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Europe Round Up: SEK slips on surprise rate cut, dollar at 3-week high - July 2nd, 2015

Jul 02, 2015 11:20 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup DXY up to 3 week highs at 96.406. EUR/USD steady and plays in between 1.1032 to 1.1088 levels. NZD/USD makes new 5 year low at 0.6670. SEK slips to 3 week low on surprise rate cut. EUR/SEK up to 9.37...

Asia Round Up: AUD$ falls due to Trade Deficit- July 2nd, 2015

Jul 02, 2015 05:31 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup BOJ Tankan - Japan firms eye CPI +1.4% in year, +1.5% in three, +1.6% in five, previous survey +1.4%, +1.6%, +1.6%, still short of BOJs 2% target. Japan MoF flow data week-ended June 27 - Japanese buy...

Americas Roundup: NZD/USD Under steady bearish pressure,USD broadly higher ahead of NFP july 2nd, 2015

Jul 01, 2015 23:34 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Slovak FinMin: Eurogroup agreed to wait until after Greek referendum before further talks Greeces Varoufakis: govt will to accept strict measures if debt is sustainable Germanys Merkel: no...

Europe Round Up: Euro slips slightly on deal Greek deal hopes, Sterling drops after manufacturing PMI- July 1st, 2015

Jul 01, 2015 11:39 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup GBP/USD sharply lower after PMI misses forecasts. Trading from 1.5646 to 1.5749 levels. Euro boosted on Greek deal hopes. From 1.1095 to 1.1172 but easing again expected. EUR/GBP rallied to 0.7130....

Asia Round Up: Aussies lifted after Chinese PMI data- July 1st, 2015

Jul 01, 2015 05:49 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Indonesia June Core CPI 5.04% Y/Y (Reuters Poll +5.05%). Indonesia June Manufacturing PMI Rises to 47.8 vs 47.1 May, But Contracts for 9th Month. Malaysia June PMI at 32-Month Low of 47.6 Vs...

Americas Roundup: NZD/USD hits new lows at 0.6748 in early NY session,Greece misses IMF Payment,to send new proposal today

Jun 30, 2015 22:42 pm UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Feds Fischer lag in impact of mon policy means Fed cant wait to raise int rates until inf/employment objectives reached Eurogroups Dijsselbloem says Greeces stance must change for new bailout,...

Europe Round Up: Euro broadly lower, Sterling set for 8 straight quarter of gains vs Euro - June 30th, 2015

Jun 30, 2015 11:20 am UTC| Market Roundups

Market Roundup Euro lower on Greece month end flows. EUR/USD to trade from 1.1134 to 1.1243 levels. EUR/JPY tested 135.88 level from 137.73 before recovering. Sterling strengthens after UK growth revised up....

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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...