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FxWirePro: AUD/USD tight ranges prevail as market waits for fresh catalyst

Nov 18, 2024 04:17 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/ USD edged higher but remained near three month low on Monday as investors awaited Reserve Bank of Australia monetary policy for further direction. This week, the RBA will publish the minutes of its last policy...

FxWirePro: EUR/AUD gives back chunk of early gains, bias neutral

Nov 15, 2024 23:44 pm UTC| Technicals

EUR/AUD initially gained on Friday but gave up ground as investors booked profits on long position ahead of week end. On the data front, consumer prices in France rose 1.6% year-on-year in October, statistics office...

FxWirePro :GBP/NZD unlikely to invite any further GBP strength, good to sell on rally

Nov 15, 2024 23:25 pm UTC| Technicals

GBP/NZD fell sharply on Friday as pound was weighed down by downbeat UK GDP data. Data released on Friday showed an unexpected contraction in Britains economy in September, with growth slowing significantly during the...

FxWirePro : GBP/AUD reverses course as bullish mood sours after downbeat UK GDP data

Nov 15, 2024 23:12 pm UTC| Technicals

GBP/AUD declined on Friday as sterling attracted seller data showed Britains economy contracted unexpectedly in September. Gross domestic product slipped by 0.1% in monthly terms during September as the services sector...

EUR/USD Dips Post-U.S. Retail Sales: Is a Bearish Trend Ahead?

Nov 15, 2024 17:49 pm UTC| Technicals

EURUSD lost its shine after upbeat US retail sales data.It hits a high of 1.05923 at the time of writing and is currently trading around 1.05555. Today, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that retail sales in October 2024...

FxWirePro- Major pair levels and bias summary

Nov 15, 2024 17:45 pm UTC| Technicals

Major pair levels and bias...

FxWirePro: GBP/USD attracts selling interest after US retail sales data, could be on verge of a bigger drop

Nov 15, 2024 15:23 pm UTC| Technicals

GBP/USD slipped lower on Friday as after data showed U.S. retail sales increased slightly more than expected in October. Retail sales rose 0.4% last month after an upwardly revised 0.8% advance in September, the...

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Economy

Xi Jinping Pushes Demand-Driven Strategy to Modernize China's Service Sector

Chinas President Xi Jinping has outlined a bold strategy to transform the countrys service industry, calling for a demand-led approach supported by structural reform and technological innovation. The directive was reported...

Trump Suspends Iran Strikes for Two Weeks as Ceasefire Talks Begin

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that he would delay planned military strikes against Iran for two weeks, marking a significant diplomatic breakthrough after weeks of escalating tensions. The suspension...

U.S. Stock Futures Surge as Trump Postpones Iran Strikes, Ceasefire Hopes Rise

U.S. stock index futures climbed sharply on Tuesday evening as optimism grew over a potential end to the ongoing Middle East conflict. The rally followed President Donald Trumps announcement that planned military strikes...

Oil Prices Crash 15% as Trump and Iran Agree to Two-Week Ceasefire

Crude oil markets were thrown into a frenzy on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, triggering one of the sharpest single-day oil price drops seen in recent memory. The...

Asian Stocks Surge as U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Deal and Samsung Earnings Boost Market Confidence

Asian stock markets recorded sharp gains on Wednesday following news of a tentative two-week ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, while a blockbuster earnings forecast from Samsung Electronics further...

Politics

Trump Announces U.S. Military Presence in Strait of Hormuz Following Iran Ceasefire Deal

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that the United States will actively support the flow of maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, one of the worlds most strategically critical waterways. Speaking publicly,...

U.S. Automakers Push Back Against EU Rules Blocking American Trucks from European Market

American automobile manufacturers are raising alarms over what they describe as deliberate European Union barriers preventing some of their most iconic and best-selling pickup trucks from entering the European market....

ICE Officer-Involved Shooting in Northern California After Suspect Rams Vehicle

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers shot and wounded a man in Patterson, California, on Tuesday after he allegedly attempted to use his car as a weapon against agents during an enforcement operation. ICE Acting...

Trump Claims "Total and Complete Victory" After U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Agreement

President Donald Trump declared a sweeping American victory on Tuesday following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran, describing the outcome as a 100 percent win for the United States. Speaking...

World Reacts as Trump Issues Dire Warning to Iran Ahead of Surprise Ceasefire

Global leaders, lawmakers, and even members of Donald Trumps own Republican Party pushed back sharply after the U.S. president issued a sweeping threat suggesting an entire civilization could be destroyed unless Iran...

Science

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates

Elon Musks SpaceX is shifting its near-term space exploration strategy, choosing to prioritize a return to the Moon before pursuing missions to Mars, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report citing sources familiar...

Technology

U.S. Disrupts Russian Military Hackers' Global DNS Hijacking Network

The U.S. Justice Department has successfully executed a court-authorized operation to dismantle a DNS hijacking network tied to Russian military intelligence. The network was run by GRU Military Unit 26165, a cyber unit...

Samsung Electronics Posts Eightfold Profit Surge Driven by AI Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics delivered a stunning financial turnaround in the first quarter of 2025, projecting operating profit of approximately 57.2 trillion won (roughly $38 billion) a more than eightfold increase compared to...

China's Push to Steal Taiwan's Chip Technology and Talent Raises Security Alarms

Taiwans National Security Bureau has raised serious concerns about Beijings escalating efforts to infiltrate the islands world-class semiconductor industry. According to a report submitted to Taiwanese lawmakers, China is...

Apple's Foldable iPhone Faces Engineering Setbacks, Mass Production Timeline at Risk

Apples highly anticipated foldable iPhone is running into significant engineering hurdles during its test phase, raising concerns about potential delays in both mass production and product shipments, according to a report...

Britain Courts Anthropic Amid US Defense Department Dispute

The United Kingdom is actively working to attract Anthropic, the company behind the popular Claude AI app, to expand its footprint in the country. This diplomatic push comes as Anthropic finds itself in the middle of a...