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Gold faces strong resistance around $1223, break above targets $1240/$1260

Feb 23, 2016 05:44 am UTC| Technicals

Major resistance - $1223 (trend line joining $1239 and $1232.90) Major support - $1207 (55 day 4H EMA) Gold has recovered after making a low of $1201.80. It is currently trading around $1220.65. On the higher side it is...

Call update: EUR/JPY breaks below 125, hits fresh multi-year lows at 123.69, stay short

Feb 23, 2016 04:52 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/JPY has broken below strong channel base support at 125 levels, to extend downside. The pair has tested multi-year lows at 123.69, levels last seen in Apr 2013, further weakness likely. In what appears to be...

FxWirePro: USD/JPY breaks support at 112.45, good to sell rallies

Feb 23, 2016 04:02 am UTC| Technicals

Risk-off favouring the Japanese Yen, the pair has broken support at 112.45 and edged lower. CFTC data shows increase in Yen longs amid global uncertainty in the markets. Price action holding just above 112 handle, breaks...

Call update: NZD/CAD target-1 hit, further bullishness only on breaks above 0.9237

Feb 23, 2016 03:46 am UTC| Technicals

NZD/CAD is extending upside after taking strong trendline support at 0.9042 on Feb 18th trade. Price action has re-entered the daily cloud and Stochs have shown a bullish crossover from oversold levels. Strong support is...

USD/CHF breaks major resistance 0.9960, targets 1.00725

Feb 23, 2016 03:16 am UTC| Technicals

Major resistance - 0.9960 (trend line joining 1.00739 and 0.99685) Major support - 0.9900 The pair has broken major resistance 0.9960 and jumped till 0.9996. It is currently trading around 0.99769. On the higher side...

Major Asian Indices Technical's

Feb 23, 2016 02:48 am UTC| Technicals

Nikkei Nikkei has once again declined after making a high of 16328 . It is currently trading around 16098. Short term trend is weak as long as resistance 16340 (Tenken-Sen) holds. The index is facing strong resistance...

FxWirePro: USD/CHF consolidates around 0.9987, good to buy on dips

Feb 22, 2016 20:50 pm UTC| Technicals

The USD/CHF rebounded from 0.9885 levels to hit high at 1.0001 levels, as the demand for safe heaven assets waned after oil markets jumped as much as 7 percent and European stocks opened higher. The short term...

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Economy

Gulf Ceasefire Cracks Rattle Asian Markets and Push Oil Prices Higher

Optimism in Asian financial markets faded quickly on Thursday as early signs of instability in the Gulf ceasefire sent oil prices climbing again, reinforcing fears of a prolonged inflationary impact on the global economy....

Dollar Stabilizes Amid Fragile US-Iran Ceasefire as Markets Watch Hormuz Strait

The U.S. dollar edged higher in early Thursday trading after suffering broad losses, as investors cautiously monitored the durability of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The dollar index climbed a...

Gold Prices Dip Amid Middle East Uncertainty and Inflation Fears

Gold prices edged lower during Asian trading on Thursday, retreating after modest gains in the previous session as investors continued monitoring escalating Middle East tensions threatening a fragile ceasefire between the...

Oil Prices Rebound as Hormuz Disruptions and Middle East Tensions Rattle Markets

Oil prices recovered Thursday following their sharpest single-day decline since April 2020, as ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and escalating Middle East tensions renewed fears over global crude supply. By...

U.S. Futures Dip as Iran Ceasefire Faces Early Challenges

U.S. stock index futures edged slightly lower Wednesday evening as investors monitored the fragile state of a newly announced Iran-U.S. ceasefire agreement. The cautious overnight movement followed an exceptional trading...

Politics

Taiwan Defense Budget: U.S. Senator Urges Legislature to Pass Spending Plan

Republican Senator Jim Banks visited Taipei and delivered a direct message to Taiwans President Lai Ching-te: the islands parliament must stop stalling and approve a proposed special defense budget. Banks, a member of the...

Haiti Election 2025: Voter Registration Delayed Amid Ongoing Security Crisis

Haitis Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has officially announced the postponement of a voter registration drive that was originally set to begin on April 1. The council stated that updated registration dates would be...

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...

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

Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses

Alibabas Hong Kong-listed shares (HK:9988) dropped 2.9% to HK$122.70 on Thursday, emerging as one of the heaviest drags on the Hang Seng Index, which closed 0.6% lower. The selloff came after investment bank Jefferies...

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...