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FxWirePro: GBP/JPY faces strong support at 159, good to sell on rallies

May 23, 2016 05:47 am UTC| Technicals

Major resistance- 162.30 (21 day W MA) Major support 157.85 (21 day MA) The pair has made a high of 161.65 on Friday and started to decline from that level. It is currently trading at 159.49. On the lower...

FxWirePro: USD/INR breaks key support at 67.37, downside limited

May 23, 2016 05:11 am UTC| Technicals

USD/INR is currently trading around 67.3275. It made intraday high at 67.43 and low at 67.26 marks. Intraday bias remains neutral till the time pair holds key resistance at 67.55 marks. In addition, a daily...

FxWirePro: Gold faces resistance at 21 day MA, good to sell on rallies

May 23, 2016 05:06 am UTC| Technicals

Major support - $1244 (55 day EMA) Major resistance- $1266 (21 day MA) Gold has take made a high of $1260 on Friday and slightly retreated from that level.. It is currently trading around $1254. Minor...

FxWirePro: USD/JPY slips below 110 handle, intraday bias lower, good to sell rallies

May 23, 2016 05:04 am UTC| Technicals

Nikkei Japanese manufacturing PMI reading combined with poor domestic exports/imports data helped USD/JPY hit session highs at 110.23. Japan all industry activity index (mom) registered at 0.1%, below expectations...

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FxWirePro: AUD/NZD shooting star to break below 1.0705, bearish atmosphere to prolong after 21EMA crossover - Tunnel Spread to speculate

May 23, 2016 04:59 am UTC| Technicals

A Shooting star pattern is traced out exactly at 1.0749 levels while breaking supports at 1.0750 levels. The current prices have consistently slid below DMAs and they are slipping through 7DMA. Watch out for more...

FxWirePro: USD/SGD fails to sustain above key resistance 1.3828, good to sell on rallies

May 23, 2016 04:51 am UTC| Technicals

USD/SGD is currently trading around 1.3780 marks. It made intraday high at 1.3820 and low at 1.3772 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at 1.3828 levels. A sustained...

FxWirePro: NZD/USD holds cloud support, targets 50-DMA at 0.6832, good to buy dips

May 23, 2016 04:01 am UTC| Technicals

NZD/USD is extending recovery from 2-month lows at 0.6709 hit on 19th May and is attempting to retake the 0.68 handle. The pair has broken above 510 DMAs and is on track to test 50-DMA at 0.6832. Intraday...

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Economy

Nigerians throw naira notes around to show love: but it could land you in jail

The legal implication of physically damaging the naira, Nigerias currency, came into focus recently with the prosecution of at least two celebrities by the countrys Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Nigeria has a...

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...

Politics

Taiwan is experiencing millions of cyberattacks every day

Taiwan stands out as a beacon of democracy, innovation and resilience in an increasingly autocratic region. But this is under growing threat. In recent years, China has used a variety of grey zone tactics to pressure...

Sudan’s civil war is rooted in its historical favouritism of Arab and Islamic identity

The current civil war in Sudan goes beyond a simple power struggle between two generals. It reflects a deep-rooted crisis within the countrys governing structure thats been present since it gained independence from the...

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...

The politics stopping the UK from opening a youth mobility scheme with Europe

Earlier this week, it seemed possible that young people in the UK might soon be able to travel freely to work and live in Europe again. The European Commission laid out proposals to open mobility to millions of 18- to...

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...

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...

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,...

Technology

SHIB Exec Connects Shiba Inu to Bitcoin; Open Interest Falls 7%

SHIBs marketing officer, Lucie, emphasized similarities between Shiba Inu and Bitcoin, highlighting both projects foundational anonymity and community-driven development. Meanwhile, a 7% drop in open interest raises...

Nigerian Stakeholders Urge Binance to Identify Bribery Suspect

In a bold move to safeguard integrity, Nigerian cryptocurrency stakeholders are pressing Binance to unveil the identity of an alleged bribe proposer. This demand aims to substantiate claims and ensure transparent...

Whale Trades Propel RNDR Price Rally 40%: What's Next for Render Token?

Last week, Render Token (RNDR) soared by 40% as whale activity intensified, pushing its market cap close to $4 billion. On-chain data highlighted significant transactions, sparking speculation about future gains in the...

NFL, NBA, NASCAR Stars Resolve $2.4M Voyager Promo Lawsuit

NFL icon Rob Gronkowski, NBA player Victor Oladipo, and NASCAR driver Landon Cassill have collectively agreed to a $2.4 million settlement in a lawsuit concerning their roles in promoting the now-defunct cryptocurrency...

Grayscale's Ethereum ETF Twist: Withdraws Application Days Before SEC Verdict

In a dramatic turn of events, Grayscale shocked the cryptocurrency community by retracting its application for an Ethereum futures exchange-traded fund just days before the SECs looming decision deadline. This cast doubt...