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FxWirePro: EUR/JPY bears resume at 21-EMA to extend handle pattern to adjoining inverse saucer in major trend – Boundary binaries right choice of speculation

Apr 21, 2017 06:40 am UTC| Technicals

As stated in our previous write up, EURJPY bearish trend remains intact. The upswings from last 4 consecutive days are absolutely exhausted after failure swings at the resistance of 21-EMA. But in the major trend,...

FxWirePro: Buy USD/JPY above 109.45

Apr 21, 2017 06:37 am UTC| Technicals

Demand zone 108.65-109.15. Major resistance 109.45 (trend line joining 109.86 and 109.48, 38.2% retracement of 111.58 and 108.13). USD/JPY has shown a jump for past two days after forming a bottom at 108.13....

FxWirePro: USD/CNY remains well supported above 6.88 mark, PBOC sets yuan mid-point at 6.8823

Apr 21, 2017 06:27 am UTC| Technicals

USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.8833 marks. It made intraday high at 6.8846 and low at 6.8774 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 6.8749 marks. A sustained...

FxWirePro: Gold trades flat, markets await French election result for further direction

Apr 21, 2017 05:45 am UTC| Technicals

Gold prices yesterday ends with small gain after a minor sell off till $1273.90. The yellow metal prices are muted as markets await first round French Presidential election results on Sunday. U.S dollar index has once...

FxWirePro: Indian rupee rises gradually against U.S. dollar, stay bearish

Apr 21, 2017 05:39 am UTC| Technicals

USD/INR is currently trading around 64.63 marks. It made intraday high at 64.74 and low at 64.63 marks. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 64.79 marks. Key resistances...

FxWirePro: USD/TWD breaks key support at 30.30 mark, good to sell on rallies

Apr 21, 2017 04:48 am UTC| Technicals

USD/TWD is currently trading around 30.32 marks. It made intraday high at 30.42 and low at 30.26 marks. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 30.50 marks. A daily close...

FxWirePro:Nikkei225 trades slightly above 200- HMA, targets 18800

Apr 21, 2017 04:33 am UTC| Technicals

Nikkei broken minor resistance at 18532 high made on Apr 18th 2017. Market awaits first round of French election result this week for further direction.The index is trading slightly above hourly Kijun-Sen and cloud. It is...

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Economy

Oil Prices Steady in Asia but Headed for Weekly Loss on Supply Glut Concerns

Oil prices were mostly steady during Asian trading on Friday, but both major benchmarks were still on track to record a second consecutive weekly decline as persistent concerns over a global supply glut continued to...

New Zealand Business Confidence Hits 30-Year High as Economic Outlook Improves

New Zealands business confidence surged sharply in December, reaching its highest level in three decades, according to the latest ANZ Bank Business Outlook survey released on Friday. The data highlights growing optimism...

BOJ Poised for Historic Rate Hike as Japan Signals Shift Toward Monetary Normalization

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is widely expected to raise interest rates to a three-decade high, marking another milestone in its gradual exit from ultra-loose monetary policy. At the conclusion of its two-day meeting on Friday,...

Austan Goolsbee Signals Potential for More Fed Rate Cuts as Inflation Shows Improvement

Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said Thursday that recent inflation data has been encouraging, raising the possibility of additional interest rate cuts next year if current trends continue....

Japan Inflation Holds Firm in November as BOJ Nears Key Rate Hike Decision

Japans consumer price inflation remained largely steady in November, reinforcing expectations that the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will proceed with a long-anticipated interest rate hike as it seeks to control persistent price...

Politics

Trump Administration Reviews Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China, Marking Major Shift in U.S. AI Export Policy

The U.S. government under President Donald Trump has launched a formal review that could pave the way for the first-ever shipments of Nvidias H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, according to multiple sources...

Trump Signs Order to Ease Federal Marijuana Rules, Signaling Major Policy Shift

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Fernando Haddad Confirms He Will Not Run for Office in 2025, Signals Possible Exit as Brazil’s Finance Minister

Brazilian Finance Minister Fernando Haddad confirmed on Thursday that he will not run for public office next year, putting an end to months of speculation surrounding his political future. Speaking at a press conference,...

Trump Administration Proposes Sweeping Limits on Gender-Affirming Care for Children

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has moved to significantly restrict childrens access to gender-affirming care, marking one of the most far-reaching actions yet by the Trump administration...

Trump Expands U.S. Travel Ban to Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Sparking Economic Fears in the Caribbean

Washingtons decision to expand U.S. travel restrictions to include Antigua and Barbuda and Dominica is raising serious concerns across the Caribbean, where access to the United States plays a vital role in tourism,...

Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

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NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

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Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

TikTok U.S. Deal Advances as ByteDance Signs Binding Joint Venture Agreement

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Oracle Stock Surges After Hours on TikTok Deal Optimism and OpenAI Fundraising Buzz

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) shares surged sharply in extended trading on Thursday, reflecting renewed investor optimism fueled by reports of a potential U.S. TikTok transaction and fresh fundraising discussions...

Apple Opens iPhone to Alternative App Stores in Japan Under New Competition Law

Apple has announced a major shift in its App Store policies in Japan, opening iPhones and other Apple devices to alternative app stores in order to comply with new competition laws aimed at reshaping the countrys...

Micron Technology Forecasts Surge in Revenue and Earnings on AI-Driven Memory Demand

Micron Technology delivered record first-quarter results and issued a bullish forecast for the current quarter, driven by rising memory prices and strong demand linked to artificial intelligence workloads. The upbeat...

Oracle Stock Slides After Blue Owl Exit Report, Company Says Michigan Data Center Talks Remain on Track

Oracle shares fell more than 4% on Wednesday after a Financial Times report claimed that Blue Owl Capital, Oracles largest U.S. data center partner, decided not to support a planned $10 billion data center project in...