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FxWirePro: USD/CNY stabilizes above 6.72 mark, PBOC sets yuan mid-point at 6.7296

Oct 13, 2016 08:16 am UTC| Technicals

USD/CNY is currently trading around 6.7248 marks. It made intraday high at 6.7289 and low at 6.7180 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 6.7030 marks. On the top...

FxWirePro: EUR/CAD bull restrained again at ascending triangle resistance, watch out for more bearish rout – Stay short via mid-month futures

Oct 13, 2016 08:05 am UTC| Technicals

Please observe last two months upswings are restrained exactly at ascending triangles upper side (i.e. at 1.4893 levels). The current prices have slid way below 7DMA and 21DMA and for now 7DMA crosses below 21DMA, for...

FxWirePro:S&P 500 breaks major trend line support, good to sell on rallies

Oct 13, 2016 07:50 am UTC| Technicals

Major support 2131 (trend line joining 1807 and 1989). The index breaks trend line support and declined till 2120 at the time of writing. It is currently trading around 2125. On the lower side, any close below...

FxWirePro: USD/JPY back below 104 handle as disappointing Chinese trade data boosts safe-haven yen appeal

Oct 13, 2016 07:20 am UTC| Technicals

Rising bets of a December Fed rate-hike action following Wednesdays release of FOMC minutes buoyed USD. USD/JPY hit 104.64, the highest level since July 29 in early Asian session before paring gains to slip below 104...

FxWirePro: USD/TRY hits multiyear high at 3.1028; stay bullish

Oct 13, 2016 07:13 am UTC| Technicals

USD/TRY is currently trading at 3.0950 levels. It made intraday high at 3.1028 and low at 3.0806 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish for the moment till the time pair holds key support at 3.0712...

FxWirePro: USD/ZAR remains well supported above 14.20 mark, upside limited

Oct 13, 2016 06:57 am UTC| Technicals

USD/ZAR is currently trading around 14.29 levels. It made intraday high at 14.374 and low at 14.20 levels. Intraday bias remains bullish till the time pair holds key support at 14.20 marks. A daily close...

FxWirePro: AUD/JPY extends range trade, weakness likely on break below 100-DMA

Oct 13, 2016 06:48 am UTC| Technicals

AUD/JPY upside capped at 79 handle, pair is extending range trade since Oct 4th. 100-DMA is major support on the downside, break below to see further weakness. Technical indicators are mildly bearish, Stochs and...

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Economy

S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Rise as Iran Risks and CPI Loom

U.S. stock futures edged higher Monday as investors weighed escalating tensions surrounding Iran and the Strait of Hormuz while preparing for crucial U.S. inflation data later this week. SP 500 futures gained about 0.1%,...

Goldman Sachs Sees US Stock Buybacks Outpacing Equity Issuance as AI Funding Rises

Goldman Sachs expects corporate demand for U.S. equities to remain stronger than new share supply this year, despite a significant recovery in follow-on equity issuance driven partly by artificial intelligence investment....

South Korean Won Leads Asian FX Losses as Dollar Rises

The South Korean won led declines across Asian currencies on Monday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, while the Japanese yen retreated after giving up some of its intervention-driven gains. The U.S. Dollar Index rose 0.18%...

Oil Prices Rise as Hormuz Reopening Remains Uncertain

Oil prices climbed on Monday as uncertainty over the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz continued to support the market, despite Iran and Oman moving closer to an agreement on new shipping routes through the strategic...

Gold Prices Hold Near Seven-Week High as Markets Await U.S. Inflation Data

Gold prices remained largely steady on Monday, hovering near a seven-week high as investors assessed Middle East geopolitical risks and looked ahead to key U.S. inflation data that could influence the Federal Reserves...

Politics

South Korea, US Set Major Military Drills for August

South Korea and the United States will hold their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield (UFS) military drills from August 17 to 27, with this years exercises placing greater emphasis on countering drones, GPS interference and...

US ‘Digging In’ Across Indo-Pacific, Pentagon Official Says

The United States remains firmly committed to the Indo-Pacific and has no plans to withdraw from Asia, a senior Pentagon official said Monday, while urging regional allies to take greater responsibility for their own...

Myanmar Rejects ASEAN Special Envoy, Challenges Regional Peace Plan

Myanmars military-backed government has rejected the continued role of ASEANs special envoy, deepening tensions with the regional bloc as Thailand pushes for Myanmar to fully re-engage with Southeast Asian nations....

Houthi Attack on Yemen’s Mocha Port Kills Seven, Injures 30

Seven people were killed and 30 others wounded after Houthi forces launched a large-scale drone and missile attack on Yemens Red Sea port city of Mocha, according to the Yemeni military. In a statement issued early Monday,...

Germany Warns of Daily Hybrid Warfare Threats

Germany is facing foreign hybrid warfare operations on a daily basis, Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt has warned after authorities discovered an explosive-carrying drone at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Dobrindt said hostile...

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

Apple Tests China’s CXMT Memory Chips for iPhones and MacBooks Amid AI Supply Crunch

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) is reportedly testing memory chips from Chinese semiconductor manufacturer CXMT Corp as the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure puts increasing pressure on global memory...

Sony, TSMC Eye $6.3 Billion Japan Chip Venture for Next-Gen Image Sensors

Sony Group and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) are reportedly preparing to invest about 1 trillion yen ($6.32 billion) in a new Japanese semiconductor venture focused on next-generation chips for image...

Nvidia Seen Beating Q2 Targets as Vera Rubin Cycle Begins

Nvidia (NVDA) could enter a multi-quarter growth cycle as shipments of its next-generation Vera Rubin AI chips begin, with BofA Global Research forecasting stronger-than-expected quarterly results and maintaining a bullish...

OpenAI Restricts Astra AI Over Cyberattack Risks

OpenAI has reportedly restricted parts of the development of its next-generation AI model, code-named Astra, after early evaluations indicated the system could potentially carry out sophisticated cyberattacks with limited...

Nvidia to Invest Up to $3 Billion in Blackstone-Backed Lancium

Nvidia is reportedly preparing to invest as much as $3 billion in Lancium, a Blackstone-backed power infrastructure developer involved in the Stargate artificial intelligence infrastructure initiative, as demand for...