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FxWirePro: NOK bulls no interest despite crude price bounces, PMIs hints weaker - long hedge EUR/NOK upside risks

Feb 29, 2016 11:51 am UTC| Technicals

In Norway, market projections are for a further fall in manufacturing PMI data (scheduled on Tuesday), to 48.0, from 49.2 in January. As the Q4 GDP printed in line with Norges Bank forecasts we continue to look ahead...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: USD/CAD risk reversals consolidating, IVs reducing - butterfly spreads for short term but diagonal spreads to hedge long term risks

Feb 29, 2016 11:26 am UTC| Technicals

25 delta risk reversal for USDCAD has gradually been reducing its positive numbers (see negative numbers in brackets), just three months ago the hedging sentiments were to mitigate the upside risks, these positive numbers...

FxWirePro: AUD/CAD holds channel base support at 0.9615, good to buy dips

Feb 29, 2016 11:03 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/CAD has taken channel base support at 0.9615 and edged higher to currently trade at 0.9705. RSI has turned North from oversold levels and daily Stochs has shown a bullish crossover. Price action is however...

Renminbi Series

Chinese Yuan falls after PBoC cut reserve requirement ratio

Feb 29, 2016 10:51 am UTC| Technicals

USD/CNY is currently supported above 6.55 levels. It made intraday high at 6.5515 and low at 6.5369 levels. Today PBoC cuts banks reserve requirement reserve ratio by 50 bps to 17%. RRR cut will ensure ample...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: USD/CAD holds stronger between 1.3554 and 1.3505, whipsaws on MA - binary tunnel construction for speculation

Feb 29, 2016 10:43 am UTC| Technicals

USDCAD has been holding tight in the range of 1.3554-1.3505 range, in this process the pair evidenced a whipsaw pattern on 7MA and 21MAs. But considering previous downswings, it has shown a decisive break out above this...

FxWirePro: EUR/USD faces strong resistance around 1.0985, good to sell on rallies

Feb 29, 2016 10:25 am UTC| Technicals

Major resistance - 1.09850 The pair has retreated after making a high of 1.09626 at the time of writing. It is currently trading around 1.09140. Short term trend is weak as long as resistance 1.09850...

Swedish krona hits fresh monthly high against Euro after better than expected GDP data

Feb 29, 2016 09:44 am UTC| Technicals

Pair is currently hovering around 9.33 levels. It made intraday high at 9.3684 and low at 9.3096 levels. Today Sweden released GDP data with positive figure at 1.3% Q/Q vs 0.7% median forecast. In...

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Economy

U.S.-Iran Ceasefire: Fragile Truce Raises Hopes for Strait of Hormuz Peace Deal

A temporary ceasefire between the United States, Iran, and Israel is holding but just barely. U.S. Vice President JD Vance described the two-week truce as fragile on Wednesday, warning that Iran appeared to be...

Gold Surges Near 3-Week High as Trump-Iran Ceasefire Eases Geopolitical Tensions

Gold prices climbed sharply on Wednesday, nearing a three-week high after President Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire with Iran, easing geopolitical tensions that had been gripping global markets. Spot gold...

Oil Prices Crash Nearly 15% After Trump-Iran Ceasefire Deal

Global oil markets experienced a dramatic selloff on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran, easing fears of a major disruption to Middle East energy supplies. Brent...

U.S. Stock Futures Surge as Trump Announces Iran Ceasefire, Oil Prices Plunge

U.S. stock index futures posted sharp gains Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a temporary ceasefire agreement with Iran, lifting market sentiment and triggering a dramatic drop in oil prices. The development...

U.S.-China Trade Talks: Trump and Xi Set for Summit Amid Rare Earths Focus

The United States and China are maintaining a stable trade relationship, and President Donald Trump intends to preserve that balance in an upcoming summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to U.S. Trade...

Politics

Anthropic Fights Pentagon Blacklisting in Dual Federal Court Battles

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to halt the Pentagons national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, delivering a temporary win for the Trump administration. The ruling comes as another...

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...

FCC Moves to Ban All Chinese Labs From Testing U.S. Electronics

The Federal Communications Commission is escalating its crackdown on Chinese technology by preparing to vote on a sweeping proposal that would prohibit all Chinese laboratories from testing electronic devices intended for...

Israel Strikes Lebanon Amid Iran Ceasefire, UN Condemns Mass Casualties

Just hours after a two-week ceasefire was brokered between the United States and Iran, Israel launched its most intense wave of strikes on Lebanon since the conflict with Hezbollah began last month. The scale of the...

Mexico Appoints Roberto Velasco as New Foreign Minister Amid USMCA Trade Review

Mexicos Senate has officially confirmed Roberto Velasco as the countrys new Foreign Minister, filling a critical diplomatic role at a time when North American trade relations are under close scrutiny. Velasco, who...

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

U.S. Disrupts Russian Military Hackers' Global DNS Hijacking Network

The U.S. Justice Department has successfully executed a court-authorized operation to dismantle a DNS hijacking network tied to Russian military intelligence. The network was run by GRU Military Unit 26165, a cyber unit...

Samsung Electronics Posts Eightfold Profit Surge Driven by AI Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics delivered a stunning financial turnaround in the first quarter of 2025, projecting operating profit of approximately 57.2 trillion won (roughly $38 billion) a more than eightfold increase compared to...

China's Push to Steal Taiwan's Chip Technology and Talent Raises Security Alarms

Taiwans National Security Bureau has raised serious concerns about Beijings escalating efforts to infiltrate the islands world-class semiconductor industry. According to a report submitted to Taiwanese lawmakers, China is...

Apple's Foldable iPhone Faces Engineering Setbacks, Mass Production Timeline at Risk

Apples highly anticipated foldable iPhone is running into significant engineering hurdles during its test phase, raising concerns about potential delays in both mass production and product shipments, according to a report...

Britain Courts Anthropic Amid US Defense Department Dispute

The United Kingdom is actively working to attract Anthropic, the company behind the popular Claude AI app, to expand its footprint in the country. This diplomatic push comes as Anthropic finds itself in the middle of a...