Breaking News, Business, Financial and Economic News, World News from EconoTimes

Become a contributor

Bookmark Econotimes

Technicals

Mon, May 20, 2024 04:08 AM All times are UTC

Follow Series

©Econometrics LLC . All Rights Reserved.

FxWirePro: South Korean won trades almost flat against euro despite robust manufacturing PMI data

Oct 01, 2018 01:51 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/KRW is currently trading around 1,286 mark. Pair made intraday high at 1,288 and low at 1,285 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key support at 1,285 mark. A sustained close...

FxWirePro: Japanese yen depreciates against U.S. dollar after mixed economic data, hits lowest level since November 2017

Oct 01, 2018 01:26 am UTC| Technicals

USD/JPY is currently trading around 113.87 marks. It made intraday high at 113.92 and low at 113.69 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 113.32 mark. A daily close...

FxWirePro :Sell CHF/JPY on rallies

Sep 28, 2018 12:55 pm UTC| Technicals

As per our analysis CHFJPY has shown a heavy sell-off of more than 100 pips and hits low of 115.90 level. The pair has lost more than 150 pips this week on broad based Swiss franc selling. It is currently trading around...

FxWirePro :EUR/USD trades lower on Italy budget deficit and widening German-Italy 10- year spread, good to sell on rallies

Sep 28, 2018 11:48 am UTC| Technicals

EURUSD is trading weak for second consecutive day . The pair lost more than 180 pips in past two trading session. The main reason was due to slightly hawkish rate hike by Fed.The pair decline was further supported by...

FxWirePro: XAU/USD (Gold) bears likely to hit multi-month lows on double top formation, capitalize on mild upswings to short

Sep 28, 2018 10:57 am UTC| Technicals

Despite an eventful summer and an almost 6% slide in gold price over the past three months, gold vols under-delivered across strikes and tenors. Technically, on intraday plotting Gold (XAUUSDprice) formed dragonfly doji...

FxWirePro: US Dollar index recovers more than 80 pips yesterday and trades well above 100- day MA, jump till 95.75 likely

Sep 28, 2018 07:26 am UTC| Technicals

Ichimoku Analysis (Daily chart) Tenken - Sen - 94.41 Kijun- Sen - 94.77 As per our analysis US dollar index recovered drastically almost more than 80 pips from the low of 94.21 made yesterday. US fed...

FxWirePro: USD/CHF trades higher above 200- day MA, good to buy on dips

Sep 28, 2018 06:42 am UTC| Technicals

Ichimoku Analysis (Daily chart) Tenken - Sen - 0.9663 Kijun- Sen - 0.9705 USDCHF has jumped more than 200 pips yesterday week on account of easing geo political tensions. The pair hits high of 0.97830...

3241 3242 3243 3244 3245 3246 3247 3248 3249 3250

Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

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

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

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

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

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...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

Technology

Tesla Cybertruck Trails Ford F-150 Lightning in Sales as Q1 Figures Disappoint Wall Street

New registration data reveals that the Tesla Cybertruck ranked second to the Ford F-150 Lightning in March. Meanwhile, Teslas Q1 sales missed Wall Street expectations, marking the first year-over-year quarterly decline...

Bitcoin Developers Tease Major Trigger for Next Bull Run: Programmability Upgrade

Bitcoin developers suggest enabling programmability on the blockchain could be the key trigger for the next bull run, following the SECs approval of spot Bitcoin ETF trading and the BTC halving. Developers Eye...

Top 3 Altcoins to Watch This Week: SOL, FTM, and LINK Set for Growth

This week, market experts spotlight Solana (SOL), Fantom (FTM), and Chainlink (LINK) as top altcoins to watch, highlighting their unique strengths and recent performance amid unusual market patterns. Solana Overcomes...

Ripple Warns: Math Prof Predicts Quantum Threat to Blockchain, Urges Crypto Key Overhaul

Ripple recently highlighted a warning from Professor Massimiliano Sala, urging the crypto industry to replace current public-key cryptosystems due to vulnerabilities exposed by advancing quantum technology. Professor...

Massive SHIB Transfers Occur Despite Sharp Decline in Shibarium Transactions

Shiba Inu (SHIB), a dog-themed cryptocurrency, has seen a startling 3,015% increase in large holder NetFlow, which provides insight into whales changing positions. However, this impressive surge comes with a...