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FxWirePro: Indian rupee trades marginally higher against U.S. dollar, India’s WPI inflation data in focus

Jan 15, 2018 06:11 am UTC| Technicals

USD/INR is currently trading around 63.37 marks. It made intraday high at 63.47 and low at 63.28 marks. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds immediate resistance at 63.62 mark. Key...

FxWirePro: AUD/CAD capped at 200-DMA (0.9907), good to go long on breakout above

Jan 15, 2018 06:04 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/CAD struggles to break major resistance at 200-DMA at 0.9907. The pair has resumed upside today after minor weakness on Fridays trade. Price action has shown breakout above channel top at 0.9855, raising...

FxWirePro: USD/CAD shooting star nudges slumps below 7-DMA again, short hedges in line with expectations

Jan 15, 2018 05:49 am UTC| Technicals Insights & Views

Shooting star pattern candle has occurred at 1.2519 levels. As and when this bearish pattern occurs, please observe the steep price dips. Please go through below weblink before we move on to our updated analysis on...

FxWirePro: USD/JPY hits 4-month lows at 110.62, on track to test 110 mark, focus on BoJ

Jan 15, 2018 05:18 am UTC| Technicals

USD/JPY hits 4-month lows at 110.62 on dollar weakness, bears now target 110 levels. US dollar is on the back foot, focus now on BoJs January 23rd meeting for further direction. Technically, the pair is...

FxWirePro: USD/TWD hovers around key support at 29.44 mark, consistent close below targets 29.04 mark

Jan 15, 2018 04:27 am UTC| Technicals

USD/TWD is currently trading around 29.51 marks. It made intraday high at 29.61 and low at 29.45 marks. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 29.65 mark. A daily close...

FxWirePro: USD/THB remains well supported below 32.00 mark, good to sell on rallies

Jan 15, 2018 03:20 am UTC| Technicals

USD/THB is currently trading around 31.93 marks. It made intraday high at 31.94 and low at 31.87 marks. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds immediate resistance at 32.13 mark. A daily...

FxWirePro: Singapore dollar rises sharply against U.S. dollar, hits strongest level since May 2015

Jan 15, 2018 02:49 am UTC| Technicals

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.3230 marks. It made intraday high at 1.3257 and low at 1.3219 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 1.3369 mark. A daily close...

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Economy

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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

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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

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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

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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

Shiba Inu: Top Analyst Identifies Coin as 'Potential Gold Mine'; Price Analysis Suggests 35% Upside

Top analyst Davie Satoshi sees Shiba Inu (SHIB) as a potential gold mine; price analysis predicts a 35% upside. Key Pattern in SHIBs Price Chart The Shiba Inu (SHIB) memecoin has caught the eye of many analysts....

Tesla Cybertruck Powers Houston Gas Station, Elon Musk Reacts to Saudi Prince’s Photo

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Shanghai's Data Policy Shift Could Propel Tesla's Local Data Center Efforts

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CPI Report Spurs Optimism, BlackRock CIO Forecasts Fixed Income Growth

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Over 50 Million USDT Blacklisted by Tether Amid Regulatory Scrutiny, Details Inside

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