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CBR has dilemma at hand today

Sep 11, 2015 10:20 am UTC| Insights & Views

Central Bank of Russia (CBR) is going to announce its monetary policy decision today at 11:30 GMT. Central bank will also release latest statistics on foreign trade. However todays rate decision would be no easy for the...

Sub-prime loan disbursement risk goes up with increased lending in China

Sep 11, 2015 09:28 am UTC| Insights & Views

Data suggests policymakers in China is getting, what they have been looking for, increase in lending. However it comes with heavy additional risks as Chinese economy is slowing down making the rate of return on many...

UK construction output slows down in spite of supply shortage

Sep 11, 2015 09:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy

According to latest data, UK construction output contracted by 1% in July from June, while economists were expecting growth of 0.5%. This week Halifax house prices showed property prices in UK went up 2.7% in August,...

Why recovery in Nickel price won’t be easy to come by?

Sep 11, 2015 09:08 am UTC| Insights & Views

Nickel price was trading around $50,000/ton before financial crisis and after six years from the crisis and so much of stimulus from global central banks, Nickel is hovering around $10,000/ton. Nickel price will not be...

FxWirePro: Rising IV, negative delta risk reversal ahead of Fed’s meet keeps USD/JPY elevated – short put ladder for swing trading

Sep 11, 2015 07:44 am UTC| Insights & Views

We anticipate the Yen would continue to gain in future although upswings for the moment are rallying on this pair but any abrupt swings may turn adversely as we think todays upswing is not that robust and long lasting, so...

Guide to today’s important data and events

Sep 11, 2015 05:53 am UTC| Insights & Views

Not many economic dockets scheduled for today, all with low to medium risks associated. Upcoming - Germany - Consumer price index to be released at 6:00 GMT. No major impact expected over Euro, might generate...

Commodities snapshot (precious & industrial)

Sep 10, 2015 18:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Metal pack is trading in green today. Performance this week at a glance in chart table - Gold - Gold is marginally up from support around $1100 area. Todays range - $1115-$1103 Sell gold with target around $1070 area...

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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...