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UK employment hits record high, but wage growth falls further behind inflation

Jul 12, 2017 12:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy Central Banks

UKs already impressive unemployment rate took another dip in the three months to May, data from the Office for National Statistics showed on Wednesday. UK ILO jobless rate came in at 4.5 percent in three months to May...

FxWirePro: WTI IVs trend higher but what drives IV skews, are these justifiable?

Jul 12, 2017 12:01 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The oil section of the midyear Commodities outlook called for an acceleration in global stock draws as we progress through the third quarter. This weeks US EIA data offer some evidence that this is starting to...

FxWirePro: WTI crude prices buzz with upside targets on 3-white soldiers and bullish DMA crossover, major fragile trend still remains intact

Jul 12, 2017 10:26 am UTC| Technicals Insights & Views

The strong support and stiff resistance are observed at 46.64 levels. For now, after test of strong support at 43.64, the formation of 3-white soldiers with bullish SMA crossover indicates more rallies on cards. We...

FxWirePro: Two currencies among EMFX lure on monetary policy stimulus and current account surplus

Jul 12, 2017 08:14 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

CNBs latest board minutes, from June, portray an increasingly confident central bank, convinced that all domestic macroeconomic parameters are now consistent with (gradual) normalization of monetary policy. The main...

FxWirePro: A glimpse through FED in H2’2017 - Strategic FX option placements as gamma outperforms vega

Jul 12, 2017 07:33 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

Following some rather dull trading days, USD traders had actually hoped for todays semi-annual hearing of Fed Chair Janet Yellen in front of Congress to bring some life into the exchange rates. But then things happened in...

FxWirePro: Loonie to surge further on lingering rate hike hopes - USD/AUD/CAD 6m put switch to serve as low-cost risk hedge

Jul 12, 2017 07:15 am UTC| Central Banks Research & Analysis Insights & Views

The repricing of monetary policy in the past week has been as dramatic for FX as it has been for rates, with some of the largest weekly moves in the past year in numerous currency pairs. These FX moves have been...

FxWirePro: AUD/CAD stiff tug of war - bulls spike above 7-DMA in minor trend, bears drift below 21-EMA in major trend

Jul 12, 2017 06:42 am UTC| Technicals Insights & Views

It has been a tight tug of war between bulls and bears in AUDCAD major trend. After resembling bullish engulfing formation on 4H chart the rallies are attempting to break out above stiff resistance of 0.9865 - 0.9870...

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Economy

Asian Currencies Rise as Dollar Weakens; Yen Holds Steady Amid Japan Intervention Watch

Most Asian currencies edged higher on Friday after the U.S. dollar retreated from a 13-month high following weaker-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payrolls data, raising fresh questions about the Federal Reserves interest rate...

Asian Stocks Rebound as Tech Shares Rally on Fed Rate Cut Hopes and Easing Iran Tensions

Asian stock markets rebounded sharply on Friday as investors returned to technology shares following a week of heavy selling, while easing geopolitical tensions and growing expectations of Federal Reserve interest rate...

Oil Prices Slip as Oversupply Concerns and U.S.-Iran Talks Shape Market Outlook

Oil prices edged lower on Friday as improving global crude supplies and expectations of near-term oversupply continued to pressure the market, while traders reduced bearish positions ahead of the U.S. holiday weekend....

Gold Price Today: Bullion Heads for First Weekly Gain as Weak U.S. Jobs Data Eases Rate Hike Fears

Gold prices stabilized on Friday as weaker-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payrolls data eased concerns over additional Federal Reserve interest rate hikes, helping bullion recover after recently falling to an eight-month low....

China Services PMI Beats Forecasts as Strong Demand Supports June Growth

Chinas services sector expanded at a faster-than-expected pace in June, highlighting the resilience of the countrys economy despite ongoing challenges in domestic consumption. A private business survey released on Friday...

Politics

US Ambassador Prioritizes Cook Islands Critical Minerals, Warns of China’s Pacific Influence

The United States is placing greater emphasis on securing critical minerals from the Cook Islands, with newly appointed U.S. Ambassador Jared Novelly identifying the resource-rich nation as a key strategic priority while...

Air Force Investigates Officer After Capitol Protest Calling for Trump, Vance Impeachment

The U.S. Air Force has launched an investigation into an active-duty officer who publicly called for the impeachment of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance during a protest outside the U.S. Capitol, drawing...

Venezuela Interim President Defends Earthquake Response as Death Toll Climbs

Venezuelas Interim President Delcy Rodriguez on Thursday strongly defended her governments response to the devastating earthquakes that struck the countrys northern coast, rejecting accusations that officials reacted too...

Taiwan Simulates Chinese Blockade and Invasion in Major Civil Defense Drill

Taiwan has stepped up its civil defense and military preparedness with one of its most comprehensive resilience exercises, simulating a Chinese blockade, cyberattacks, disinformation, infrastructure sabotage, a major...

US Appeals Court Limits ICE Detention Without Bond Hearings After 90 Days

A U.S. federal appeals court ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) cannot detain migrants for more than 90 days without giving them an opportunity to seek release through a bond hearing, dealing a setback to...

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

Anthropic Tightens AI Access Controls After Reports of China-Based Workarounds

Anthropic is strengthening measures to prevent unauthorized access to its artificial intelligence services from China after discovering that several Chinese companies had allegedly bypassed its restrictions, according to a...

Kuaishou Stock Jumps as Kling AI Secures $2 Billion Funding Round

Hong Kong-listed shares of Kuaishou Technology (HK:1024) climbed more than 6% on Thursday after its spun-off artificial intelligence business, Kling AI, secured an initial $2 billion in venture capital funding to...

Meta CEO Zuckerberg Says AI Agent Development Has Slowed Despite Massive AI Investment

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg has acknowledged that the companys progress in developing artificial intelligence (AI) agents has been slower than expected, despite Metas aggressive investment in AI...

Kioxia Bets on AI Memory Boom With Next-Gen NAND Production in Japan

Kioxia is set to mark a major milestone on Friday with a ceremony at its manufacturing facility in northern Japan as the company prepares to begin mass production of its next-generation NAND flash memory chips. The move...

OpenAI Proposes 5% U.S. Government Stake Amid AI Policy Talks

OpenAI has reportedly proposed granting the U.S. government a 5% ownership stake in the artificial intelligence company as it seeks to strengthen ties with Washington and address growing political scrutiny over the rapidly...