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BoE MPC’s Forbes makes hawkish comments

Oct 17, 2016 11:58 am UTC| Central Banks Insights & Views

The Bank of England MPC member Kristin Forbes said that inflation will likely overshoot its 2 percent target, maybe sharply, over the next couple of years, adding that the feed-through of inflation from the GBP exchange...

BoJ maintains optimism on economic growth in quarterly regional report

Oct 17, 2016 10:54 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has maintained optimism over the countrys economic growth prospects in the quarterly regional report released Monday. The central bank has remained positive over the countrys nine regions but...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: NZD OTC FX factors in FED and RBNZ’s potentials – Diagonal strips to monitor both short-term rallies and long term bearish risks

Oct 17, 2016 07:58 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary

Despite the abrupt upswings in NZDUSD, in short run, we target 0.70, based on an assumption the Fed would hike in Dec and the RBNZ will cut in November. However the persistent backdrop of global demand for high-yielding...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: GDT index, Kiwis CPI and RBNZ November series stimulate NZD vols and forecasts

Oct 17, 2016 07:21 am UTC| Central Banks Commentary

NZDUSD had a good run downwards during the past two weeks and may now be entering a short period of consolidation before resuming the downtrend. The likely range for such a consolidation in 0.7035- 0.7220. Theres...

Fundamentals to watch out for this week

Oct 17, 2016 06:56 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

This week is quite risk heavy; filled with key economic dockets and central bank events. What to watch for over the coming days: US earnings: Earnings season remains in focus. SP 500 as well as, stocks around...

India foreign reserves moderate in Oct, driven by outflows of maturing foreign currency non-resident deposits

Oct 17, 2016 05:15 am UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

Foreign reserves in India moderated for the week ending October 7, from a level of record-high the previous week, largely driven by outflows of maturing foreign currency non-resident deposits. Also, The Reserve Bank of...

ECB likely to continue extension of QE purchases, unlikely to allow large-scale buying below deposit rate

Oct 14, 2016 12:28 pm UTC| Commentary Economy Central Banks

The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to continue extension of quantitative easing purchases by six months without pre-announcing tapering. The QE extension should follow although inflation is set to rise in coming...

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Economy

Bessent: Global Oil Market Well Supplied as U.S. Eyes Hormuz Navigation Control

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reassured markets on Monday that the global oil supply remains stable, pointing to increased vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as a key indicator of improving conditions....

Aluminum Prices Surge Toward Four-Year Highs After Gulf Smelter Strikes

Global aluminum prices shot up sharply on Monday, approaching levels not seen in nearly four years after Iranian missile and drone attacks caused significant damage to major smelting facilities across the Gulf region. The...

Goldman Sachs Sees Value in European Real Estate Stocks Despite Sharp Selloff

European real estate stocks have taken a significant hit since late February, tumbling roughly 14% as rising bond yields and widening credit spreads weigh heavily on the sector. According to Goldman Sachs, valuations have...

Asian Currencies Hold Steady Amid U.S.-Israel-Iran Tensions and BOJ Signals

Asian currencies traded within a narrow range Monday as geopolitical uncertainty surrounding the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran continued to weigh on regional sentiment. Most currencies in the region remained under...

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...

Politics

Trump Warns of Iran Strikes as Nuclear Deal Talks Intensify

President Donald Trump signaled cautious optimism Monday over ongoing negotiations with Iran, while simultaneously issuing stark warnings about potential military escalation if a deal fails to materialize. In a Truth...

Ukrainian Drones and the #MadeByHousewives Movement: Kyiv Fires Back at Rheinmetall CEO

Ukraines drone program has become a global flashpoint after Rheinmetall CEO Armin Papperger sparked widespread backlash by dismissing Ukrainian defense innovation as amateur work carried out by women with 3D printers at...

U.S.-Iran War Talks Emerge Amid Ongoing Strikes and Economic Fallout

Diplomatic efforts to end the month-long U.S.-Iran war are gaining momentum, even as military operations intensify across the Middle East. President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday that the United States and Iran have...

Myanmar's Military Chief Steps Down to Pursue Presidency After Controversial Election

Myanmars military leader Min Aung Hlaing resigned as commander-in-chief on Monday to pursue the countrys presidency, marking a significant political shift following the nations first elections since the 2021 military coup...

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...

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...