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FxWirePro: USD/ZAR remains well supported below 13.00 mark, bias remains bearish

Jul 18, 2017 07:46 am UTC| Technicals

USD/ZAR is currently trading around 12.92 levels. It made intraday high at 12.95 and low at 12.88 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 13.05 mark. A daily close...

FxWirePro: GBP/JPY downside capped by 10- day MA, good to buy on dips

Jul 18, 2017 07:25 am UTC| Technicals

GBP/JPY declined slightly after hitting high of 147.60 yesterday. The pair downside capped by 10- day MA and any break below confirms minor weakness. It is currently trading around 147.13. The temporary top formed at...

FxWirePro: Gold trades higher on Trump’s health care bill collapses, good to buy on dips

Jul 18, 2017 07:22 am UTC| Technicals

Gold recovered almost $35 from the low of $1204 made on Jul 10th 2017. The yellow metal jumped till $1238 and is currently trading around $1237.55. Euro jumped sharply and hits fresh 52 week high yesterday after...

FxWirePro: AUD/CHF finds major resistance at 0.7631 (weekly 200-SMA), further upside only on break above

Jul 18, 2017 07:18 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/CHF breaks 61.8% Fib retrace of 0.7806 to 0.7146 fall at 0.7554. Bias still higher. Reserve Bank of Australias hawkish tone in its July monetary policy meeting minutes buoyed the Aussie. Australias employment...

FxWirePro: GBP/JPY pops up with bearish formats, consolidation phase restrain below 147-150 range resistance – Construct tunnel spreads to speculate

Jul 18, 2017 07:17 am UTC| Technicals

The short term trend is restrained at the stiff resistance of 147.789 levels. That is where bearish patterns such as gravestone doji and shooting star patterns are popping up at this juncture. The current prices remain...

FxWirePro: USD/CNY hits fresh 8-month low at 6.7563 mark, PBOC sets yuan mid-point at 6.7611

Jul 18, 2017 06:54 am UTC| Technicals

USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.7589 marks. It made intraday high at 6.7689 and low at 6.7563 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 6.7757 mark. A sustained...

FxWirePro: EUR/AUD breaks below 38.2% Fib, bias lower, scope for test of 200-DMA, stay short

Jul 18, 2017 06:48 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/AUD extends downside after brief pause on Mondays trade. The pair has broken below 38.2% Fib retrace of 1.3626 to 1.5226 rally at 1.4615 and daily cloud base. Downside is now hovering at 100-DMA support at...

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Economy

Dow Hits 50,000 as U.S. Stocks Stage Strong Rebound Amid AI Volatility

U.S. stocks surged on Friday, posting their strongest session since May 2025, as investors regained confidence following a turbulent week marked by sharp losses in technology shares and uncertainty around the artificial...

Gold and Silver Prices Rebound After Volatile Week Triggered by Fed Nomination

Gold and silver prices climbed on Friday, closing out an exceptionally volatile week in the precious metals market following a historic selloff. The turbulence was sparked by the nomination of former Federal Reserve...

RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% as India’s Growth Outlook Strengthens After U.S. Trade Deal

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday kept its key repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, a widely expected decision that reflects confidence in Indias strong economic growth and easing external pressures following a major...

Japan Economy Poised for Q4 2025 Growth as Investment and Consumption Hold Firm

Japans economy is widely expected to have returned to growth in the final quarter of 2025, supported by strong corporate investment and resilient consumer spending, according to a recent Reuters poll of economists. The...

Asian Stocks Slip as Tech Rout Deepens, Japan Steadies Ahead of Election

Asian stock markets mostly declined on Friday, tracking sustained losses in global technology shares and a weak lead from Wall Street, while Japanese equities managed to stabilize ahead of a closely watched national...

Politics

U.S. to Begin Paying UN Dues as Financial Crisis Spurs Push for Reforms

The United States will make an initial payment toward the billions of dollars it owes the United Nations within weeks, according to comments made by U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz in a recent interview with Reuters. The move...

Norway Opens Corruption Probe Into Former PM and Nobel Committee Chair Thorbjoern Jagland Over Epstein Links

Norways economic crime police unit, Økokrim, has opened an investigation into former prime minister and former Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland on suspicion of aggravated corruption, authorities...

Iran–U.S. Nuclear Talks in Oman Face Major Hurdles Amid Rising Regional Tensions

Iran and the United States are preparing for high-stakes nuclear negotiations in Oman on Friday, but deep disagreements over the agenda and escalating regional tensions suggest that meaningful progress will be difficult....

Trump Allegedly Sought Airport, Penn Station Renaming in Exchange for Hudson River Tunnel Funding

U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly offered to release frozen federal funding for the $16 billion Gateway Hudson River tunnel project in exchange for Democratic Senator Chuck Schumers support for renaming Washington...

TrumpRx Website Launches to Offer Discounted Prescription Drugs for Cash-Paying Americans

U.S. President Donald Trump has launched a new website called TrumpRx, aimed at helping Americans lower their prescription drug costs by offering discounted prices for those who prefer to pay cash instead of using health...

Science

NASA and SpaceX Target Crew-11 Undocking From ISS Amid Medical Concern

NASA has confirmed that the agency, in coordination with SpaceX, is targeting no earlier than 5 p.m. Eastern Time (2200 GMT) on Wednesday, January 14, for the undocking of the SpaceX Crew-11 mission from the International...

Neuralink Plans High-Volume Brain Implant Production and Fully Automated Surgery by 2026

Elon Musks brain-computer interface company Neuralink is preparing for a major expansion, announcing plans to begin high-volume production of its brain implant devices and transition to a fully automated surgical procedure...

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...

Technology

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says AI Investment Boom Is Just Beginning as NVDA Shares Surge

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang reaffirmed his bullish stance on artificial intelligence, calling the massive capital expenditure flowing into AI infrastructure both appropriate and necessary as the industry...

Amazon Stock Rebounds After Earnings as $200B Capex Plan Sparks AI Spending Debate

Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) delivered a mixed but closely watched earnings report, beating Wall Street expectations on revenue while unveiling a massive long-term investment plan that unsettled investors. The e-commerce and...

Global PC Makers Eye Chinese Memory Chip Suppliers Amid Ongoing Supply Crunch

Major PC manufacturers including HP, Dell, Acer, and Asus are reportedly exploring the option of sourcing memory chips from Chinese semiconductor companies for the first time, as a prolonged global supply crunch continues...

OpenAI Expands Enterprise AI Strategy With Major Hiring Push Ahead of New Business Offering

OpenAI is significantly accelerating its enterprise AI strategy by hiring hundreds of new employees for its technical consulting division, according to a report by The Information, citing a person familiar with the...

SoftBank Shares Slide After Arm Earnings Miss Fuels Tech Stock Sell-Off

SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO:9984) shares tumbled sharply on Thursday, tracking a steep decline in Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:ARM) after the UK-based chip designer reported weaker-than-expected earnings for the December quarter....