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Who will pay what in Greece’s third bailout?

Jul 14, 2015 13:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views

European lenders have delivered a deal, to avert any disorderly exit of Greece from Euro zone. The package proposed by lenders is much larger at 86 billion than 53.5 billion asked by Greek Prime Minister Alexis...

Iran deal good for emerging Asia

Jul 14, 2015 12:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Iran has secured a nuclear accord with major world powers which will keep an Iranian Nuclear bomb at bay in return for sanctions removal. Deal is yet to be passed by US congress, however US president Barrack Obama has...

FxWirePro: British trade deficit alarms hedging GBP with debit put spreads; Swing trade with ATM binary puts

Jul 14, 2015 12:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views

Technical glance: (GBP/JPY)On weekly chart of this pair shows doji pattern on market peak which means an earlier trend reversal is boiling on. In additional to that there are hanging man patterns candles occurred at...

US retail sales preview

Jul 14, 2015 12:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views

US retail sales statistics for June will be released at 12:30 GMT, today. Why retail sales and US consumers are important? Domestic consumption of goods contribute about 25% of GDP or around $ 4 trillion as of...

Euro area Industrial production report highly concerning

Jul 14, 2015 11:59 am UTC| Insights & Views

Euro area industrial production dropped by -0.4% in May on monthly basis, which stands as worst decline since October last year. However production is still up by 1.6% from a year ago. Which sectors remain a drag to...

German and Italian data calm down euro sell-off stress after Greece bailout

Jul 14, 2015 11:43 am UTC| Insights & Views

The German ZEW has softened for three consecutive months, partly on the back of Greek-related tensions. On the other hand, euro area industrial production has disappointed with a contraction of -0.4% in May from over...

Iran done deal weighs on oil, time to buy IRR

Jul 14, 2015 10:55 am UTC| Insights & Views

Six major world powers (US, UK, France, Russia, Japan and Germany) sealed a nuclear deal with Iran, which is at one hand likely to curb Irans nuclear ambition for decades and free up Iranian crude in already oversupplied...

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Economy

Federal Reserve Probes Big Banks Over Private Credit Exposure Amid Growing Systemic Risk Concerns

The Federal Reserve has launched a formal inquiry into major U.S. banks and their financial ties to the private credit sector, raising fresh concerns about systemic risk across the $1.8 trillion industry. The move comes as...

Middle East Conflict Threatens Global Economic Stability, World Bank Warns

The ongoing Middle East war is sending shockwaves through the global economy, and even a fragile ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump may not be enough to prevent lasting damage, World Bank President Ajay...

U.S. Markets Post Strong Weekly Gains Despite Middle East Tensions and Rising Energy Prices

U.S. stock markets closed mixed on Friday as investors weighed a fragile Middle East ceasefire against an inflation report that came in better than feared. Despite Fridays uneven session, major indexes logged their...

Colombia and Ecuador Trade War Escalates With Retaliatory Tariffs

Tensions between Colombia and Ecuador have reached a breaking point after Colombia announced 100% retaliatory tariffs on Ecuadorian imports, intensifying an ongoing trade dispute between two ideologically divided...

Asia FX Weekly Gains Hold Amid U.S. Inflation Data and Iran Ceasefire Uncertainty

Most Asian currencies slipped slightly on Friday but remained on track to close the week in positive territory, as traders adopted a cautious stance ahead of the U.S. March Consumer Price Index (CPI) release and monitored...

Politics

MATCH Act: How New U.S. Chip Legislation Could Freeze China's Semiconductor Ambitions

American lawmakers are advancing one of the most aggressive semiconductor export control bills ever proposed. The Multilateral Alignment of Technology Controls on Hardware Act, widely known as the MATCH Act, has drawn...

FAA and Pentagon Approve Laser Counter-Drone System Along U.S.-Mexico Border

The Federal Aviation Administration and the Pentagon have reached a landmark agreement authorizing the deployment of a high-energy laser counter-drone system along the southern U.S. border. This milestone follows extensive...

Eric Swalwell Faces Sexual Assault Allegations Amid California Governor's Race

California Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell is facing serious sexual assault allegations from a former district office staffer, throwing his prominent gubernatorial campaign into turmoil. The accusations, first...

Iran's Missile Arsenal Poses Ongoing Risk Despite U.S. Claims of Destruction

Recent U.S. intelligence assessments reveal that Iran still maintains thousands of operational ballistic missiles, directly contradicting the White Houses assertion that the regimes military capabilities have been...

Gaza Airstrike Kills Six at Bureij Camp Police Checkpoint

An Israeli airstrike struck a police checkpoint in the Bureij refugee camp, located in the central Gaza Strip, in the early hours of Saturday morning, killing at least six people and wounding several others, according to...

Science

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...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

Technology

OpenAI Addresses Security Vulnerability in macOS App Certification Process

OpenAI disclosed a security concern on Friday involving a third-party developer tool known as Axios, which is connected to the process used to verify the authenticity of its macOS applications. The company confirmed it has...

San Francisco Suspect Arrested After Molotov Cocktail Attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's Home

San Francisco police arrested a 20-year-old suspect Friday following a pre-dawn attack on OpenAI CEO Sam Altmans residence in the citys North Beach neighborhood. According to the San Francisco Police Department, an...

SanDisk Joins Nasdaq-100, Replacing Atlassian on April 20

Nasdaq Inc. confirmed late Friday that SanDisk Corporation will enter the Nasdaq-100 Index, taking the spot previously held by Atlassian Corp Plc when markets open on Monday, April 20, 2026. The change signals a broader...

TSMC Posts Strong Q1 2025 Revenue, Riding AI Chip Demand Wave

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the worlds leading contract chipmaker, has reported first-quarter revenue of T$1.134 trillion (approximately $35.71 billion USD), surpassing analyst expectations and...

Lumentum Holdings Rides AI Wave With Order Book Filled Through 2028

Lumentum Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: LITE) is experiencing a surge in demand from the artificial intelligence sector, with its order pipeline now fully booked through 2028, according to a Bloomberg report published Thursday. The...