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FxWirePro: GBP/NZD extends slump below 200-DMA, eyes trendline support at 1.7135

Jun 22, 2017 08:51 am UTC| Technicals

Sterling gives up BoE Chief Economist Andrew Haldanes hawkish comments led gains. On the other side, kiwi buoyed on upbeat economic assessment by the RBNZ at its monetary policy meeting today. GBP/NZD erases...

FxWirePro: Chinese yuan falls gradually against U.S. dollar, PBOC sets yuan mid-point at 6.8197

Jun 22, 2017 07:56 am UTC| Technicals

USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.8312 marks. It made intraday high at 6.8326 and low at 6.8249 levels. Intraday bias remains slightly bullish for the moment. A sustained close above 6.8352 marks will...

FxWirePro: Kiwi buoyed on RBNZ's upbeat economic assessment, NZD/USD spikes, but pauses at stiff resistance at 0.7270

Jun 22, 2017 07:08 am UTC| Technicals

NZD/USD spiked on upbeat economic assessment by the RBNZ at its monetary policy meeting today. Upside in the pair pauses at strong trendline resistance at 0.7270, further upside only on break above. Bearish...

FxWirePro: CAD/JPY upside capped by trend line resistance, good to sell on rallies

Jun 22, 2017 06:54 am UTC| Technicals

Major resistance 84.55 (trend line joining 88.66 and 87.72). CAD/JPY formed a top around 84.55 (trend line resistance) and started to decline from that level. The pair declined till 83.26 at the time of writing. It...

FxWirePro: NZD/JPY rallies likely to drag despite back-to-back shooting stars patterns, major trend now turns bullish – Boundary binaries to trade

Jun 22, 2017 06:50 am UTC| Technicals

Although the attempts of bull swings have been hampered by shooting stars, the current prices have spiked above 21EMA, consequently, current upswings were backed by substantial volumes. Shooting star pops up at 80.69...

FxWirePro: USD/ZAR rejects key resistance at 13.13 mark, stay bearish

Jun 22, 2017 06:49 am UTC| Technicals

USD/ZAR is currently trading around 12.98 levels. It made intraday high at 13.08 and low at 12.97 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish for the moment. A daily close above 13.08 will take the parity...

FxWirePro: Cloud caps upside in USD/JPY, good to go short on break below 200-DMA at 110.70

Jun 22, 2017 06:19 am UTC| Technicals

USD/JPY capped below daily cloud, slips below 50-DMA at 111.15, bias lower. USD subdued as investors consider the possibility of the delay in the Fed rate hike beyond December. Technical indicators on daily...

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Economy

Taiwan Stock Market Ends Higher as Semiconductor and Energy Shares Lead Gains

Taiwan stocks closed higher on Thursday, supported by broad-based gains across key sectors including semiconductors, oil, gas and electricity, as well as construction. The Taiwan Stock Exchange Weighted Index finished the...

BOJ Governor Signals Gradual Rate Hikes as Japan’s Inflation Nears 2% Target

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said Japans underlying inflation is steadily accelerating and moving closer to the central banks long-standing 2% target, reinforcing expectations that interest rate hikes will continue if...

UBS Warns of Short-Term Risks as Precious Metals Rally to Record Highs

Gold, silver, and platinum have surged to fresh record highs heading into the year-end holiday period, drawing strong attention across global commodity markets. However, UBS is urging investors to exercise caution, warning...

Japan Revises Economic Growth Forecast as Stimulus Fuels Consumption and Investment

Japans government has revised upward its economic growth forecast for the fiscal year ending next March and projected faster expansion in the following year, citing the positive impact of a large-scale stimulus package...

U.S. Stocks Rally to Record Highs as AI Rebound Fuels Holiday-Shortened Session

U.S. stocks closed higher on Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the SP 500 finishing at record closing highs during a broad-based rally in a holiday-shortened trading session. All three major indexes...

Politics

U.S. Prioritizes Economic Pressure With Venezuelan Oil Quarantine as Sanctions Intensify

The United States has shifted its near-term military focus toward enforcing a so-called quarantine on Venezuelan oil exports, signaling a strategy that prioritizes economic pressure over direct military confrontation....

Hanwha Signals Readiness to Build Nuclear-Powered Submarines at Philly Shipyard for U.S. Navy

Hanwha Group has announced that its Philadelphia-based shipyard has the technical capability to build nuclear-powered submarines for the U.S. Navy, highlighting the South Korean conglomerates growing ambitions in the...

China’s One-Child Policy Legacy Resurfaces After Death of Former Population Chief

The death of Peng Peiyun, a former senior Chinese official who oversaw the countrys one-child policy for a decade, has reignited fierce debate on Chinese social media about the long-term impact of the controversial...

Christmas Eve Jazz Concert Canceled After Kennedy Center Renaming to Include Trump

A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., has been canceled following a controversial decision to rename the iconic performing arts institution to include the name of Republican U.S....

Palau Agrees to Accept Up to 75 U.S.-Transferred Migrants in Deal Tied to Increased American Aid

Palau has agreed to accept up to 75 migrants transferred from the United States after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Washington, a move that has drawn international attention amid ongoing debate over U.S....

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

Nvidia to Acquire Groq in $20 Billion Deal to Boost AI Chip Dominance

NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA) has reportedly agreed to acquire Groq, a fast-growing designer of high-performance artificial intelligence accelerator chips, in a $20 billion all-cash transaction, according to a CNBC report. The...

Texas App Store Age Verification Law Blocked by Federal Judge in First Amendment Ruling

A federal judge in Texas has blocked the enforcement of a new state law that would have required app stores and developers to verify users ages, marking a significant legal win for major technology companies and digital...

FTC Praises Instacart for Ending AI Pricing Tests After $60M Settlement

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has welcomed Instacarts decision to end its artificial intelligence-based price testing, a move that follows weeks of consumer backlash and regulatory scrutiny. FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson...

John Carreyrou Sues Major AI Firms Over Alleged Copyrighted Book Use in AI Training

Investigative journalist John Carreyrou, widely known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos and for authoring the bestselling book Bad Blood, has filed a new copyright infringement lawsuit...

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...