nvidia Secures $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Push With Wall Street Giants

Nvidia is expanding its influence beyond semiconductors after announcing agreements aimed at mobilizing up to $500 billion in third-party capital for artificial intelligence infrastructure. The move brings the AI chip...

SEC Clears Path for Data Center Securitizations as AI Financing Demand Surges

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has provided regulatory clarification that could make it easier for data center owners and operators to access capital markets as the artificial intelligence boom drives...

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...