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FxWirePro: Brexit bonkers fade away, BoE stays pat, hedge tailwinds in FTSE and EUR/GBP in 2018

Dec 14, 2017 12:58 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views Central Banks

The monetary policy committee voted to leave interest rates on hold at 0.5% in a unanimous decision. The BoE also maintained its current quantitative easing stimulus program, which has bought 435 billion of government...

Too much analysis likely to lead paralysis and perceived overvaluation is a ticket to get ruined – When S&P can stay overbought, why not cryptos?

Dec 14, 2017 11:24 am UTC| Digital Currency Research & Analysis Insights & Views

While a few set of critics reckon that the bitcoin has been the 21st century Tulipbubble fated to burst, optimistic institutional investors on Wall Street are keen on eyeing on ways of integrating blockchain as a...

FxWirePro: SNB likely to maintain status quo as the Swiss central bank needs to lag the ECB - Hedge EUR/CHF via call ratio spreads

Dec 14, 2017 08:14 am UTC| Research & Analysis Central Banks Insights & Views

A glimpse at ECB policy normalization: 2017 began with the negative news that had been holding the euro back, melting away like winter snow. The euro rallied earlier and rose faster than expected, culminating in a final...

FxWirePro: Ideal time for snapping USD/TRY dips and deploy vanilla calls as CBRT likely to remain focused on inflation and shut doors for speculators in lira

Dec 14, 2017 07:58 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

In todays MPC meeting of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT), we reckon that the central bank would now want to guide a message that it seems credible on fighting inflation, discourage ongoing market...

FxWirePro: Hedge EUR/CHF via call ratio spreads on ECB’s expansionary versus SNB’s defensive monetary policy approach as rallies to prolong but in snail’s pace

Dec 13, 2017 14:13 pm UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is likely to feel quite relaxed at its rate meeting tomorrow. EURCHF has now established itself above the 1.16 mark so that interventions against the franc have become unnecessary now. As a...

FxWirePro: Hedging intricacies of crude oil in 2018

Dec 13, 2017 13:46 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

US West Texas Intermediate crude goes up 66 cents at $57.80 a barrel while articulating ahead of EIAs inventory check today. The largest UK oil pipeline system, the Forties pipeline, was shut down on Monday to undergo...

FxWirePro: WTI crude minor trend spike through rising channel, bulls break-out symmetric triangle resistance but struggles for momentum

Dec 13, 2017 12:08 pm UTC| Technicals Insights & Views

Chart pattern formed- Rising channel on daily terms and Symmetric triangle resistance break-out on monthly terms. Major supports are observed at $57.18 and $55.77 levels, and bulls have managed to test these major...

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Economy

Platinum Price Surges Past $2,000 as Demand and Supply Dynamics Tighten

Platinum prices surged sharply at the start of the week, rallying more than 4.6% on Monday to break above the $2,000 per ounce level for the first time since 2008. The move marks a 17-year high for the precious metal and...

U.S. Dollar Slips as Yen Finds Support on Intervention Signals and Geopolitical Risks Rise

The U.S. dollar edged lower on Monday after posting modest gains last week, as cautious market sentiment and rising geopolitical tensions weighed on risk appetite. Currency markets remained largely subdued in Asia, showing...

Why U.S. Coffee Prices Are Staying High Despite Trump’s Tariff Rollbacks

U.S. coffee drinkers hoping for cheaper coffee after President Donald Trump rolled back key import tariffs are likely to be disappointed. While the tariff reductions removed duties on hundreds of food items, including...

UK Economy Grows 0.1% in Q3 2025 as Outlook Remains Fragile

The British economy recorded modest growth in the third quarter of 2025, expanding by 0.1% between July and September, according to the latest confirmation from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The final GDP...

German Exports to the U.S. Decline Sharply as Tariffs Reshape Trade in 2025

German exports to the United States recorded a significant downturn in 2025, underscoring the lasting impact of U.S. trade policies on Europes largest economy. According to a study cited by Reuters, German car exports to...

Politics

Kremlin Rejects U.S. Intelligence Claims on Putin’s Alleged Plans to Expand War Beyond Ukraine's

The Kremlin has firmly rejected claims attributed to U.S. intelligence suggesting that Russian President Vladimir Putin intends to seize all of Ukraine and potentially reclaim parts of Europe that were once under Soviet...

Trump Appoints Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry as Special Envoy to Greenland

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has been appointed as a special envoy to Greenland, a move that has reignited global attention on the strategic Arctic territory and its...

ASEAN Pushes to Revive Thailand–Cambodia Ceasefire as Border Conflict Intensifies

Southeast Asian foreign ministers convened in Malaysia on Monday in a renewed diplomatic effort to restore a fragile ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia after nearly two weeks of intense border fighting. The conflict,...

NSW Parliament Recalled After Bondi Beach Shooting to Debate Stricter Gun Laws and Protest Limits

Australias New South Wales state parliament was recalled on Monday for an urgent two-day session to debate proposed new laws that would significantly tighten firearm ownership, ban the public display of terror symbols, and...

U.S. Coast Guard Pursues Sanctioned Oil Tanker Near Venezuela Amid Rising Geopolitical Tensions

The U.S. Coast Guard is actively pursuing a sanctioned oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, according to U.S. officials cited by Reuters, marking what could become the third such operation in less than two...

Science

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...

Blue Origin’s New Glenn Achieves Breakthrough Success With First NASA Mission

Blue Origins massive New Glenn rocket marked a major milestone as it completed its first mission for paying customers, sending two NASA satellites toward Mars and successfully landing its reusable booster at sea. The...

Cogent Biosciences Soars 120% on Breakthrough Phase 3 Results for Bezuclastinib in GIST Treatment

Cogent Biosciences (NASDAQ: COGT) shares skyrocketed over 120% after the biotech company announced groundbreaking results from its Phase 3 PEAK trial evaluating bezuclastinib in combination with sunitinib for patients with...

Technology

Italy Fines Apple €98.6 Million Over App Store Dominance

Italys competition authority has imposed a 98.6 million ($115.53 million) fine on U.S. technology giant Apple and two of its subsidiaries, citing alleged abuse of a dominant market position related to the distribution of...

Moore Threads Unveils New GPUs, Fuels Optimism Around China’s AI Chip Ambitions

Moore Threads Technology Co Ltd (SS:688795), often described as Chinas potential alternative to NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), attracted investor attention after unveiling a new lineup of graphics processing units at...

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Pentagon to Blacklist More Chinese Tech Firms Over Military Ties

A group of nine Republican U.S. lawmakers has formally urged the Pentagon to expand its list of Chinese companies accused of supporting Chinas military, intensifying scrutiny of Beijing-linked technology firms amid rising...

Dina Powell McCormick Resigns From Meta Board After Eight Months, May Take Advisory Role

Dina Powell McCormick has resigned from Meta Platforms board of directors effective immediately, just eight months after joining the social media company, Meta confirmed on Friday. The unexpected departure comes at a time...

TikTok U.S. Deal Advances as ByteDance Signs Binding Joint Venture Agreement

TikTok has taken a major step toward securing its future in the United States after its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, announced it has signed binding agreements with three major investors to form a new joint venture...