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FxWirePro: USD/ZAR trades in narrow range, upside limited

Oct 17, 2017 07:45 am UTC| Technicals

USD/ZAR is currently trading around 13.32 levels. It made intraday high at 13.37 and low at 13.30 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key support at 13.30 mark. A daily close...

FxWirePro: Sell US Oil on rallies

Oct 17, 2017 07:27 am UTC| Technicals

US oil surged sharply in the previous on geo political tensions in the Middle East. The commodity jumped till $52.34 yesterday due to clashes in Kurdistan. Reports of clashes between Iraqi troops and Kurdish is main reason...

FxWirePro: USD/JPY trades in narrow range, finds stiff resistance at 112.40 (20-DMA)

Oct 17, 2017 07:00 am UTC| Technicals

USD/JPY is consolidating a close above 112 handle on Mondays trade. The major is trading in an extremely narrow range, with a days high of 112.30 and low of 112.03. Upside lacks traction, we see 20-DMA at 112.40...

FxWirePro: Silver falls sharply against U.S. dollar, good to sell on rallies

Oct 17, 2017 06:59 am UTC| Technicals

XAG/USD is currently trading around $17.08 marks. It made intraday high at $17.23 and low at $17.06 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at $17.20 mark. A daily close...

FxWirePro: NZD/CAD upside capped at 50-DMA, good to go long on decisive break above

Oct 17, 2017 06:50 am UTC| Technicals

NZD/CAD is extending upside for 4th successive session, up 0.14% on the day. The pair hit session highs at 0.9023 before paring some gains to currently trade around 0.8985 levels. Kiwi to remain supported after...

FxWirePro: Copper edges lower from fresh 3-year highs at 3.258, hovers around channel top

Oct 17, 2017 06:19 am UTC| Technicals

Copper bulls push prices higher, the commodity hit fresh 3-year highs at 3.258. These were levels unseen since July 2014, bias still higher. Some profit booking seen at highs, prices have cooled and currently...

FxWirePro: Buy USD/CHF on dips

Oct 17, 2017 06:16 am UTC| Technicals

USD/CHF has shown a minor jump in today morning after making a low of 0.97298. The pair has made a temporary top around 0.98350 and any bullish continuation only above 0.98350 level. Intraday trend of the pair is still...

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Economy

The US is one of the least trade-oriented countries in the world – despite laying the groundwork for today’s globalized system

Given the spate of news about international trade lately, Americans might be surprised to learn that the U.S. isnt very dependent on it. Indeed, looking at trade as a percentage of gross domestic product a metric...

Beyond the spin, beyond the handouts, here’s how to get a handle on what’s really happening on budget night

Three weeks from now, some of us will be presented with a mountain of budget papers, and just about all of us will get to hear about them on radio, TV or news websites on budget night. The quickest way to find out what...

Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility

Ivan Vladislavić is Johannesburgs literary linkman. He tells us, in the first pages of his new book, The Near North, that before cities were lit, first by gaslight and later electricity, people of means paid torchbearers...

Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget

With Jim Chalmerss third budget on May 14, Australians will be looking for some more cost-of-living relief beyond the tax cuts although they have been warned extra measures will be modest. As this weeks consumer price...

Inflation is slowly falling, while student debt is climbing: 6 graphs that explain today’s CPI

Australias inflation rate has fallen for the fifth successive quarter, and its now less than half of what it was back in late 2022. The annual rate peaked at 7.8% in the December quarter of 2022 and is now just 3.6%, in...

Politics

US Urges China, Russia to Reject AI Control in Nuclear Arms, Align with Global Norms

Paul Dean, a senior U.S. arms control official, emphasized the critical need for China and Russia to join the U.S. in declaring that humans will always decide on the deployment of nuclear weapons, not artificial...

South Africa’s youth are a generation lost under democracy – study

South African president Cyril Ramaphosa recently painted a rosy picture in which the countrys youth democracys children had enormous opportunities for advancement, all thanks to successive post-apartheid governments led...

Sadiq Khan on track for third term as London mayor – but nearly half of Londoners dissatisfied with performance

Polls have consistently shown that the incumbent mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, appears to be on track to win a third term in office at the upcoming mayoral elections on May 2. One poll we commissioned as part of our...

Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’

Most American workers are hired at will: Employers owe their employees nothing in the relationship except earned wages, and employees are at liberty to quit at their option. As the rule is generally stated, either party...

Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board

To say that the Labour party is flying high in the polls is something of an understatement. But despite its consistent lead against the Tories, the opposition finds itself in a rather odd position: on the cusp of power but...

Science

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...

A Nasa rover has reached a promising place to search for fossilised life on Mars

While we go about our daily lives on Earth, a nuclear-powered robot the size of a small car is trundling around Mars looking for fossils. Unlike its predecessor Curiosity, Nasas Perseverance rover is explicitly intended to...

The rising flood of space junk is a risk to us on Earth – and governments are on the hook

A piece of space junk recently crashed through the roof and floor of a mans home in Florida. Nasa later confirmed that the object had come from unwanted hardware released from the international space station. The 700g,...

Peter Higgs was one of the greats of particle physics. He transformed what we know about the building blocks of the universe

Peter Higgs, who gave his name to the subatomic particle known as the Higgs boson, has died aged 94. He was always a modest man, especially when considering that he was one of the greats of particle physics the area of...

Technology

SHIB, BONK, WIF's Sudden Price Jumps; What's Behind Them?

Recent surges in the cryptocurrency market have caught the attention of traders, particularly with tokens like Shiba Inu (SHIB), Bonk (BONK), and Dogwifhat (WIF) experiencing notable price hikes. Analysts attribute this...

Snowden Issues Final Bitcoin Warning, Takes Aim at Elon Musk and Puppy-Killing Politician

Edward Snowden, the famed whistleblower and advocate for privacy, sent shockwaves across social media platforms with his latest flurry of posts. Targeting Bitcoin developers, tech mogul Elon Musk, and South Dakota Governor...

Samsung Chief Lee Jae-yong Wraps Up Europe Visit, Includes Vatican and Zeiss

Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong returned to Seoul this Friday after a crucial ten-day European trip, where he met with Pope Francis and explored potential business collaborations. The Korea Herald reported...

Bitcoin Thrives: Whales Accumulate Over 47K BTC Amidst Price Rally

Bitcoin experiences a transformative moment as large-scale investors, known as whales, acquire over 47,000 BTC, valued at $2.9 billion, amidst a price retreat. This strategic move marks a pivotal shift in sentiment,...

Kraken Pro Boosts Shiba Inu with New Margin Trading Option

Kraken Pros announcement of Shiba Inus (SHIB) inclusion in its margin trading pairs signifies a significant milestone for the meme-inspired cryptocurrency. This move underscores SHIBs growing prominence within the crypto...