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More Australians are behind on their housing loans, how worried should we be?

Nov 27, 2016 21:57 pm UTC| Real Estate Research & Analysis

The number of Australians who are 30 days behind in their mortgage payments is at the highest level in three years, according to ratings agency Moodys. It projects this will keep rising. The question is, how worried...

Power Poses Don't Make People Confident And Can Actually Backfire

Nov 25, 2016 09:06 am UTC| Research & Analysis Life

In 2010, a small study was conducted regarding certain poses that are supposed to exude confidence and power, which resulted in researchers trumpeting the merits of so-called power poses. Unfortunately, a new study...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: Luring option spread trades to bet on risk-off SEK’s appreciation owing to improved economic flashes

Nov 25, 2016 07:44 am UTC| Research & Analysis

In the case of SEK, long positions in USD vols can be advantageously coupled with short vols in the EUR cross. Long gone are the days when the market was testing the Riksbanks nerves in the low 9.0s in EURSEK. The...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: No perplexity by one-off effects in Kiwis trade balance – AUD/NZD delta calls in straps on its efficient functionality, stay firm with hedging conviction

Nov 25, 2016 07:13 am UTC| Research & Analysis

The Kiwis trade balance for October was -$846m which is better than anticipated, with a stronger than projected export performance. Seasonally adjusted imports increased by 2.1% MoM.The imports were cushioned by a...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: More bearish rout on cards for NZD/USD during Christmas – OTC hedging tools, option strategies and risk reward profile

Nov 25, 2016 06:29 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

We target 0.6812 levels (i.e. 23.6% Fibonacci retracements from the highs of 0.7485 levels) which is sensible based on an assumption the Fed will hike in Dec and the further hiking cycle in 2017 is also on the cards, while...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: CBRT surprises with repo rate to add pressure on lira – 1m HY IVs to stimulate call spreads

Nov 25, 2016 04:35 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

The Central Bank of Turkey raised its benchmark one-week repo rate by a higher-than-expected 50bps to 8 pct on November 24th and its overnight lending rate by 25 bps to 8.5 pct, while it held its borrowing rate at 7.25...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: SARB stays pat captivating all into account (especially noticing unemployment claims and inflation) – Use USD/ZAR DCS for hedging

Nov 25, 2016 01:16 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis

The most recent South African economic data was not exactly constructive: the unemployment rate rose to over 27% in Q3 and the inflation rate also rose to 6.4% in October. That means it has eased only slightly against its...

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Economy

Fed Meeting Sparks Division as Markets Brace for Possible Rate Cut

The upcoming Federal Reserve meeting is shaping up to be one of the most closely watched and contentious in years, with investors focused on how divided policymakers are over a potential interest-rate cut and the signals...

U.S. Stocks Rise as Cooler Inflation Boosts Hopes for Fed Rate Cut

U.S. stocks ended higher on Friday as a softer inflation reading strengthened expectations that the Federal Reserve could move forward with an interest-rate cut next week. The SP 500 climbed 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial...

U.S. Stocks End Week Higher as Markets Anticipate Fed Rate Cut

U.S. stocks closed the week with modest gains on Friday, as investors weighed a wave of delayed economic data and maintained strong expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut at next weeks policy meeting. Despite...

Trump Meets Mexico and Canada Leaders After 2026 World Cup Draw Amid USMCA Tensions

U.S. President Donald Trump met with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Washington on Friday, holding private talks focused on trade, immigration, and regional cooperation. The...

Gold Prices Edge Higher as Markets Await Key U.S. PCE Inflation Data

Gold prices moved higher in Asian trading on Friday, supported by a weakening U.S. dollar and strong expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its upcoming December 910 meeting. Spot gold rose 0.5%...

Politics

Australia Imposes Sanctions on Taliban Officials Over Human Rights Abuses

Australia has announced new financial sanctions and travel bans against four senior officials of Afghanistans Taliban government, citing the worsening human rights situation in the country, particularly the escalating...

U.S. Appeals Court Rules Trump Can Remove Members of Key Federal Labor Boards

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump had the authority to dismiss Democratic members of two major federal labor boards, marking a significant win for efforts to expand presidential control over...

Trump Backs Review of U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule After Hepatitis B Policy Change

President Donald Trump on Friday expressed support for a major shift in U.S. vaccine policy after government advisers voted to eliminate the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine at...

Cuba Quietly Signals Openness to Post-Maduro Venezuela as U.S. Pressure Intensifies

U.S. pressure on Venezuela has triggered discreet outreach from figures inside the Cuban government, according to two sources familiar with the sensitive communications. The individuals, who requested anonymity, said that...

Escalating Conflict in Eastern Congo Despite U.S.-Brokered Peace Efforts

Fighting intensified across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, just a day after U.S. President Donald Trump met with Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame in Washington. The...

Science

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Trump and Merck KGaA Partner to Slash IVF Drug Costs and Expand Fertility Coverage

U.S. President Donald Trump and German pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA have announced a groundbreaking deal aimed at lowering the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments while boosting access to fertility care in...

Technology

Taiwan Opposition Criticizes Plan to Block Chinese App Rednote Over Security Concerns

Taiwans political landscape heated up after the government announced a plan to suspend access to the Chinese social media platform Rednoteknown as Xiaohongshufor one year. The interior ministry said the proposed ban stems...

EU Prepares Antitrust Probe Into Meta’s AI Integration on WhatsApp

The European Commission is reportedly preparing to launch a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ: META) over the companys recent rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp....

Sam Altman Reportedly Explored Funding for Rocket Venture in Potential Challenge to SpaceX

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman reportedly explored raising significant capital to acquire or partner with a rocket company, a move that could have created direct competition with Elon Musks SpaceX. According to a report from the...

Wikipedia Pushes for AI Licensing Deals as Jimmy Wales Calls for Fair Compensation

Wikipedia is seeking additional licensing deals with major technology companies to address the growing financial burden caused by artificial intelligence firms heavily scraping its platform, according to co-founder Jimmy...

Firelight Launches as First XRP Staking Platform on Flare, Introduces DeFi Cover Feature

Firelight reaches 25M XRP deposit cap within hours of launch; ushers in a new era for decentralized XRP staking. A new XRP staking platform, Firelight, has officially launched on the Flare blockchain, marking the first...