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Bank of Canada keeps policy interest rate on hold at 1.25 pct

Apr 18, 2018 16:00 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Bank of Canada kept its key monetary policy interest rate on hold at 1.25 percent today, as was widely anticipated. The central bank also released its latest Monetary Policy Report, giving an update on how the central...

FxWirePro: Positioning EUR/USD vols with directionally bullish stance on hedging context

Apr 18, 2018 11:45 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

What is happening to the euro? All eyes are currently on the US dollar, and as a result, the single currency is taking a bit of a back seat, despite the fact that the ECB meeting is taking place next week. As is usually...

BoC likely to leave benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1.25 pct on plausible trade war breakout, NAFTA failure: Commerzbank

Apr 18, 2018 07:39 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks Economy

The Bank of Canada (BoC) is expected to leave its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 1.25 percent, since despite all positive signals, a failure of the NAFTA negotiations or even a trade war remains within the realms of...

FxWirePro: President Trump’s interference into Fed keeps FX universe edgy but rate spreads to cushion dollar

Apr 17, 2018 11:23 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

FX markets have been seeming indifferent to a lot recently, with most major pairs confined to sideways ranges despite the exceptionally large deluge of geopolitical and trade war risk headlines in the past two...

FxWirePro: Trade and hedge USD/CAD via Diagonal Ratio Call Spreads ahead of BoC

Apr 17, 2018 10:27 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

The BoC should have an interest in the CAD not appreciating significantly against the USD. After all, it does not want to burden the economic and inflation outlook too much with a strong CAD as the competitiveness of...

FxWirePro: No traces of bull for USD/CAD ahead of BoC, both leading and lagging oscillators signal further dips – Trade tunnel spreads

Apr 17, 2018 10:10 am UTC| Technicals Central Banks Insights & Views

As you could watch USDCAD technical chart on daily plotting, the minor trend of this pair has been absolutely bearish bias ever since the occurrence of spinning top, shooting star and bearish engulfing patterns (refer oval...

FxWirePro: Scandis trade perspectives - Encourage NOK longs via shorting EUR/NOK cash trade and long NOK/SEK via optionality

Apr 17, 2018 09:14 am UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

The Norges Bank sounds ever more confident about economic prospects and keen to start the process of rate normalization seven years after the last hike. Just today Governor Olsen remarked on the solid prospects for...

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Economy

Japan’s Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Exports Hit Record High in 2025 Despite Tariffs

Japans exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products surged to a new all-time high in 2025, rising 12.8% year on year to 1.701 trillion yen (approximately $10.9 billion), according to the Ministry of Agriculture,...

China and Uruguay Strengthen Strategic Partnership Amid Shifting Global Order

China and Uruguay have reaffirmed their commitment to deeper cooperation, with Chinese President Xi Jinping calling on both countries to work together to promote an equal and orderly multipolar world and inclusive economic...

Taiwan Urges Stronger Trade Ties With Fellow Democracies, Rejects Economic Dependence on China

Taiwan should deepen trade and economic cooperation with fellow democracies rather than China, President Lai Ching-te said on Tuesday, outlining his administrations strategy to strengthen collaboration with the United...

Asian Currencies Strengthen as Indian Rupee and Australian Dollar Rally

Most Asian currencies traded firmer on Tuesday, led by a sharp rebound in the Indian rupee and a strong rally in the Australian dollar, as investors reacted to major trade and monetary policy developments. The improvement...

Indian Rupee Strengthens Sharply After U.S.-India Trade Deal Announcement

The Indian rupee strengthened sharply during morning trade on Tuesday after New Delhi and Washington announced a long-awaited U.S.-India trade deal, sparking optimism across currency and financial markets. The development...

Politics

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration Move to End TPS for Haitian Immigrants

A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from revoking Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants living in the United States, preventing their potential deportation to a...

Trump Spoke With FBI Agents After Georgia Election Office Search, Report Says

U.S. President Donald Trump spoke directly with FBI agents one day after they searched an election office in Fulton County, Georgia, according to a report published by the New York Times on Monday. The report cited three...

Trump Calls for “Nationalizing” Voting, Drawing Backlash Over Election Authority

President Donald Trump sparked controversy after saying Republicans should nationalize and take over voting in at least 15 unspecified locations, repeating his long-standing and false claims that U.S. elections are plagued...

Japan Finance Minister Defends PM Takaichi’s Remarks on Weak Yen Benefits

Japans Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Tuesday defended Prime Minister Sanae Takaichis recent comments emphasizing the potential benefits of a weaker yen, saying the remarks were grounded in standard economic theory...

Trump Announces U.S.–India Trade Deal Cutting Tariffs, Boosting Markets and Energy Ties

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a major U.S.India trade deal on Monday that significantly reduces U.S. tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from a previous combined rate of 50%. The agreement, revealed after a phone call...

Science

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...

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

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee announced it will vote on December 8 on President Donald Trumps renewed nomination of private astronaut and tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman to lead NASA. Isaacman, known for his...

NASA Cuts Boeing Starliner Missions as SpaceX Pulls Ahead

NASA has significantly scaled back Boeings Starliner program after years of technical issues and delays, announcing that the next Starliner mission to the International Space Station (ISS) will fly without astronauts. The...

Technology

Elon Musk’s SpaceX Acquires xAI in Historic Deal Uniting Space and Artificial Intelligence

Elon Musk announced on Monday that SpaceX has acquired his artificial intelligence startup xAI in a landmark deal that brings together his ambitions in space exploration and advanced AI technology. The acquisition combines...

Google Cloud and Liberty Global Forge Strategic AI Partnership to Transform European Telecom Services

Google Cloud, one of Alphabets fastest-growing divisions, has entered into a five-year strategic partnership with Liberty Global aimed at accelerating the adoption of artificial intelligence and cloud technologies across...

Palantir Stock Jumps After Strong Q4 Earnings Beat and Upbeat 2026 Revenue Forecast

Palantir Technologies Inc (NASDAQ: PLTR) delivered a strong fourth-quarter earnings report, beating Wall Street expectations on both revenue and profit while issuing a significantly stronger-than-expected outlook for 2026....

Sam Altman Reaffirms OpenAI’s Long-Term Commitment to NVIDIA Amid Chip Report

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly reaffirmed the artificial intelligence companys strong relationship with NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), pushing back against recent reports suggesting dissatisfaction with the...

SoftBank and Intel Partner to Develop Next-Generation Memory Chips for AI Data Centers

SoftBank Corp (TYO:9434) has announced a strategic collaboration between its subsidiary Saimemory and Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) to develop a new class of advanced memory chip technology aimed at powering the next...