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FxWirePro: NZD/USD fails to hold break above 20-DMA, good to go short on rallies

Mar 24, 2017 09:10 am UTC| Technicals

Kiwi weighed by disappointing NZ trade data, NZD/USD drops to fresh weekly lows below 0.70 handle. NZ trade deficit narrowed to NZ$18 million for Feb, well below market expectations for a surplus of $160...

FxWirePro: Swedish krona falls gradually against euro, upside limited

Mar 24, 2017 08:34 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/SEK is currently trading around 9.5200 levels. It made intraday high at 9.5267 and low at 9.5123 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral for the moment. A sustained close above 9.5182 tests key resistances...

FxWirePro: USD/CNY back above 6.89 mark, PBOC sets yuan mid-point at 6.8845

Mar 24, 2017 08:11 am UTC| Technicals

USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.8931 marks. It made intraday high at 6.8963 and low at 6.8842 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 6.8777 mark. A sustained...

FxWirePro: AUD/CAD recovery capped at 20-DMA, bias lower

Mar 24, 2017 07:39 am UTC| Technicals

Aussie under pressure, despite risk-on rally in the Asian equities, as the entire base metals complex remains subdued. AUD/CADs feeble recovery attempt capped around 20-DMA at 1.0194. The pair is trading largely...

FxWirePro: EUR/JPY holds major trendline support at 119.35, break below will see further downside

Mar 24, 2017 07:01 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/JPY finds strong support at major trendline support at 119.35. The pair has bounced back from session lows at 119.52, but upside fails 120 handle. Technical studies remain highly bearish, we see scope for...

FxWirePro: USD/ZAR breaks key support at 12.52 mark, stay bearish

Mar 24, 2017 07:00 am UTC| Technicals

USD/ZAR is currently trading around 12.47 levels. It made intraday high at 12.49 and low at 12.44 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 12.75 marks. A daily...

FxWirePro:GBP/USD breaks major intraday trend line, dip till 1.2380 likely

Mar 24, 2017 06:50 am UTC| Technicals

Major resistance 1.25820 (Feb 9th 2017 high). Major support 1.2480 (trend line joining 1.2108 and 1.23584). Cable rallied till 1.25311 after better than expected U.K retail sales data. The quantity bought in...

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Economy

Asian Markets Rise as AI Rally Caps 2025, Gold and Silver Hit Record Highs

Asian shares edged higher on Wednesday, rounding off a strong finish to 2025 as artificial intelligence-driven optimism continued to fuel global equity markets. The positive momentum followed an overnight rally on Wall...

U.S. Stock Index Futures Steady After S&P 500 Hits Record on Strong Economic Data

U.S. stock index futures were little changed on Tuesday evening following a record-setting close for the SP 500, as stronger-than-expected economic growth data continued to bolster confidence in the U.S. economy. Market...

Oil Prices Edge Higher as Strong U.S. Growth and Supply Risks Support Market

Oil prices recorded modest gains on Wednesday, extending a rally from earlier in the week as strong U.S. economic data and ongoing geopolitical risks supported market sentiment. Brent crude futures rose 4 cents, or 0.06%,...

IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement With Egypt, Opening Path to $3.8 Billion in Funding

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it reached a staff-level agreement with Egypt on the fifth and sixth reviews of the countrys Extended Fund Facility (EFF), a key step that could unlock around $2.5...

RBA Signals Possible Interest Rate Hike in 2026 as Inflation Pressures Persist

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has revealed that its board members discussed the possibility of raising interest rates in 2026, according to the minutes from the central banks December policy meeting. The discussion...

Politics

Trump Administration Recalls Nearly 30 U.S. Ambassadors in Push for “America First” Agenda

The Trump administration has recalled nearly 30 U.S. ambassadors and senior career diplomats from overseas posts, a move officials say aligns embassies more closely with the presidents America First foreign policy, but...

Australia Moves Toward Tougher Gun Laws After Bondi Shooting

Australias most populous state, New South Wales, is set to introduce significantly tougher gun laws alongside new measures targeting terrorism and public protests, following a deadly mass shooting in Sydneys Bondi area....

Trump Announces Ambitious Plan for New U.S. Navy Super Battleships

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Monday an ambitious proposal for the United States Navy to begin building a new class of advanced battleships, a move that could significantly reshape the future of American naval...

China’s Nuclear Expansion Raises Arms Control Concerns as Pentagon Report Warns of Growing Military Ambitions

China is rapidly expanding and modernizing its nuclear weapons arsenal, with a draft Pentagon report warning that Beijing may have loaded more than 100 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) across three newly...

Kremlin Downplays U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine as Ongoing Process

Russia has played down expectations surrounding recent discussions with the United States on the Ukraine conflict, emphasizing that the talks should not be interpreted as a major diplomatic breakthrough. Kremlin spokesman...

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

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...

Moore Threads Unveils New GPUs, Fuels Optimism Around China’s AI Chip Ambitions

Moore Threads Technology Co Ltd (SS:688795), often described as Chinas potential alternative to NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA), attracted investor attention after unveiling a new lineup of graphics processing units at...

U.S. Lawmakers Urge Pentagon to Blacklist More Chinese Tech Firms Over Military Ties

A group of nine Republican U.S. lawmakers has formally urged the Pentagon to expand its list of Chinese companies accused of supporting Chinas military, intensifying scrutiny of Beijing-linked technology firms amid rising...