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FxWirePro: What is driving BRICS currencies and hedging vehicles (episode 2)

Mar 23, 2018 12:04 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

CNY: A trade clash is looming on the horizon. As a result, a few queries arise, such as, if the US wants to reduce its trade deficits with China, why dont they remove the restrictions on the exports of high-tech products...

FxWirePro: What is driving BRICS currencies and hedging vehicles (episode 1)

Mar 23, 2018 11:52 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

BRL: Since it was widely anticipated that the Brazilian central bank (BCB) would most likely cut its key rate again. Therefore the decision on Wednesday did not surprise. Nevertheless, the fact that the BCB mentioned a...

FxWirePro: The Day Ahead- 23rd March 2018

Mar 23, 2018 05:39 am UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Not many economic data and events scheduled for today, and some with high volatility risks associated. Upcoming: Greece: January current account balance report will be released at 9:00 GMT. United States:...

Bank Indonesia likely to keep rate on hold through 2018

Mar 22, 2018 19:11 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Bank Indonesia maintained its policy rate at 4.24 percent today, as was widely anticipated. The narrative of the policy statement and the underlying macro forecasts were widely the same as the earlier statement. The...

Philippine central bank unlikely to tighten monetary policy in near future

Mar 22, 2018 18:06 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

The Philippine central bank kept its policy tools on hold today, consistent with market expectations. The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas maintained its interest rate corridor at 2.50 percent, 3.00 percent, and 3.50 percent...

Bank of England keeps interest rate on hold

Mar 22, 2018 17:02 pm UTC| Commentary Central Banks

Bank of Englands policy announcement today sounded a more hawkish note, as expected. Even if the Bank Rate was kept on hold at 0.5 percent, the decision was not unanimous, with two external committee members voting in...

FxWirePro: Central banks in EM Asia maintain status quo but hedging essential for potential risk in divergence of FX bloc

Mar 22, 2018 12:48 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks

The Fed is sticking to its rate normalization path (hiked with 25 bps, signaled 2 more to go in 2018), on the flip side, for most of Asia, they are in no hurry to play follow the leader. Weve received the central bank...

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Economy

Russell 1000 Companies Hit $2.2T Cash Record While Aggressively Reinvesting in Growth

Large-cap U.S. corporations are sitting on record cash reserves while simultaneously pouring money back into their businesses at an unprecedented pace. According to Morgan Stanleys latest benchmark report on Q4 2025 data,...

U.S. Jobs Market Eyes March Recovery Amid Inflation Pressures

Economists are forecasting a modest rebound in U.S. employment for March, with nonfarm payrolls projected to climb by 60,000 a significant turnaround after a 92,000 decline in February, one of the steepest monthly drops...

EU and CPTPP Nations Push for Landmark Digital Trade Agreement

The European Union and member nations of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) have officially agreed to pursue a groundbreaking digital trade deal, marking a potentially...

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...

Gold Prices Rise Amid Geopolitical Tensions and Safe Haven Demand

Gold prices climbed on Friday, positioning the precious metal for a weekly gain as investors retreated from riskier assets and sought refuge in safe haven investments like bullion and the U.S. dollar. The move came amid...

Politics

Pentagon Eyes Weeks-Long Ground Operations in Iran, Reports Say

Senior U.S. military officials are reportedly drawing up plans for extended ground operations in Iran spanning several weeks, according to a Saturday report from The Washington Post. The report, which cited unnamed U.S....

Israeli Airstrikes Kill Six Palestinians in Gaza Despite Ongoing Ceasefire

Israeli airstrikes struck two Hamas-led police checkpoints in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza, killing at least six Palestinians, including a young girl, according to local health officials. Three police officers and...

Pakistan Hosts Multilateral Talks on U.S.-Iran War as Region Seeks De-escalation

Pakistan is positioning itself as a key diplomatic hub as it prepares to host foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt for two days of high-stakes talks beginning Sunday. The meetings center on the ongoing...

Brazil and Mexico Stand Firm Behind Bachelet's UN Secretary-General Bid

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva reaffirmed his countrys unwavering support for former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet as a candidate for the next United Nations Secretary-General, even after Chile...

Middle East Conflict Escalates: Gulf Infrastructure Hit, U.S. Troops Wounded, Ceasefire Talks Underway

A month into the intensifying Middle East conflict, military strikes are increasingly targeting critical economic infrastructure across the Gulf region, raising global market concerns and drawing deeper U.S. military...

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

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...

Reflection AI Eyes $25 Billion Valuation in Massive $2.5 Billion Funding Round

Nvidia-backed artificial intelligence startup Reflection AI is in advanced discussions to secure $2.5 billion in fresh funding, with negotiations pointing to a staggering pre-money valuation of $25 billion, according to a...