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Americas Roundup: Sterling edges higher as investors eye Carney speech, oil jumps 2 pct on hopes for U.S. inventory draw-September 30th, 2015

Sep 29, 2015 21:35 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup U.S. consumer confidence rises unexpectedly to highest since Jan. SP Case-Shiller shows U.S. home prices ease m/m for third month. U.S. speaker: House could consider debt limit as well as stopgap...

Europe Roundup: Yen and Swiss franc rise 0.4 pct, sterling up 0.3 pct vs euro - September 29, 2015

Sep 29, 2015 11:38 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup EUR/GBP drops from 7437 5month high to 7381 levels. EUR/USD plays in between 1.1282-1.1218 and soft on cross action. USD/JPY bounces out of 119.25 to 120.05 levels. Sterling boosted by order...

Asia Roundup: Yen driven by risk aversion after Asian equity Sell-Off - September 29, 2015

Sep 29, 2015 06:53 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup SF Fed Williams - GDP likely +2.25% in H2 15, 2%+ in 16, starting to see signs of imbalances, hiking rates appropriate later this year, jobless likely sub-5% this year, CPI +2% over next two years, hike...

Americas Roundup: US Dollar drifts lower as yen rallies on stocks sell-off, Sterling dips on Dudley's comments-September 29th,2015

Sep 28, 2015 21:13 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Feds Dudley nods to rate rise later this year, says Yellens health is fine. U.S. Aug consumer spending up more than forecast, pending home sales decline unexpectedly. U.S. economy on track to grow...

Europe Roundup: Dollar back towards 5-week high, sterling trades above $1.52 - September 28, 2015

Sep 28, 2015 11:21 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup EUR steady, plays in between 1.1165/1.1215 on the day. 1.1116 was Fridays base. Sterling recovers from 5 month 1.5136 low Friday, 1.5179/1.5241 range. DXY down to 96.084 from Fridays 96.700 peak. ...

Asia Roundup: Quite trading as more FED speaks awaited - September 28, 2015

Sep 28, 2015 06:29 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup CFTC - USD longs hit lowest level in more than a year, JPY and EUR shorts pared, market now net long GBP, net short CHF, AUD and NZD shorts up too. BAML flow data - Cash king for first time in 25...

Americas Roundup: US Dollar gains after Yellen comments, U.S. data support Fed rate hike-September 26th, 2015

Sep 25, 2015 22:18 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Dollar rallies as Yellen leaves door open for 2015 rate hike, fades w/equities into North America close. U.S. 2-year yield hit highest in a week on Yellen remarks before fading. Feds Bullard: may not...

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Economy

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...

Gold Prices Hold Near Seven-Week High as Markets Await U.S. Inflation Data

Gold prices remained largely steady on Monday, hovering near a seven-week high as investors assessed Middle East geopolitical risks and looked ahead to key U.S. inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserves...

Asian Stocks Rise as Weak US Jobs Data Eases Fed Rate Hike Bets

Asian stocks mostly advanced on Monday, following record highs on Wall Street as weaker-than-expected U.S. employment data reduced expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in September. Japan and South Korea...

Asian Stocks Rise as Weak US Jobs Data Eases Fed Rate Hike Fears

Asian stock markets moved higher on Monday, following record gains on Wall Street as weaker U.S. employment data reduced expectations for an imminent Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Oil prices also advanced as...

Politics

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...

ICE to Complete Nationwide Body Camera Rollout by End of August

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will equip all officers and agents working in the field with body-worn cameras by the end of August, accelerating a nationwide rollout that was initially expected to take...

Iran-Oman Near Strait of Hormuz Deal as Shipping Tensions Persist

Iran and Oman are nearing an agreement on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, but Tehran says a bilateral deal alone will not be enough to fully reopen the critical global energy route. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas...

Joe Biden’s Prostate Cancer Has Spread Further, Hunter Biden Says

Former U.S. President Joe Bidens prostate cancer has spread beyond his bones and is causing significant pain, according to his son, Hunter Biden, who discussed his fathers health in a BBC interview. Speaking to the BBCs...

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

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...

Meta Ordered to Pay $567M Over Child Safety Violations in New Mexico

Meta Platforms Inc. has been ordered to pay $567 million into a fund designed to address harm to young people, in a major legal ruling involving child safety on Facebook and Instagram. Judge Bryan Biedscheid of New Mexicos...