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Nikkei225 breaks major support 16400, decline till 16000 likely

Aug 26, 2016 02:45 am UTC| Technicals

Major support - 16414 (daily Kijun-Sen). Nikkei225 has broken major support at 16414 and declined till 16367 at the time of writing .It is currently trading around 16427. The index fell 0.84% after release of...

FxWirePro: USD/JPY treading water around 10-DMA at 100.38 amid thin trade ahead of Jackson Hole symposium

Aug 26, 2016 02:13 am UTC| Technicals

Data released overnight showed U.S. durable goods orders, a key component of GDP rebounded in July. U.S. durable goods orders were up 4.4 pct, a sign that an extended decline in production may be over. Volatility...

FxWirePro: AUD/USD outlook weaker on renewed downside pressure

Aug 25, 2016 19:15 pm UTC| Technicals

The AUD/USD declined on Thursday after upbeat U.S. factory data and two more Federal Reserve officials pushed towards the case for a rate hike boosting the greenback. Currently, the currency pair is trading at 0.7614...

FxWirePro: GBP/USD retains bullish outlook with scope to target 1.3280 levels

Aug 25, 2016 18:39 pm UTC| Technicals

The GBP/USD pair declined on Wednesday, as the pair attracted short selling interest after data showed new orders for U.S. manufactured capital goods rose for a second straight month in July. The pair declined to hit...

FxWirePro: USD/CAD maintains bullish bias with focus on 1.3000 levels

Aug 25, 2016 16:16 pm UTC| Technicals

The USD/CAD pair inched higher on Thursday as solid U.S. data and lower oil prices supported dollar bulls ahead of global central bankers gathering in Jackson Hole. Investors await clues from Jackson Hole on the U.S....

FxWirePro: EUR/USD gains some upside momentum but reversal is likely

Aug 25, 2016 13:52 pm UTC| Technicals

EUR/USD pair rose towards 1.1293 levels on Thursday, as some investors sold the greenback ahead of a speech by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen this week which will be watched for clues on monetary policy. New...

AUD/CHF Trade idea

Aug 25, 2016 12:18 pm UTC| Technicals

Major Intraday support - 0.7325 (trend line joining 0.72770 and 0.7315). Major resistance- 0.73865 . AUD/CHF has retreated after hitting trend line resistance. It is currently trading at 0.7356. In the...

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Economy

Some experts say the US economy is on the up, but here’s why voters don’t think so

Many Americans are gloomy about the economy, despite some data saying it is improving. The Economist even took this discussion to TikTok. When its US editor John Prideaux examined inflation, wage and employment numbers,...

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Politics

US Urges China, Russia to Reject AI Control in Nuclear Arms, Align with Global Norms

Paul Dean, a senior U.S. arms control official, emphasized the critical need for China and Russia to join the U.S. in declaring that humans will always decide on the deployment of nuclear weapons, not artificial...

Sudan’s civil war is rooted in its historical favouritism of Arab and Islamic identity

The current civil war in Sudan goes beyond a simple power struggle between two generals. It reflects a deep-rooted crisis within the countrys governing structure thats been present since it gained independence from the...

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

Science

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Technology

Coinbase Faces New Lawsuit Alleging Investor Deception in Digital Asset Sales

Coinbase, the leading US cryptocurrency exchange, is embroiled in a major legal battle. It faces a class-action lawsuit accusing it of deceiving investors in the sale of digital assets. Filed in California, the suit...

Bitfinex CTO Deems Database Breach Claims 'Fake' Amidst Hacker Allegations

Bitfinexs Chief Technology Officer Paolo Ardoino has cast doubts on claims of a database breach by hacker organization FSOCIETY, branding the allegations as fake. Ardoino refuted the purported leak of 22,500 user emails...

Bitcoin's Next Bull Run Hinges on Key Trading Pattern Confirmation: Analysts

Cryptocurrency traders are eyeing a potential bullish reversal for Bitcoin, with analysts suggesting that validating an inverse head and shoulders pattern could propel the next leg up for the leading cryptocurrency....

Walmart Spotted with Tesla Semi in California as True Launch Date Revealed

Walmarts adoption of a Tesla Semi hit the California highways, signaling the electric trucks expanding reach. The sighting follows Teslas revelation of a late 2025 and early 2026 launch window for the highly anticipated...

Tesla Cybertruck 'Odyssey' Roars into Europe, Berlin Display Kicks Off Tour

Teslas futuristic Cybertruck made a striking debut at Berlins Mall of Berlin, marking the launch of its European tour. The event, part of the Cyber Odyssey, precedes the electric pickups journey through 24 cities as Tesla...