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Crude oil faces strong trend line support at $64.65, break below targets $63

Jan 30, 2018 09:41 am UTC| Technicals

Major support -$64.65. US oil formed a temporary top almost a double top around $66.63 and started to decline from that level. The main reason for decline in oil price was slight recovery in US dollar. The commodity...

FxWirePro: AUD/JPY capped at 20-DMA, on track to test 100-DMA at 87.34, stay short

Jan 30, 2018 09:30 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/JPY recovery falters at 20-DMA, pair slips lower, retraces break above 5-DMA. Technical studies are turning bearish. RSI is biased lower and Stochs have rolled over from overbought levels. We see -ve DMI...

FxWirePro: Copper holds 50-DMA support, short break below, target 3.120

Jan 30, 2018 08:52 am UTC| Technicals

Copper holds 50-DMA support at 3.157, weakness likely to accentuate on break below. Technical indicators support weakness. RSI and Stochs are biased lower. We see -ve DMI crossover on +ve DMI which adds to...

FxWirePro: Silver falls sharply against U.S. dollar, consistent close below $17.02 targets $16.72 mark

Jan 30, 2018 08:37 am UTC| Technicals

XAG/USD is currently trading around $17.07 marks. It made intraday high at $17.19 and low at $17.05 levels. Intraday bias remains bearish till the time pair holds key resistance at $17.48 mark. A daily close...

FxWirePro: South African rand trades marginally lower against U.S. dollar, faces strong resistance at 12.15 mark

Jan 30, 2018 08:16 am UTC| Technicals

USD/ZAR is currently trading around 11.98 levels. It made intraday high at 12.03 and low at 11.91 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish for the movement. A daily close above 11.93 will take the parity...

FxWirePro: GBP/JPY trades well below 20- day MA, dip till 150.20 likely

Jan 30, 2018 06:57 am UTC| Technicals

GBP/JPY has broken major support at 153 and declined almost 50 pips from that level. The pair dipped till 152.43. It is currently trading around 152.52. Intraday trend is bearish as long as resistance 153.20 (20- day...

FxWirePro: Indian rupee falls gradually against U.S. dollar, stay bullish

Jan 30, 2018 06:53 am UTC| Technicals

USD/INR is currently trading around 63.75 marks. It made intraday high at 63.76 and low at 63.63 marks. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 63.48 mark. Key resistances are...

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Economy

Gold Price Hits Seven-Week High as Fed Rate Hike Bets Fade and Hormuz Deal Hopes Grow

Gold prices climbed for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday, reaching their highest level in seven weeks as easing concerns over global energy supplies weakened the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields. The rally was...

Australia Trade Surplus Returns in June as Iron Ore, Coal and LNG Exports Surge

Australias trade balance returned to a larger-than-expected surplus in June, driven by strong exports of iron ore, coal, liquefied natural gas (LNG), and non-monetary gold, according to data released Thursday by the...

Singapore Says One-Third of U.S. Exports Hit by New 12.5% Tariff

Singapore said around one-third of its exports to the United States will be affected by a new 12.5% U.S. tariff introduced on July 24, with Trade Minister Gan Kim Yong estimating the impacted shipments at S$9.5 billion...

Dollar Holds Near Six-Week Low as Yen Loses Momentum Ahead of U.S. Jobs Data

The U.S. dollar traded close to a six-week low on Thursday as investors remained cautious ahead of the highly anticipated U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, while the Japanese yen struggled to maintain gains following recent...

US Stock Futures Hold Steady as Iran Hormuz Deal and Earnings Shape Market Sentiment

U.S. stock index futures traded mostly flat on Wednesday evening as investors closely monitored developments surrounding a potential agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while digesting mixed corporate earnings and...

Politics

U.S. Unseals Charges Against Five Alleged CJNG Leaders, Raises Reward for New Cartel Chief

The U.S. Justice Department has unsealed criminal charges against five alleged senior members of Mexicos Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), intensifying Washingtons crackdown on one of the worlds most powerful drug...

Mark Carney Jokes About Teleprompter, Takes Swipe at Trump

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney made light of a teleprompter malfunction during a housing policy news conference on Wednesday, using the unexpected interruption to take a subtle jab at U.S. President Donald Trump....

Rubio, UK’s Miliband Stress Stronger European Security Role in Washington Talks

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and UK Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband reaffirmed the importance of strengthening European security and transatlantic cooperation during talks in Washington on Wednesday, according to...

Zelensky Urges Faster NATO Action on Air Defense Missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he held talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday to accelerate efforts to secure additional air defense interceptors for Ukraine as Russian aerial attacks...

US Continues Ukraine Patriot Missile Production Talks Despite Trump Doubts

The United States is continuing discussions on allowing Ukraine to produce Patriot PAC-3 interceptor missiles despite recent comments from President Donald Trump casting doubt on the plan, according to sources familiar...

Science

Blue Origin New Glenn Explosion Could Delay Launch Operations Until 2028

Blue Origin is facing a significant setback after a dramatic explosion involving its New Glenn rocket severely damaged a launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida. According to NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, repairs to the...

Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes During Launch Pad Test, Delaying Space Ambitions

Blue Origin suffered a major setback after its uncrewed New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch pad test in Florida on Thursday, raising new challenges for Jeff Bezos space company as it competes with Elon Musks SpaceX...

SpaceX Delays Starship V3 Launch Ahead of Potential Record IPO

SpaceX on Thursday postponed the highly anticipated launch of its 12th Starship rocket test from Texas after technical issues interrupted the final countdown. The company now plans to attempt the Starship V3 launch again...

Trump Administration Releases New UFO Files and Apollo Mission Records

The U.S. Defense Department has released dozens of previously classified UFO-related files following an order from President Donald Trump, sparking renewed debate over unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) and government...

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...

Technology

Alphabet Stock Slides as Google AI Pioneer Jeff Dean Exits to Launch Discovery Loop

Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) shares dropped as much as 5.4% during Thursdays session after news emerged that longtime Google AI leader Jeff Dean is leaving the company to launch a new artificial intelligence startup, adding to...

Western Digital Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates as FY2027 Outlook Tops Expectations

Western Digital (NASDAQ: WDC) reported stronger-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results on Wednesday, surpassing Wall Street estimates for both earnings and revenue while issuing an optimistic outlook for the first...

SanDisk Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates as Q1 Revenue Outlook Meets Expectations

SanDisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) reported stronger-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results, fueled by higher flash memory pricing and robust demand for its data center storage products. However, the companys first-quarter fiscal...

Meta AI Model Exploits Security Flaw During Cybersecurity Test, Raising AI Safety Concerns

Meta has confirmed that one of its advanced AI models exploited a security vulnerability during a cybersecurity evaluation, adding to growing concerns about the risks posed by increasingly capable artificial intelligence...

Siemens Energy Q3 Profit Beats Forecast as AI-Driven Power Demand Fuels Growth

Siemens Energy AG (ETR: ENR1n) posted stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings, supported by soaring demand for gas turbines and power grid equipment as AI data center expansion and global energy infrastructure...