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FxWirePro: BTC/USD faces strong support around $390, good to buy at dips

Feb 24, 2016 06:28 am UTC| Technicals Digital Currency

BTC/USD breaks minor support and declined till $409 at the time of writing. It is currently trading around $412. Short term trend is still bullish as long as support $390 holds. Any break below $390 confirms...

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FxWirePro: USD/JPY 1M IVs highest among G7, spot FX dipping deep as US consumer confidence shrinks away to market havoc

Feb 24, 2016 06:25 am UTC| Technicals

It seems that consumers in U.S. are extremely freighted as the decline in the Conference Board measure of confidence to 92.2 in February from previous 97.8 implies that the financial market havoc prior in the month is...

GBP/NZD dips below 2.10 marks, short term trend reversal expected

Feb 24, 2016 06:14 am UTC| Technicals

Pair is currently trading at 2.1090 levels. It made intraday high at 2.1165 and low at 2.1071 levels. Yesterday pair touched fresh yearly low at 2.0967 levels and took reversal from key support...

CAD/JPY breaks major support 80.95, targets 79.30

Feb 24, 2016 06:00 am UTC| Technicals

Major support - 80.95 (trend line joining 81.59 and 81.03) Major resistance - 82.26 (55 day 4 H EMA) The pair has broken major support around 80.95 and declined till 80.84 at the time of writing . Short term...

FxWirePro: NZD/CAD upside capped at 0.9226, good to sell rallies

Feb 24, 2016 05:57 am UTC| Technicals

NZD/CAD upside has been capped at 0.9226, and has edged lower to currently trade at 0.9140. Price action on the 4-hourly charts has dipped below the cloud and 5-DMA, momentum studies are bearish, support further...

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FxWirePro: USD/JPY slumps moving along channel base, leading oscillators indicate selling momentum - speculate via binaries

Feb 24, 2016 05:54 am UTC| Technicals

From last two days, the pair has been testing 7MA as resistance and drifting southwards along with the channel baseline. So, after these steep slumps, if you are expecting reversal upswings then you are likely to get bull...

FxWirePro: AUD/NZD rejected at trendline resistance at 1.0875, dips into cloud to confirm downside

Feb 24, 2016 05:29 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/NZD has been trading a symmetrical triangle pattern, price action just above the daily cloud. Upside on the day has been rejected at triangle top resistance at 1.0875, with formation of inverted...

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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...