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Dollar to perceive volatility shrink due to no significant economic events besides FOMC meeting

Sep 11, 2015 12:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views

A dovish surprise at next weeks FOMC may relieve some of the pressure from the first two factors; if dollar strength dissipates and risky assets bounce back (it would require a substantial rally for our measure of needs to...

Russia to face prolonged recession, oil price volatility a key risk

Sep 11, 2015 11:27 am UTC| Insights & Views

Russia is in recession, its longest since 1997, but a collapse is definitely not on the cards. The contraction in Russias GDP growth accelerated to -4.6% y/y in Q2, from -2.2% in Q1. Monthly data published so far in Q3...

FxWirePro: U.S. treasury yields and swaps recommendation

Sep 11, 2015 11:23 am UTC| Insights & Views

US yields sold off modestly over the week, with 10y yields rising to 2.23%, as risk assets stabilized amid little economic data. The Fed will also be updating its fed funds rate forecasts and adding one for YE 18, which at...

Strengthening dollar to prop up growth forecasts

Sep 11, 2015 11:21 am UTC| Insights & Views

We reckon the strengthening of the USD is likely to weigh on the Feds forecasts the most. While the fall in energy prices may be expected to provide a boost, the sell-off in the equity markets should offset that. Vice...

SNB sells Franc to weaken since floor break against Euro

Sep 11, 2015 11:15 am UTC| Insights & Views

Euro has strengthened beyond 1.10 against Franc, strongest point since EUR/CHF floor was removed by Swiss National Bank. On January 15th, Swiss National Bank removed EUR/CHF floor in a surprise to the market, leading to...

Demand for longer end Treasury healthy ahead of FOMC

Sep 11, 2015 10:43 am UTC| Insights & Views

As US Federal Reserve closes in on rate hike, which could come as early as next week, demand for longer end treasury is showing strength going into the rate decision. Last night US auctioned $13 billion longer dated (30...

Goldman slashes crude price forecast, might reach $20/barrel in one scenario

Sep 11, 2015 10:21 am UTC| Insights & Views

Analysts at Goldman Sachs, one of the most respected investment banks in US, have taken axe and further slashed forecast for crude oil surprise. According to the bank, crude price might even reach $20/barrel in one...

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Economy

Chinese Chip Stocks Jump as Apple Reportedly Tests CXMT Memory Chips for China Devices

Chinese semiconductor stocks rallied on Wednesday after a report suggested Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is testing memory chips from domestic manufacturer ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) for devices sold in China, fueling...

Iran Targets U.S. Bases in Bahrain, Kuwait as Hormuz Conflict Escalates and Oil Prices Jump

Iran dramatically escalated tensions on Wednesday, claiming it launched missile and drone attacks against U.S. military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait after the United States carried out fresh strikes on Iranian targets...

Japan Regional Bank Stocks Drop After Zentoshin Bankruptcy Sparks Credit Risk Concerns

Japanese regional bank stocks came under heavy selling pressure on Tuesday and Wednesday after investors assessed the financial impact of the bankruptcy of Osaka-based credit card payments processor Zentoshin, raising...

Cuba Power Outage Sparks Havana Protests as Fuel Crisis Deepens

Scattered protests erupted across Havana on Tuesday night as millions of Cubans continued to face prolonged power outages following the islands third nationwide blackout of the year. Residents banged pots and pans, honked...

Japan Revises Economic Blueprint to Reassure Markets on BOJ Independence

Japans government is considering revised wording on monetary policy in its latest economic blueprint in an effort to ease investor concerns over the Bank of Japans independence, according to a draft reviewed by Reuters....

Politics

Russia Launches Missile Attack on Kyiv, Injures Two as Odesa Strike Wounds 10

Russia launched a fresh missile attack on Ukraines capital, Kyiv, early Wednesday, sparking fires and leaving at least two people injured, according to city officials. The latest strike underscores the continued intensity...

Trinidad Businessman Dominic Hadeed Appeals Detention Over Alleged Assassination Plot

Businessman Dominic Hadeed and his wife, Genevieve Hadeed, have appealed their detention after being accused of involvement in an alleged plot to assassinate Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar and...

Marine Le Pen Launches 2027 French Presidential Bid After Court Eases Election Ban

Marine Le Pen officially announced on Tuesday that she will run in Frances 2027 presidential election after an appeals court reduced her ban from holding public office while upholding her conviction for embezzling European...

Japan LDP Seeks Tougher Enforcement of Shareholder Disclosure Rules for Activist Investors

Japans ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is preparing proposals to strengthen enforcement of shareholder disclosure rules for activist investors, aiming to improve transparency while preserving the benefits of...

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...

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

Wolfspeed Sues Navitas Over GaN and SiC Patent Infringement

Wolfspeed Inc. (NYSE: WOLF) has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Navitas Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: NVTS), alleging that the chipmaker violated several of its key patents covering gallium nitride (GaN) and...

Apple Tests China's CXMT Memory Chips as DRAM Maker Gains Global Market Share

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly evaluating memory chips from Chinese state-backed ChangXin Memory Technologies (CXMT) for devices sold in China, according to a Financial Times report citing people familiar with the...

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...