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FxWirePro: USD/TWD hits fresh 2-month high at 30.93 mark, Taiwan’s CPI data in focus

Mar 08, 2019 04:21 am UTC| Technicals

USD/TWD is currently trading around 30.89 marks. It made intraday high at 30.93 and low at 30.88 marks. Intraday bias remains slightly bullish for the moment. A daily close above 30.90 will drag the parity...

FxWirePro: EURUSD hits fresh 20-month low on dovish ECB, dip till 1.0870 possible

Mar 08, 2019 03:58 am UTC| Technicals

EURUSD trades lower and lost more than 145 pips yesterday after dovish ECB monetary policy.The ECB has kept its rates unchanged as expected and announced some dovish policy measures. It has trimmed growth forecast from...

FxWirePro: USD/THB moves in stiff boundaries, stay neutral

Mar 08, 2019 03:31 am UTC| Technicals

USD/THB is currently trading around 31.81 marks. It made intraday high at 31.88 and low at 31.77 marks. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key resistance at 31.92 mark. On the top side,...

FxWirePro: Gold trades steady despite strong dollar on global growth concern,good to buy above $1290

Mar 08, 2019 03:10 am UTC| Technicals

Gold is consolidating after hitting 5- week low of $1281 despite strong US dollar.The dollar gained against all majors after ECB trims its growth forecast. Gold was one the best performer in Jan and has jumped more than...

FxWirePro:Nikkei225 trades lower as ECB trims growth forecast, good to sell on rallies

Mar 08, 2019 02:58 am UTC| Technicals

Minor trend line support-21500 Asian marketsare trading lower following foot steps of US market.The ECB has kept its rates unchanged as expected and announced some dovish policy measures. It has trimmed growth forecast...

FxWirePro: USD/SGD hits fresh 2-month high at 1.3614 mark, consistent close above targets 1.3672 mark

Mar 08, 2019 02:26 am UTC| Technicals

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.3604 marks. It made intraday high at 1.3614 and low at 1.3602 levels. Intraday bias remains slightly bullish till the time pair holds key support at 1.3570 mark. A daily...

FxWirePro: EUR/KRW hovers around key support at 1,265 mark, sustained close below requires for downside rally

Mar 08, 2019 02:06 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/KRW is currently trading around 1,266 mark. It made intraday high at 1,269 and low at 1,266 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key support at 1,265 mark. A sustained close...

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Economy

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh Signals Policy Overhaul as Hawkish Rate Outlook Rattles Markets

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh unveiled sweeping plans to review key central bank practices on Wednesday while signaling an end to forward guidance, marking what he described as a new chapter for U.S. monetary policy....

Trump and Iran Sign Framework Peace Deal in France Amid Ongoing Middle East Tensions

U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at reducing tensions between Washington and Tehran, according to multiple media reports....

US Stock Futures Jump on Reports of Preliminary US-Iran Peace Deal Despite Fed’s Hawkish Outlook

U.S. stock index futures surged Wednesday evening after reports indicated that U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had signed a preliminary agreement aimed at ending the months-long conflict...

Oil Prices Drop as U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Eases Supply Concerns

Oil prices declined in Asian trading on Thursday as investors evaluated the impact of a newly announced U.S.-Iran peace agreement and growing expectations of a global oil supply surplus. The prospect of increased Iranian...

Gold Prices Rebound on U.S.-Iran Peace Deal Optimism Despite Fed Rate Hike Signals

Gold prices climbed during Asian trading on Thursday, recovering from losses recorded in the previous session as investors reacted positively to the signing of an interim peace agreement between the United States and Iran....

Politics

Russia Accuses Ukraine of Drone Strike on Bus Carrying Belarusian Children

Russia has accused Ukraine of carrying out a deadly drone strike on a bus transporting Belarusian schoolchildren in the Bryansk region, a claim that Ukraines military has strongly denied. The incident has intensified...

Australia Eases Capital Gains Tax Reforms to Support Small Businesses and Startups

The Australian government has announced significant changes to its planned capital gains tax (CGT) reforms following widespread concerns from industry groups and business leaders that the original proposal could hinder...

Jamaica in Talks With U.S. to Accept Third-Country Deportees Under New Migration Agreement

Jamaica is negotiating a new migration agreement with the United States that would allow the Caribbean nation to temporarily receive third-country migrants deported by U.S. authorities, according to Deputy Prime Minister...

Trump Criticizes Israel's Lebanon Strikes, Urges Greater Civilian Protection

U.S. President Donald Trump publicly criticized Israels military operations in Lebanon, questioning the necessity of destroying entire apartment buildings while targeting Hezbollah militants. Speaking during the G7 summit...

Russian Strikes Kill Four in Eastern and Southeastern Ukraine, Trigger Fires and Damage

Russian attacks on cities in eastern and southeastern Ukraine killed at least four people and injured several others late Tuesday, according to local officials and prosecutors. The latest wave of strikes highlights the...

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

SK Hynix Shares Hit Record High After Shipping Next-Generation HBM4E AI Memory Samples

SK Hynix Inc. saw its shares surge to an all-time high on Thursday after announcing the shipment of samples of its latest high-bandwidth memory (HBM) product, reinforcing its position as a leading supplier in the rapidly...

Apple Signals Product Price Hikes Amid Rising Memory Chip Costs

Apple may soon increase prices across some of its products as rising memory and storage chip costs continue to pressure the consumer electronics industry. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook...

Chinese Social Media Giant Xiaohongshu Eyes Hong Kong IPO at Over $70 Billion Valuation

Chinese social media platform Xiaohongshu, internationally known as RedNote, is reportedly preparing for a Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) that could value the company at more than $70 billion. According to a Wall...

Samsung Gains Interest from BYD, Google, AMD as AI Chip Demand Strains TSMC Capacity

Samsung Electronics is attracting growing attention from major global technology companies as demand for advanced semiconductor manufacturing continues to exceed available capacity at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co....

Kingboard Holdings Shares Surge After HK$11.77 Billion Block Trade to Expand PCB and AI Supply Chain Business

Kingboard Holdings Ltd. (HK:0148), one of Chinas leading circuit board and laminate manufacturers, announced on Wednesday that its subsidiary, Kingboard Laminates Holdings Ltd. (HK:1888), has entered into a block trade...