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USD/MXN unchanged on Mex retail sales release, near session lows

Feb 23, 2015 14:57 pm UTC| Technicals

Source: Thomson Reuters USD/MXN unchanged on Mex retail sales release Mexico 1st half-month inflation data on Tues expected slightly higher Pair near session lows as oil rebounds USD/MXN support at 15.0641 21-HMA,...

USD/BRL drifts to 11-yr high by 2.9420

Feb 23, 2015 14:15 pm UTC| Technicals

Source: Thomson Reuters USD/BRL eyes 11-year high by 2.9420, weak local data US rate outlook lifts USD Mid-month inflation, C/A FDI data due Tues, all likely weaker than previous USD/BRL resistance at 2.9420 Sep 04...

USD/ZAR offers emerge again in the 11.70s

Feb 23, 2015 13:49 pm UTC| Technicals

Source: Thomson Reuters USD/ZAR better Feb 18 highs but only marginally, off-shore supply touted Economy backdrop weighs on ZAR, SARB seen on hold with dovish bias Leverage names said to be good buyers earlier from...

USD/MXN rises near 2015 high, weak oil weighs

Feb 23, 2015 13:27 pm UTC| Technicals

Source: Thomson Reuters USD/MXN probes near 15.12 in early NY trade, as weak oil weighs on MXN Support seen at 15.0878 10-HMA, 15.0295 hourly pivot, 14.9661 10-HMA Resistance at 15.1467 upper 21-d Bolli, 15.1555 Feb...

EUR/GBP weighed down by sub-forecast IFO numbers

Feb 23, 2015 09:18 am UTC| Technicals

0.7360 is thenew intra-day low for EUR/GBP on sub-forecast IFO numbers Talk of real money selling of EUR/GBP in early European trade (pre-IFO) 0.7381 (temporary high between Fridays 0.7340 lows) 0.74...

EUR/USD likely to find buyers

Feb 23, 2015 09:16 am UTC| Technicals

Softer than expected IFO (107.7 forecast) makes way for fresh EUR/USD selling Despite disappointment Feb IFO still hit Jans results 106.8 vs 106.7 Unexpected sustained down move on IFO alone Longs into...

EUR/CHF overbought dailies ease

Feb 23, 2015 09:11 am UTC| Technicals

The 61.8% of Jan 15 wide at 1.0669 more or less supported the pullback 1.0665 was the low Friday Pair returns to mid-upper 1.0700s Remains safely below last weeks 1.0811 highs Daily charts peaked in ...

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Economy

Asian Stocks Drop Amid Iran War Fears and BOJ Rate Hike Signals

Asian equity markets declined sharply on Monday as investors reacted to mounting geopolitical tensions surrounding the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, while hawkish signals from the Bank of Japan added further pressure on...

South Korea March Exports Expected to Surge to Near Five-Year High Amid AI-Driven Chip Demand

South Koreas exports in March are projected to have surged at their fastest pace in nearly five years, powered by soaring global demand for semiconductors driven by artificial intelligence investment. A Reuters poll of 11...

Gold Prices Inch Higher Amid U.S.-Iran War Tensions and Technical Rebound

Gold prices edged up in Asian trading on Monday, recovering modestly after a turbulent week marked by sharp volatility tied to escalating geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran. Spot gold climbed 0.4% to...

Oil Prices Surge Amid Middle East Tensions as Houthi Attacks Escalate Conflict

Global oil prices climbed sharply at the start of Mondays trading session following a significant escalation in Middle East hostilities. Yemens Iran-backed Houthi group launched a missile barrage targeting Israel over the...

Asia Markets Tumble as Gulf Conflict Drives Oil Prices to Historic Highs

Asian stock markets fell sharply on Monday as investors braced for a prolonged Gulf conflict that has sent oil prices surging to their highest monthly gains in decades, raising serious concerns about global inflation and a...

Politics

UNIFIL Peacekeeper Killed in Southern Lebanon as Tensions Escalate

A United Nations peacekeeper was killed and several others were wounded after a projectile struck a UNIFIL position near the southern Lebanese village of Adchit al-Qusayr on Sunday. Indonesias foreign ministry confirmed...

Trump Says Iran Nuclear Deal Could Be Near as Direct Talks Progress

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States is actively engaged in direct negotiations with Iran, expressing cautious optimism that a diplomatic agreement could be reached soon. Speaking to reporters...

Pakistan Leads Diplomatic Push to Reopen Strait of Hormuz Amid Iran War

Pakistan brought together foreign ministers from Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia in Islamabad on Sunday in a high-stakes diplomatic effort to end the ongoing Iran war and restore critical oil shipping routes through the...

Trump Eyes Military Operation to Seize Iran's Uranium Stockpile

President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing a bold military operation to physically extract nearly 1,000 pounds of uranium from Iran, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing senior U.S. officials. While no final...

Iran-U.S. Military Tensions Escalate: Markets, Universities, and the Strait of Hormuz at Risk

Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have intensified dramatically as Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a stark warning targeting U.S.-affiliated universities across neighboring countries. The IRGC...

Science

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...

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

Technology

Cybersecurity Stocks Tumble After Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI Leak Sparks Market Fears

Major cybersecurity stocks took a sharp hit Friday following reports that Anthropic accidentally exposed details about its next-generation AI model before its official launch. CrowdStrike fell 7%, Palo Alto Networks...

Chinese Universities with PLA Ties Found Purchasing Restricted U.S. AI Chips Through Super Micro Servers

Procurement records reveal that four Chinese universities, two of which have direct ties to the Peoples Liberation Army, acquired Super Micro Computer servers loaded with restricted Nvidia AI chips over the past year. The...

Federal Judge Blocks Pentagon's Blacklisting of AI Company Anthropic

A federal judge has temporarily prevented the Pentagon from enforcing its designation of Anthropic as a national security supply-chain risk, dealing an early blow to the Trump administration in a growing dispute over...

SMIC Allegedly Supplies Chipmaking Tools to Iran's Military, U.S. Officials Warn

Chinas top semiconductor manufacturer, SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation), has reportedly been transferring chipmaking equipment to Irans military industrial complex, according to two senior Trump...

Google's TurboQuant Algorithm Sends Memory Chip Stocks Tumbling

Major memory chipmakers took a significant hit on Thursday after Google researchers introduced a groundbreaking compression algorithm that threatens to reduce artificial intelligence demand for memory chips. Samsung...