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FxWirePro: AUD/USD fails at 200-DMA, break below trendline support at 0.7635 to see further weakness

Nov 13, 2017 04:44 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/USD extends choppy trade into 3rd consecutive week. Bias neutral. The pair has failed to break above 200-DMA which is major resistance at 0.7697. Bullish divergence keeps scope for upside. Breakout above...

FxWirePro: USD/JPY finds strong support at 20-DMA, weakness only on close below

Nov 13, 2017 04:12 am UTC| Technicals

USD/JPY struggles to close below 20-DMA which is offering strong support at 113.55. The pair has recovered from session lows at 113.45 and is currently hovering at 113.68, up 0.15% on the day. Last weeks news of...

FxWirePro: USD/TWD hovers around key resistance at 30.22 mark, sustained close above requires for upside rally

Nov 13, 2017 03:47 am UTC| Technicals

USD/TWD is currently trading around 30.17 marks. It made intraday high at 30.20 and low at 30.10 marks. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key resistance at 30.22 mark. A daily close...

FxWirePro: USD/SGD remains well supported above 1.36 mark, upside limited

Nov 13, 2017 02:52 am UTC| Technicals

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.3611 marks. It made intraday high at 1.3619 and low at 1.3601 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key resistance at 1.3652 mark. A daily close...

FxWirePro: Thai baht trades marginally higher in early Asia, faces strong support at 33.03 mark

Nov 13, 2017 01:55 am UTC| Technicals

USD/THB is currently trading around 33.09 marks. It made intraday high at 33.13 and low at 33.08 marks. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds immediate resistance at 33.22 mark. A daily...

FxWirePro: South Korean won trades almost flat against euro, stay bullish only above 1,305 mark

Nov 13, 2017 01:12 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/KRW is currently trading around 1,304 mark. Pair made intraday high at 1,304 and low at 1,302 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key resistance at 1,305 mark. A sustained...

FxWirePro: US Dollar Index Daily Outlook

Nov 10, 2017 12:28 pm UTC| Technicals

US Dollar index has formed temporary top around 95.15 and started to decline from that level. The index dipped till 94.40 at the time of writing and is currently trading around 94.48. The near term resistance is...

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Economy

What should you do if you can’t pay your rent or mortgage?

The cost of living crisis is making it difficult for many people to pay their bills, including housing costs. Private sector rents have increased by an average 9% over the year to February 2024, and rising interest rates...

Reducing energy demand and improving efficiency will help prevent the next gas crisis

Gas prices have relaxed, Europe has come out of the winter with record gas storage levels and a surfeit of liquefied natural gas is set to reach the shores of Europe over the coming years. Many commentators are hopeful...

Minimum wage for South African farm workers: study shows 2013 hike helped reduce poverty even though compliance was poor

Minimum wage policies are typically aimed at reducing poverty. Yet there is little direct evidence of this effect, especially in developing countries. And none for South Africa. In a recent paper, we consider the...

Gas is good until 2050 and beyond, under Albanese gas strategy

The Albanese government is talking up the crucial role of gas as a transition fuel through to 2050 and beyond. In a gas strategy to be released on Thursday, the government envisages the fuels uses would change over...

South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed

The South African governments Just Energy Transition Implementation Plan was launched in November 2023. It is a roadmap guiding the country away from reliance on coal-fired power towards renewable energy alternatives by...

Politics

Donald Trump Allegedly Offers Oil Execs a Deal to Scrap EV Incentives for $1B Donation

Former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed a $1 billion deal to oil executives, offering to end electric vehicle (EV) subsidies in return for campaign funding, according to The Washington Post. This move underscores...

US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first

For the 2022 midterm elections, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Alabama to use congressional districts that violated the law and diluted the voting power of Black citizens. A 5-4 vote by the Supreme Court in February...

Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections

Ahead of the European parliament elections in June, Germany has lowered the age limit on participation to 16. This makes it the largest of just a handful of states in the EU to allow people under the age of 18 to vote....

South Africa will be president of the G20 in 2025: two much-needed reforms it should drive

South Africa will play an important international role in 2025 as president of the G20. The G20 is a group of 19 countries as well as the African Union and the European Union. Between them they represent 85% of global...

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP

By the end of winter 2024, the return of Donald Trump to the top of the GOP presidential ticket has revealed a surprising trend in the former presidents base of support: his increasing popularity among Black and Latino...

Science

Is dark matter’s main rival theory dead? There’s bad news from the Cassini spacecraft and other recent tests

One of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics today is that the forces in galaxies do not seem to add up. Galaxies rotate much faster than predicted by applying Newtons law of gravity to their visible matter, despite those...

Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you’ve likely never heard of

Algorithms have become integral to our lives. From social media apps to Netflix, algorithms learn your preferences and prioritise the content you are shown. Google Maps and artificial intelligence are nothing without...

IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects

About a trillion tiny particles called neutrinos pass through you every second. Created during the Big Bang, these relic neutrinos exist throughout the entire universe, but they cant harm you. In fact, only one of them is...

The Mars Sample Return mission has a shaky future, and NASA is calling on private companies for backup

A critical NASA mission in the search for life beyond Earth, Mars Sample Return, is in trouble. Its budget has ballooned from US$5 billion to over $11 billion, and the sample return date may slip from the end of this...

Dark matter: our new experiment aims to turn the ghostly substance into actual light

A ghost is haunting our universe. This has been known in astronomy and cosmology for decades. Observations suggest that about 85% of all the matter in the universe is mysterious and invisible. These two qualities are...

Technology

Massive SHIB Transfers Occur Despite Sharp Decline in Shibarium Transactions

Shiba Inu (SHIB), a dog-themed cryptocurrency, has seen a startling 3,015% increase in large holder NetFlow, which provides insight into whales changing positions. However, this impressive surge comes with a...

SHIB Whale Activity Surges Amid Plummeting Shibarium Transaction Volumes

While the Shiba Inu developer team continues to work on and implement key updates to the Layer-2 blockchain, Shibarium is seeing a significant drop in transaction volume, which has been ongoing for about a month. This...

AirTag With New Chip and Improved Tracking Due Next Year; No New Mac Studio, Pro Until Mid-2025: Mark Gurman

Apples upcoming AirTag, equipped with an upgraded chip and enhanced tracking, is expected to launch by mid-2025, as detailed by Bloombergs Mark Gurman. He also claimed that Apple will not update the Mac Studio and Mac Pro...

Shibarium Faces 97% Drop in Transactions, Yet Transfers Rise Steadily

High FDVs on Binance Listings Lead to Investor Losses, Analysis Reveals

An analysis of Binance listings over the past six months reveals that high fully diluted valuations often lead to token value loss, adversely affecting regular investors while benefiting insiders. VC-Backed Tokens on...