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FxWirePro: Crypto arbitrage opportunity for the day

Feb 14, 2019 12:59 pm UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Amid all mixed bag of cryptocurrency news, pricing disparities at different exchanges offer to lure arbitrage opportunities to exploit. As the potential yields may vary from exchange to exchange, Bitcoin and its peer group...

Fundamental Interactions comes up with automated hedger for tokens

Feb 14, 2019 11:30 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

If the potential of Bitcoin as a financial asset used for hedging against inflation and portfolio diversification, is that suffice as a risk mitigation tool for entire crypto-universe? Does bitcoin have all capabilities of...

A Glimpse at Ripple, R3, and SWIFT in Building Robust DLT Platform – Trios to Transform Global Payment Infrastructure

Feb 14, 2019 10:37 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Ripple has been steadily building an ecosystem, that appears to be a niche in theworld of interbank payments. The Ripple company recently announced its collaboration with nearly about 200 clients and foresaw a 350 pct...

FxWirePro: A Tour on Hedging Approach of Taiwanese Insurance Industry

Feb 14, 2019 08:36 am UTC| Research & Analysis

USDTWDincreased 0.023 or 0.08% to 30.840 on February 14 from 30.8250 in the previous trading session. Taiwans trade surplus shrank to USD 4.71 billion in December of 2018 from USD 6.13 billion in the same month of the...

FxWirePro: “Diagonal Options Combinations” of Delta Longs and Theta Shorts to Optimize GBP/USD Hedging

Feb 14, 2019 07:46 am UTC| Research & Analysis

We see the minor shift in risk reversals but major bearish hedging sentiments remain intact, both negative and positive bids are observed in the GBPUSD risk reversals of 1w and 3m tenors respectively. While positively...

After tokenization, Nasdaq eye on bitcoin and ethereum indices

Feb 14, 2019 05:40 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views

Weve already reported Nasdaqs initiatives in tokenization business in our recent posts.Symbiont, a blockchain technologycompany, raised by a round of funding about $20 million that has been led by Nasdaq. The company,...

FxWirePro: What drives Polish zloty more appealing among CEEFX bloc

Feb 13, 2019 14:15 pm UTC| Research & Analysis

PLN remains our top pick for an outperformer in the region have started the year stable with no major events. This is despite the repricing lower of monetary policy expectations across the region and the risks for slower...

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Economy

China Set to Exit Deflation Cycle in Early 2026, ANZ Analysts Say

China may be closer to ending its prolonged deflationary period than financial markets currently anticipate, according to a recent note from ANZ analysts. The bank projects that three key price indicators the producer...

Asian Currencies Hold Steady as Middle East Ceasefire Doubts Weigh on Markets

Asian currencies showed little movement on Thursday following strong gains in the prior session, as investor caution mounted over the stability of a U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal amid escalating Middle East tensions. The U.S....

Foreign Investors Pour $18.65 Billion into Japanese Stocks Amid Market Stabilization

Foreign investors made a dramatic return to Japanese equity markets in the week ending April 4, injecting a net 2.96 trillion yen ($18.65 billion) into Japanese stocks. This marked a sharp reversal after three consecutive...

Asian Markets Retreat as Gulf Crisis Fuels Oil Surge and Inflation Fears

The fragile ceasefire in the Gulf showed fresh signs of collapse on Thursday, rattling Asian share markets and sending oil prices sharply higher as investors confronted the reality of a prolonged inflationary shock to the...

Gulf Ceasefire Cracks Rattle Asian Markets and Push Oil Prices Higher

Optimism in Asian financial markets faded quickly on Thursday as early signs of instability in the Gulf ceasefire sent oil prices climbing again, reinforcing fears of a prolonged inflationary impact on the global economy....

Politics

U.S. Pushes for Crypto Regulation to Keep Digital Asset Growth at Home

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is calling on Congress to pass landmark federal cryptocurrency legislation, warning that regulatory uncertainty is pushing blockchain innovation and investment out of the United States. In...

North Korea Tests Advanced Cluster Bombs, Electromagnetic Weapons in Latest Military Display

North Korea has conducted a series of weapons tests this week, showcasing cutting-edge military technology including cluster-bomb warheads, electromagnetic weapons, and carbon-fibre bombs, according to state media outlet...

Trump Pardon Clears Juan Orlando Hernández as U.S. Court Dismisses Drug Conviction Appeal

A U.S. federal appeals court has dismissed the case against former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández, vacating his prior conviction following a presidential pardon granted by Donald Trump in December. The...

Taiwan Defense Budget: U.S. Senator Urges Legislature to Pass Spending Plan

Republican Senator Jim Banks visited Taipei and delivered a direct message to Taiwans President Lai Ching-te: the islands parliament must stop stalling and approve a proposed special defense budget. Banks, a member of the...

Haiti Election 2025: Voter Registration Delayed Amid Ongoing Security Crisis

Haitis Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) has officially announced the postponement of a voter registration drive that was originally set to begin on April 1. The council stated that updated registration dates would be...

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

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Posts Strong Q3 Earnings, Announces AI-Driven Job Cuts

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank delivered an impressive financial performance in its third quarter, reporting a 12.8% surge in cash earnings to A$137.9 million for the three months ending March 31. The result came in roughly 12%...

Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses

Alibabas Hong Kong-listed shares (HK:9988) dropped 2.9% to HK$122.70 on Thursday, emerging as one of the heaviest drags on the Hang Seng Index, which closed 0.6% lower. The selloff came after investment bank Jefferies...

Anthropic Fights Pentagon Blacklisting in Dual Federal Court Battles

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has refused to halt the Pentagons national security blacklisting of AI company Anthropic, delivering a temporary win for the Trump administration. The ruling comes as another...

U.S. Disrupts Russian Military Hackers' Global DNS Hijacking Network

The U.S. Justice Department has successfully executed a court-authorized operation to dismantle a DNS hijacking network tied to Russian military intelligence. The network was run by GRU Military Unit 26165, a cyber unit...

Samsung Electronics Posts Eightfold Profit Surge Driven by AI Chip Demand

Samsung Electronics delivered a stunning financial turnaround in the first quarter of 2025, projecting operating profit of approximately 57.2 trillion won (roughly $38 billion) a more than eightfold increase compared to...