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FxWirePro: USD/JPY tests 111 handle, bulls eye 200-DMA at 111.29

Feb 14, 2019 03:44 am UTC| Technicals

USD/JPY chart on Trading View used for analysis USD/JPY is comatose around 111 handle, intraday bias is bullish. U.S. dollar underpinned by solid performance in equities, political-related headlines and rising...

FxWirePro: USD/SGD consolidates around 1.3570 mark, upside limited

Feb 14, 2019 03:18 am UTC| Technicals

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.3583 marks. It made intraday high at 1.3600 and low at 1.3581 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 1.3615 mark. A daily close...

FxWirePro: USD/THB touches 31.44 mark in early Asia, stay neutral

Feb 14, 2019 02:25 am UTC| Technicals

USD/THB is currently trading around 31.39 marks. It made intraday high at 31.44 and low at 31.35 marks. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 31.18 mark. On the top side, key...

FxWirePro: South Korean won rises gradually against euro, stay bearish only below 1,265 mark

Feb 14, 2019 01:42 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/KRW is currently trading around 1,266 mark. It made intraday high at 1,267 and low at 1,266 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key support at 1,265 mark. A sustained close...

FxWirePro: Japanese yen remains almost unchanged after mixed economic data, consistent close above 111.36 requires for upside rally

Feb 14, 2019 01:26 am UTC| Technicals

USD/JPY is currently trading around 110.94 marks. It made intraday high at 111.03 and low at 110.86 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral for the moment. A daily close above 111.00 will take the parity...

FxWirePro: WTI crude bulls edgy on RSI divergence, bears hovering with hanging man and shooting star – Trade tunnel spreads ahead of EIA inventories

Feb 13, 2019 13:36 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Technicals

Technical Glance:OnWTI crude daily chart, the recent rallies have bounced above 7DMAs upon the formation of bullish engulfing pattern at $46.57 levels but were restrained below stiff resistance zone of $54.79 - $55.79...

FxWirePro: Copper trades marginally higher on optimism for breakthrough in U.S.-China trade discussions

Feb 13, 2019 13:08 pm UTC| Technicals

Copper chart on Trading View used for analysis Copper was trading marginally higher at 2.775 at 1250 GMT. Prices edged higher after 3 consecutive days of downside on optimism in U.S.-China trade...

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Economy

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Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

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US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

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Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

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Science

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One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

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Technology

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The latest climb in Bitcoins price beyond $65,000 on Wednesday sparked a new relief rally in the cryptocurrency market. Top altcoins are also profiting from the upward momentum, recovering from recent downturn tendencies....

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