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CAD/JPY Dips After Weak Jobs Data: Is a Rebound Coming?

May 09, 2025 13:30 pm UTC| Technicals

CAD/JPYdeclined slightly after the Canadian jobs data. It hit a high of 104.94 yesterday and is currently trading around 104.26. Canadas jobs market was nearly stagnant in April 2025, generating a paltry 7,400 jobs, as...

EURGBP Bearish Bias: Bailey's Words Weigh on the Pound

May 09, 2025 13:07 pm UTC| Technicals

EURGBP Bearish Bias: Baileys Words Weigh on the Pound EURGBP pared some of its gains after a minor pullback. Intraday bias remains bearish as long as resistance 0.8550 holds. It hit an intraday low of 0.84580 and is...

FxWirePro- Woodies Pivot (Major)

May 09, 2025 12:53 pm UTC| Technicals

Woodies Pivot...

FxWirePro: GBP/USD GBP/USD holds steady on UK-U.S. trade deal optimism

May 09, 2025 11:00 am UTC| Technicals

GBP/USD steadied around 1.3265 on Friday as sterling supported by the announcement of a breakthrough trade deal between Britain and the U.S. U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced...

USDCHF Rallies on Dollar Strength: Bulls Eye 0.8500

May 09, 2025 10:34 am UTC| Technicals

USDCHF gained sharply on board-based US dollar buying. It hit an intraday high of 0.83403 and is currently trading around 0.83160.Intraday bias appears to be bullish as long as thesupport 0.8180 holds. For the week of...

FxWirePro: USD/ZAR dips below lower range, bearish bias increases

May 09, 2025 10:19 am UTC| Technicals

USD/ZAR edged lower Friday as focus shifted to U.S.-China trade talks, with a U.S.-UK deal boosting hopes for broader tariff progress with other countries. Trump downplayed the UK deal as a model for other talks, ahead...

FxWirePro: USD/CNY neutral in the near-term, scope for downward resumption

May 09, 2025 10:02 am UTC| Technicals

USD/CNY dipped on Friday as investors awaited weekend U.S.-China tariff talks for signs of easing trade tensions. Beijing and Washington officials will meet in Switzerland on Saturday, with markets hoping for progress...

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Economy

U.S. Stock Futures Stabilize Ahead of Good Friday as Investors Eye Jobs Report

U.S. stock index futures held steady Thursday evening as markets entered a cautious holding pattern before the Good Friday holiday closure, with traders weighing Middle East tensions and positioning ahead of a critical...

Gold Prices Drop as Trump Escalates Iran Threats, Oil Surges

Gold prices retreated Thursday, breaking a multi-day winning streak after President Donald Trump signaled an intensified military campaign against Iran over the coming weeks. The remarks rattled investors who had grown...

U.S. Dollar Climbs as Trump Escalates Rhetoric Against Iran

The U.S. dollar strengthened Thursday, drawing support from its safe-haven status after President Donald Trump signaled a significant escalation in military operations against Iran. The U.S. Dollar Index climbed 0.4% to...

Japan's Services Sector Growth Slows in March Amid Rising Middle East Tensions

Japans services sector expanded for the 12th consecutive month in March, though growth momentum weakened as escalating Middle East conflict weighed heavily on business sentiment. The SP Global Japan Services PMI dipped to...

Trump Expands Tariffs on Pharmaceuticals and Metals One Year After Liberation Day

One year after his sweeping Liberation Day tariff announcements, President Donald Trump has introduced a new wave of trade measures targeting pharmaceutical imports and restructuring duties on steel, aluminum, and copper....

Politics

UN Confirms Sexual Exploitation Allegations Against Haiti Security Force Members

A United Nations report has confirmed that four allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by members of a UN-backed security force operating in Haiti were substantiated following formal investigations. The...

Zelenskyy Offers Ukraine's Naval Drone Expertise to Secure the Strait of Hormuz

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has stepped onto the global maritime security stage, offering Ukraines proven naval defense capabilities to countries working to safeguard freedom of navigation through the Strait of...

Russia Unleashes Drone Barrage on Kharkiv, Injuring Child Among Victims

Russian forces launched a sustained drone offensive against Kharkiv, Ukraines second-largest city, throughout Thursday, leaving at least two people injured, including an eight-year-old girl. Local officials confirmed the...

Trump Administration Shakeup: Kash Patel, Daniel Driscoll, and Lori Chavez-DeRemer May Exit Cabinet

Reports surfaced Thursday suggesting that several high-profile figures within the Trump administration could soon be on their way out. According to The Atlantic, citing individuals familiar with internal White House...

Cuba Announces Release of Over 2,000 Prisoners in Second Amnesty of 2025

Cuba has announced plans to release 2,010 prisoners from its correctional facilities, marking the second prisoner amnesty the Caribbean nation has declared this year. The move comes as diplomatic conversations between Cuba...

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

Australia's Social Media Ban for Under-16s Sparks Global Movement

Australias landmark social media ban for users under 16, which took effect in December, is reshaping digital policy conversations worldwide. Countries including Spain and Malaysia have signaled interest in adopting similar...

SpaceX Eyes Historic IPO at $1.75 Trillion Valuation

Elon Musks aerospace giant SpaceX has quietly filed a confidential IPO registration with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Bloomberg News sources familiar with the matter. The move signals that the...

Annie Altman Amends Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Against OpenAI CEO Sam Altman

Annie Altman has filed an amended civil lawsuit against her brother, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, accusing him of sexually abusing her over a span of nearly a decade. The amended complaint was submitted Wednesday in St. Louis...

TSMC Japan's Second Fab to Produce 3nm Chips by 2028

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker, has confirmed plans to begin equipment installation and mass production of 3-nanometre wafers at its second fabrication plant in...

Apple Turns 50: From Garage Startup to AI Crossroads

In early 1976, engineer Steve Wozniak finished designing a computer circuit board he planned to share with fellow hobbyists at a local California tech club. His friend Steve Jobs recognized a commercial opportunity, and...