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FxWirePro: South Korean won marginally lower against euro, faces strong support at 1,208

Mar 16, 2017 02:19 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/KRW is currently trading around 1,213 mark. Pair made intraday high at 1,213 and low at 1,208 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key support at 1,208 mark. A daily close below...

FxWirePro: Japanese yen trades almost flat against major peers ahead of BOJ’s policy rate decision

Mar 16, 2017 01:56 am UTC| Technicals

USD/JPY is currently trading around 113.34 marks. It made intraday high at 113.54 and low at 113.15 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key support at 113.00 marks. A daily close...

FxWirePro: Aussie falls against major peers on the back of lower than expected employment data

Mar 16, 2017 01:07 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/NZD is currently trading around 1.0938 marks. Pair made intraday high at 1.0996 and low at 1.0930 marks. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds immediate support at 1.0903 marks. A daily...

FxWirePro: USD/CAD loses momentum but outlook is bullish

Mar 15, 2017 16:23 pm UTC| Technicals

The USD/CAD pair dipped slightly in the US session on Wednesday as oil prices rallied, but movements were restrained ahead of a potential Federal Reserve interest rate hike. The Fed is expected to raise interest rates...

FxWirePro: USD/JPY neutral in the near-term, scope for upward resumption

Mar 15, 2017 15:52 pm UTC| Technicals

USD/JPY inched higher on Wednesday the greenback strengthened on expectations that Federal Reserve increase the US interest rate. The U.S. Federal Reserve is due to release its policy statement at 2 pm EDT (1800 GMT),...

FxWirePro: GBP/USD strongly bearish despite upside attempts

Mar 15, 2017 15:17 pm UTC| Technicals

GBP/USD inched higher on Wednesday as sterling recovered from the previous days eight-week low hit on worries of a painful and prolonged Brexit. Having rose as high as $1.2257 early in the European session, Sterling...

FxWirePro: EUR/USD pauses downtrend, awaits Fed rate message

Mar 15, 2017 14:06 pm UTC| Technicals

The EUR /USD pair hovered around 1.0615 levels on Wednesday as the market nervously awaited an expected U.S. interest rate hike later in the day and hoped for more clues on the pace of future tightening. With an...

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Economy

Asia FX Weekly Gains Hold Amid U.S. Inflation Data and Iran Ceasefire Uncertainty

Most Asian currencies slipped slightly on Friday but remained on track to close the week in positive territory, as traders adopted a cautious stance ahead of the U.S. March Consumer Price Index (CPI) release and monitored...

U.S. Inflation Surges in March as Iran War and Tariffs Drive Prices Higher

Marchs Consumer Price Index is expected to post its sharpest monthly increase in nearly four years, driven by skyrocketing oil prices tied to the U.S.-Iran conflict and the ongoing ripple effects of import tariffs. The...

Asian Stocks Rally on Ceasefire Hopes and Bargain Buying

Asian equity markets climbed higher on Friday, driven by cautious optimism surrounding ceasefire negotiations between Iran and the United States. Regional benchmarks were also on track to close out the week with strong...

White House Warns Staff Over Insider Trading Amid Suspicious Oil Market Bets

The White House issued an internal warning to staff on March 24, cautioning employees against exploiting their government positions to gain an unfair advantage in financial futures markets. The directive came just one day...

U.S. Futures Slip as Iran Ceasefire Uncertainty and CPI Data Weigh on Markets

U.S. stock index futures edged slightly lower Thursday evening as investors exercised caution ahead of high-stakes ceasefire negotiations between Washington and Tehran, while bracing for a closely watched inflation report....

Politics

Global Elections 2026: What Investors and Markets Are Watching

Political uncertainty is sweeping the globe in 2026, with a series of high-stakes elections poised to reshape economic policies and rattle financial markets. From Eastern Europe to South America, investors are keeping a...

Xi Jinping and KMT's Cheng Li-wun Meet in Beijing Amid Cross-Strait Tensions

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Kuomintang (KMT) Chairwoman Cheng Li-wun in Beijing on Friday, emphasizing that people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait share a common Chinese identity and that the future of...

Pilots Fear Retaliation for Refusing Middle East Flights Amid Ongoing Conflict

Airline pilots expressing safety concerns about flying through Middle Eastern airspace are reportedly facing threats of lost wages or termination if they decline assignments, according to Ron Hay, president of the...

Iran Denies Negotiating Team Traveled to Pakistan for U.S. Talks Amid Ceasefire Uncertainty

Iran has firmly rejected reports suggesting that a diplomatic delegation traveled to Islamabad to engage in negotiations with the United States, calling the claims entirely false. The denial was issued through state-linked...

U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Under Pressure Ahead of Pakistan Peace Talks

A fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran is showing serious cracks just one day before scheduled peace negotiations in Pakistan. Washington has accused Tehran of violating commitments related to the...

Science

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...

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...

Technology

TSMC Posts Strong Q1 2025 Revenue, Riding AI Chip Demand Wave

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker, has reported first-quarter revenue of T$1.134 trillion (approximately $35.71 billion USD), surpassing analyst expectations and...

Lumentum Holdings Rides AI Wave With Order Book Filled Through 2028

Lumentum Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LITE) is experiencing a surge in demand from the artificial intelligence sector, with its order pipeline now fully booked through 2028, according to a Bloomberg report published Thursday. The...

Anthropic's Mythos AI Model Sparks Emergency Cybersecurity Meeting With Top U.S. Bank CEOs

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent closed-door meeting with the chief executives of Americas largest banks this week, warning them about serious cybersecurity...

Bank of America Identifies Top Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Stocks Poised for AI-Driven Growth

Bank of America has spotlighted a select group of Asia-Pacific semiconductor companies well-positioned to ride the wave of surging artificial intelligence chip demand, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...

China's AI Stocks Surge as Zhipu and MiniMax Hit Record Highs

Chinese artificial intelligence stocks continued their remarkable rally on Thursday, with Zhipu AI and MiniMax Group posting strong gains in Hong Kong trading as a wave of new model launches and product announcements...