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FxWirePro: Hillary and Trump factors engulf Mexican Peso from recovery – Wise to jack up longs in fairly priced USD/MXN ATM calls in hedging on HY IVs

Sep 27, 2016 11:47 am UTC| Technicals Commentary

Anyone who had wondered what had caused MXN weakness over the past few weeks received a clear answer last night. After Hillary Clinton clearly decided the first TV debate in her favour according to independent observers...

Hong Kong exports surprisingly rise in August, defying market expectations for a fall

Sep 27, 2016 11:43 am UTC| Commentary Economy

Hong Kongs exports increased unexpectedly in August, defying market expectations for a rise in the countrys overseas shipments, after falling in the previous two months. Hong Kongs value of total exports rose 0.8...

U.K. retail sales unexpectedly drop in September, likely to pick-up in October: CBI

Sep 27, 2016 11:19 am UTC| Commentary

The latest CBI monthly Distributive Trades Survey showed that the volumes of U.K. retail sales dropped in the year to September after rising in the previous month. According to the survey of 120 companies, out of which 63...

FxWirePro: Sell sterling targeting 1.2

Sep 27, 2016 11:07 am UTC| Commentary

A major attempt to break higher on the upside this month can now be called to have failed for the sterling. The sterling was rising higher on the optimism of the economic outlook. The majority of the economic numbers were...

Vietnam economy likely to remain an outperformer in Asia, GDP to remain upbeat

Sep 27, 2016 11:03 am UTC| Commentary Economy

The Vietnamese economy is expected to remain an outperformer throughout Asia, delivering rapid rates of growth in gross domestic product. Manufacturing and exports continue to be the twin bright spots of the economy,...

UK gilts strengthen on weak risk appetite

Sep 27, 2016 10:56 am UTC| Commentary

The UK gilts strengthened Tuesday as investors preferred safe-haven assets after oil prices slipped on fading optimism for an output-limiting deal during an oil producers meeting in Algeria. The yield on the benchmark...

Aircraft orders in August likely to have weighed on U.S. durable goods

Sep 27, 2016 10:52 am UTC| Commentary

Aircraft orders are expected to have been a drag on the U.S. headline durable goods orders in August. In the previous month, aircraft orders had boosted the headline figure. Boeing has reported that orders in August have...

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Economy

Samsung, SK Hynix Shares Fall Ahead of Q3 Earnings

Shares of South Korean chip giants Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix declined on Tuesday as investors turned cautious ahead of their third-quarter earnings reports, despite broader strength across the global semiconductor...

Asian Currencies Steady as Dollar Holds Near 18-Month High

Asian currencies traded mostly flat on Tuesday as the U.S. dollar remained close to an 18-month high, supported by elevated Treasury yields and persistent inflation concerns. The euro stayed under pressure near a 17-month...

Asian Stocks Rise as Nasdaq Record Offsets Bond Yield Pressure

Asian stocks traded mostly higher on Tuesday, supported by a record close on the Nasdaq, although surging U.S. Treasury yields and elevated oil prices kept investors cautious. Wall Street provided a positive lead after the...

Gold Prices Slip as Strong Dollar and High Treasury Yields Weigh

Gold prices declined on Tuesday as a stronger U.S. dollar and elevated Treasury yields pressured precious metals, offsetting support from reduced expectations for an immediate Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Spot gold...

German Industrial Orders Plunge 10.6% in August

German industrial orders fell significantly more than expected in August, driven by a sharp decline in large-scale transportation orders following unusually strong demand in the previous month. New factory orders dropped...

Politics

OpenAI, Anthropic Back Mandatory AI Breach Reporting in Australia

OpenAI and Anthropic said they would support Australian laws requiring artificial intelligence companies to report data breaches caused by AI agents, as lawmakers consider tougher AI regulation following several security...

US DOT Ends Airline Privacy Review Without Enforcement

The U.S. Transportation Department has concluded a review of privacy practices at the nations 10 largest airlines without imposing fines or taking enforcement action, according to a department memo. The airline privacy...

New York Declares Measles Disaster Emergency as Cases Surge

New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared a statewide disaster emergency on Monday in response to a growing measles outbreak, marking the first such declaration by a U.S. state since measles cases began rising sharply in...

Trump Plans Diesel Tax Relief as Fuel Prices Hit Record Highs

US President Donald Trump is preparing an executive order aimed at expanding access to tax-exempt diesel as his administration seeks to ease record fuel costs ahead of the November 3 elections, according to two people...

ISIS Attack Near Kirkuk Kills Iraqi Policeman After US Withdrawal

At least one Iraqi federal police officer was killed and four others were wounded Monday after Islamic State militants attacked a security position southwest of Kirkuk, according to two security sources. The assault...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

DeepSeek Seeks $12 Billion Funding Round Backed by Tencent, CATL

Chinese artificial intelligence powerhouse DeepSeek is preparing to raise at least 80 billion yuan ($12 billion) in a major funding round backed by Tencent and battery giant CATL, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. DeepSeek...

Nvidia-Backed Reflection AI Launches Beam Open-Weight Model

Nvidia-backed startup Reflection AI has launched Beam, its first open-weight artificial intelligence model, as the U.S. company looks to challenge lower-cost Chinese AI models in coding and agentic tasks. Reflection AI...

Meta and Microsoft Cut Internal Claude AI Use

Meta Platforms and Microsoft are reducing their internal reliance on Anthropics Claude AI models as both technology giants encourage employees to adopt proprietary artificial intelligence tools, according to a report from...

Huawei, Qualcomm Sign Multi-Year AI and 5G Patent Deal

Chinas Huawei Technologies has reached a broad multi-year patent licensing agreement with Qualcomm covering key technologies including artificial intelligence, 5G, computing and networking, strengthening the companies...

Zcash NU7 Testnet Cuts Block Time to 25 Seconds

Zcash has activated its NU7 network upgrade on the public testnet, reducing the targeted time between transaction blocks from 75 seconds to 25 seconds as developers prepare for a potential November mainnet launch. NU7 went...