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FxWirePro: NZD/USD struggles at 0.6700 handle, good to sell rallies

Dec 04, 2015 05:28 am UTC| Technicals

The Kiwi edged down against the US dollar to 0.6652 from a one-month high of 0.6706 set the previous session, on track to close the week with a weekly gain of 2.1 percent. NZD will likely struggle to break through...

Copper forms Bullish Gartley pattern, good to buy at dips

Dec 04, 2015 03:42 am UTC| Technicals

Pattern formed -Bullish Gartley pattern Potential Reversal Zone (PRZ) - 2.025 Any break below 2.025 will drag the commodity down till 2. On the higher side major resistance is around 2.070 and break above targets...

S&P 500 forms bullish cypher pattern, good to buy at dips

Dec 04, 2015 03:27 am UTC| Technicals

Harmonic Pattern formed- Bullish Cypher pattern Potential Reversal Zone (PRZ) - 2020 The index has broken major support 2060 and declined till 2041 (50 day MA). It is currently trading around 2056 level. It...

FxWirePro: EUR/USD key support at 1.0750, upside prevails in the short term

Dec 03, 2015 19:13 pm UTC| Technicals

The EUR/USD has surged sharply towards 1.0930 levels, after buyers stepped in after the hawkish comments from ECBs Draghi earlier in todays ECB press conference. The pair is currently trading in overbought condition and a...

FxWirePro: USD/JPY key support at 122.80, bullish in the short term

Dec 03, 2015 15:24 pm UTC| Technicals

The USD/JPY pair slipped towards 122.85 levels after hawkish comments from ECBs Draghi, however the pair pulled back some losses after the US market opened. Currently the pair is trading around 123.25 levels, a short dip...

FxWirePro: USD/CAD key support at 1.3290, buy deals are recommended around 1.3340

Dec 03, 2015 14:50 pm UTC| Technicals

USD/CAD slipped backwards towards 1.3290 levels after bullish ECB meeting. However, after finding support at 1.3290 the pair has rebounded back reversing the early losses. further decline is expected to be limited around...

GBP/AUD breaks major support 2.050, decline till 2 is possible.

Dec 03, 2015 12:30 pm UTC| Technicals

GBP/AUD has broken major support 2.0500 and declined till 2.037. Overall trend is weak as long as resistance 2.080. The pairs minor support is around 2.0350 and any break below 2.0350 will drag the pair further down till...

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Economy

Interest rates: the ugly dilemma facing Europe’s central banks – and why it’s a mistake to cut too soon

Central banks in Europe are discovering an old dilemma: when they lower interest rates because inflation is slowing down, its likely to weaken their currencies. This in turn may delay the fall in inflation towards their...

Europe is still in short-term crisis mode over Ukraine and lacks a vision for its post-war identity

Some believe that the war in Ukraine has fundamentally changed Europe, giving birth to a different kind of European order. That is, it appears to be driving structural shifts in the way Europe is run and organised that...

Mortgage prisoners: regulatory changes and low credit scores have left thousands trapped in a cycle of high payments

There are 8.5 million households in the UK who own a home with a residential mortgage, often with fixed interest rates from two to five years. Usually, when that mortgage deal ends, the borrower will move to another deal...

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...

Politics

Gabon: post-coup dialogue has mapped out path to democracy – now military leaders must act

At the end of April 2024, a long and peaceful process of national dialogue in Gabon between the military junta, presided over by coup leader General Brice Oligui Nguema, and civil society, represented by 580 civilians,...

How German media attention idealises female Ukrainian refugees

According to the latest available data, around 3.7 million Ukrainians are internally displaced, while nearly 6.5 million have registered as refugees globally. With 1.13 million, Germany has taken in the largest...

Over 26 million South Africans get a social grant. Fear of losing the payment used to be a reason to vote for the ANC, but no longer – study

Social grants to reduce poverty feature prominently in the campaign promises of political parties in South Africas 2024 national and provincial general elections, set for 29 May. The countrys social grants system is one...

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...

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

Shiba Inu Burn Rate Skyrockets 579%, 9.83 Million Tokens Burned in One Day

Shiba Inus burn rate surged by 579% in the past 24 hours, destroying 9.83 million tokens, according to Shibburn. The significant increase in token burns has caught the markets attention, with substantial transactions from...

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...