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Eurozone industrial producer prices fall in August

Oct 04, 2016 10:31 am UTC| Commentary

Euro areas industrial producer prices dropped 0.2 percent sequentially in August, according to Eurostat estimates. On an annual basis, industrial producer prices fell 2.1 percent in the month. The month-on-month decline in...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: US election premiums and firm USD correlations support long positions in USD gamma and USD vs EUR spreads

Oct 04, 2016 10:09 am UTC| Commentary

A few idiosyncratic developments have made this week more eventful that we would have expected, and have caused vols to bottom out from their lows. Nov/Dec US Elections and BoJ/Fed calendars dominate the vol landscape...

Improvement in Turkey’s current account likely to end, September core inflation slows to 7.7 pct

Oct 04, 2016 09:32 am UTC| Commentary

The trade and tourism data of Turkey released last week made it evident that improvement in current account is about to come to an end. Fall in energy prices has been leading to a narrowing of current-account. The...

Taiwan’s CPI inflation likely turned negative in September on negative base effect

Oct 04, 2016 09:28 am UTC| Commentary

Taiwans consumer price index inflation is expected to have turned negative momentarily due to a negative base effect. In August CPI inflation slowed to 0.6 percent year-on-year from Julys 1.2 percent year-on-year due to...

Euroarea’s final services PMIs likely improved slightly from flash estimate in September

Oct 04, 2016 08:40 am UTC| Commentary

Euro areas final services PMIs for September are expected to have come in slightly better than the flash estimate. The flash print dropped to a 21-month low, partially due to a surprising drop in German figure. This was...

Global Geopolitics Series

Global Geopolitical Series: Kremlin-Washington relation hits new bottom since the cold war

Oct 04, 2016 08:20 am UTC| Commentary

The diplomatic relations between Russia and the United States have hit a new post-cold war bottom this month. The escalation began with the bombing of aide vans in Syria during truce by Syrian warplanes, after which, the...

FX Hedging Strategy Series

FxWirePro: UK manufacturing PMIs indicate sterling’s stiffness - Hedge GBP/JPY’s further downside risks using 3m Vega ATM puts

Oct 04, 2016 08:09 am UTC| Commentary

The sterling would remain in focus today, as even much better than anticipated manufacturing PMI data yesterday (actual flash 51.5 versus forecasts at 50.4 and previous at 49.4) and Chancellor Hammond alluding to fiscal...

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Economy

RBNZ Raises Interest Rates to 2.50%, Signals More Tightening as Inflation Risks Persist

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) raised its official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points to 2.50% on Wednesday, matching market expectations, and indicated that further policy tightening could be necessary to bring...

US Stock Futures Steady as Middle East Tensions and Fed Minutes Keep Investors Cautious

U.S. stock index futures were little changed Tuesday night as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the release of the Federal Reserves latest meeting minutes while monitoring escalating geopolitical tensions in the...

Oil Prices Jump as Middle East Tensions Shake Markets, AI Rally Loses Steam

Oil prices climbed on Wednesday as renewed conflict in the Middle East and fresh U.S. sanctions targeting Iranian oil exports reignited concerns over global energy supplies, while investors reduced exposure to bonds and...

European Stocks Hold Steady as Consumer Shares Rise, AI Tech Selloff Weighs on Markets

European shares were little changed on Tuesday as gains in consumer-focused sectors offset a broad selloff in artificial intelligence-linked technology stocks, while investors closely monitored the NATO summit in Turkey...

Nasdaq Futures Slide as AI Chip Stocks Sink Despite Samsung Earnings; SpaceX Debuts in Nasdaq-100

U.S. stock futures were mixed on Tuesday as technology shares came under pressure, with semiconductor stocks leading declines amid growing concerns over whether the artificial intelligence-driven rally can maintain its...

Politics

Trump Intelligence Nominee Jay Clayton Set for Senate Confirmation Hearing on July 15

President Donald Trumps nominee for U.S. director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, is scheduled to appear before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence for his confirmation hearing on July 15, according to an...

U.S. Strikes Iran, Revokes Oil License as Strait of Hormuz Attacks Escalate

The United States launched a new wave of military strikes against Iran on Tuesday and revoked a key license allowing Tehran to sell oil, escalating tensions after multiple commercial tankers were hit by projectiles in the...

Taiwan Says Defense Preparations Are Essential Amid Rising China Military Threat

Taiwans efforts to strengthen its defenses against a potential Chinese attack are necessary for national security and should not be viewed as a provocation, a senior Taiwanese security official said Tuesday, urging...

Italy Rejects Trump Social Media Feud Ahead of NATO Summit in Turkey

Italy said it will no longer respond to provocative social media comments from U.S. President Donald Trump, choosing instead to avoid public disputes as NATO leaders gather for a summit in Ankara, Turkey. Italian Foreign...

Damascus Blasts Strike Near Hotel Ahead of Macron Syria Visit

Explosive devices detonated near a hotel in Damascus on Tuesday where French President Emmanuel Macron was scheduled to stay, prompting heightened security measures in the Syrian capital, according to a security source....

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

China vs. NASA: The New Moon Race and What's at Stake by 2030

The space race is back and this time, its a direct competition between the United States and China for dominance on the lunar surface. NASAs Artemis II mission recently made history when four astronauts flew farther into...

Technology

OpenAI GPT-5.6 Set for Wider Release After U.S. Commerce Approval, Report Says

OpenAI is expected to roll out its advanced GPT-5.6 artificial intelligence model to a broader audience this week after receiving approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce, according to an Axios report published...

Zhipu AI Stock Jumps on Report of Custom AI Chip Development Plans

Knowledge Atlas Tech Joint Stock (HK:2513), the listed company associated with Chinese AI startup Zhipu AI, surged on Tuesday after a report said the company is exploring the development of a custom application-specific...

SpaceX Stock Draws Bullish Wall Street Coverage Ahead of Nasdaq-100 Inclusion

Several major Wall Street banks have launched coverage of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) ahead of its inclusion in the Nasdaq-100 Index, assigning price targets between $190 and $300 as analysts take different...

China 618 Smartphone Sales Drop 13% as Higher Prices Hurt Demand, Huawei Gains Market Share

Chinas smartphone sales fell 13% year-over-year during the 2026 618 shopping festival as rising handset prices and weaker discounts discouraged buyers, according to Counterpoint Research. The annual month-long shopping...

Meta Says States Seek $1.4 Trillion in Penalties Over Teen Social Media Addiction Lawsuit

Meta Platforms has revealed that four U.S. states are seeking approximately $1.4 trillion in potential penalties in a lawsuit accusing the company of designing Facebook and Instagram to addict young users while misleading...