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FxWirePro: Cable projected to perceive least IV among G7 pool - condor spreads with 1M ATM contracts for hedging

Aug 17, 2015 11:26 am UTC| Technicals

There is no significant news from UK side except CPI and retail sales that could propel GBP for this week and near future GBPUSD may likely to experience low volatility. You can make out from the nutshell; GBPUSD is to...

FxWirePro: USD/RUB hits six month high on weak oil prices, good to buy at dips

Aug 17, 2015 11:07 am UTC| Technicals

RUB/USD has reached six month low today on account of weaker oil prices and upsurge in fighting in east Ukraine. Oil prices fell to six year low due to weaker than expected Japanese GDP data and increase in global...

FxWirePro: Yen shrugs off shrinking economy, Yuan’s devaluation, dollar strength to give up gains - $/¥straddles for long term hedging

Aug 17, 2015 10:31 am UTC| Technicals

On weekly charts, swings are moving in narrow range along with the oscillating indicators evidencing proportionate convergence with price fluctuations on either side. Slow stochastic approaching overbought zone but there...

AUD/USD bearish hedging intensifying – delta risk reversal indicates costlier puts

Aug 17, 2015 10:25 am UTC| Technicals

Bearish candles such as hanging man 0.7376 have been piling up despite the short-lived upswings to 0.7440, the OTC options market appeared to be more balanced on the direction for the pair over the 1M to 1y time horizon as...

FxWirePro: BTC/USD takes support near 200 day 4HMA, good to buy at dips

Aug 17, 2015 09:15 am UTC| Technicals

BTC/USD has made a low of $250 and slightly recovered from that level. It is currently trading at $256. Short term trend is bullish as long as support $247 holds. The major support is around $247 (200 day MA) and break...

FxWirePro: GBP/USD rejected at 1.5688 highs, good to short rallies

Aug 17, 2015 07:50 am UTC| Technicals

Sterling boosted from BoEs Forbes hawkish comments suggesting that a rate hike is needed well before inflation reaches the 2% target GBP/USD hits days high at 1.5688 into European open before edging lower, weakness...

EUR/USD struggles to break 1.1218, decline till 1.0925 is possible

Aug 17, 2015 07:49 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/USD is facing strong resistance around 1.2180 and not able to break that level. It has made a high of 1.2120 and started retreating from that level. The pairs major intraday support is around 1.10790 (Aug 13th...

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Economy

Kevin Hassett Says Inflation Is Below Target, Backs Trump’s Call for Rate Cuts

White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett said President Donald Trump is correct in claiming inflation is low, despite official data, public sentiment, and many economists suggesting otherwise. Speaking on Fox Business,...

U.S. Stocks End Week Higher as Tech Rally Offsets Consumer Weakness

U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday, recovering from a volatile start to the week as gains in technology and AI-related shares outweighed sharp declines in consumer stocks such as Nike. Major indexes finished in positive...

EU Delays Mercosur Free Trade Agreement Signing Amid Ukraine War Funding Talks

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Precious Metals Rally as Silver and Platinum Outperform on Rate Cut Bets

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Oil Prices Steady in Asia but Headed for Weekly Loss on Supply Glut Concerns

Oil prices were mostly steady during Asian trading on Friday, but both major benchmarks were still on track to record a second consecutive weekly decline as persistent concerns over a global supply glut continued to...

Politics

U.S. Launches Large-Scale Airstrikes on ISIS Targets in Syria After Deadly Attack

The United States military carried out extensive airstrikes against Islamic State (ISIS) targets across Syria on Friday, escalating its response after a deadly attack on American personnel, according to U.S. officials. The...

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Trump Nominates Lt. Gen. Frank Donovan to Lead U.S. Southern Command Amid Rising Tensions in Latin America

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Brazil Court Allows Bolsonaro Hospital Trip Amid Prison Sentence

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Science

Jared Isaacman Confirmed as NASA Administrator, Becomes 15th Leader of U.S. Space Agency

The U.S. Senate has officially confirmed billionaire private astronaut Jared Isaacman as the new NASA administrator, making him the 15th leader in the agencys history. The confirmation, which took place on Wednesday, marks...

Senate Sets December 8 Vote on Trump’s NASA Nominee Jared Isaacman

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NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

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Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

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Technology

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Pentagon to Blacklist More Chinese Tech Firms Over Military Ties

A group of nine Republican U.S. lawmakers has formally urged the Pentagon to expand its list of Chinese companies accused of supporting Chinas military, intensifying scrutiny of Beijing-linked technology firms amid rising...

Dina Powell McCormick Resigns From Meta Board After Eight Months, May Take Advisory Role

Dina Powell McCormick has resigned from Meta Platforms board of directors effective immediately, just eight months after joining the social media company, Meta confirmed on Friday. The unexpected departure comes at a time...

TikTok U.S. Deal Advances as ByteDance Signs Binding Joint Venture Agreement

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Trump Administration Reviews Nvidia H200 Chip Sales to China, Marking Major Shift in U.S. AI Export Policy

The U.S. government under President Donald Trump has launched a formal review that could pave the way for the first-ever shipments of Nvidias H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, according to multiple sources...

Oracle Stock Surges After Hours on TikTok Deal Optimism and OpenAI Fundraising Buzz

Oracle Corporation (NYSE: ORCL) shares surged sharply in extended trading on Thursday, reflecting renewed investor optimism fueled by reports of a potential U.S. TikTok transaction and fresh fundraising discussions...