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FxWirePro: WTI CL1! buying set up - stay long in near month futures for targets at $38.38 and $40

Mar 07, 2016 08:43 am UTC| Technicals

Technical roundup: WTI crude oil prices showing more strength after the talks between Saudi Arabian and Venezuelan oil ministers on oil production freezing. Buying momentum has been intensifying as it has broken...

FxWirePro: EUR/AUD edges higher from multi-month lows at 1.4738, bias still lower

Mar 07, 2016 08:28 am UTC| Technicals

EUR/AUD hit fresh multi-month lows at 1.4738 in Fridays trade and had since pared some losses to currently trade 1.4806. Our call for the pair...

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FxWirePro: Does USD/JPY overpriced put make you scapegoat? – arbitrage via synthetic put serves alternative way to hedge

Mar 07, 2016 08:12 am UTC| Technicals

Stronger than expected data out of the U.S. supported this weeks risk-on bias in global financial markets. Nonfarm payrolls took centre stage at the end of the week adding 242k jobs in February. Though we are of the...

FxWirePro: GBP/USD faces strong resistance at 1.4265, good to sell on rallies

Mar 07, 2016 07:49 am UTC| Technicals

Major resistance - 1.4265 (trend line joining 1.46680 and 1.45780 and 200 day 4H MA) The pair has retreated after making a high of 1.4248. It is currently trading around 1.41930. Short term trend is slightly weak...

FxWirePro: Brazilian Real recovers from 5- month high against US dollar, intraday bias remains neutral

Mar 07, 2016 07:35 am UTC| Technicals

Pair is currently trading at 3.7586 levels. It made intraday high at 3.7589 and low at 3.7390 levels. Pair recovered from its 5- month low at 3.6570 levels. Intraday bias remains neutral for the...

FxWirePro: EUR/JPY struggles at 125 handle, scope for upside rises

Mar 07, 2016 07:04 am UTC| Technicals

125 is strong resistance for EUR/JPY. the pair has slipped below the 125 handle after hitting session highs at 125.23 on the day. Techs show scope for upside is rising: - We see a bullish 5-DMA crossover on the...

US OIL breaks major trend line resistance, targets $38.60/$40

Mar 07, 2016 06:49 am UTC| Technicals

Major support - $34.80 (resistance turned into Support) Major resistance - $35.82 (trend line joining 560.91 and $48.25) USOIL broken the major resistance $35.80 and jumped till $36.69. It is currently trading...

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Economy

U.S. Futures Slip as Iran Ceasefire Uncertainty and CPI Data Weigh on Markets

U.S. stock index futures edged slightly lower Thursday evening as investors exercised caution ahead of high-stakes ceasefire negotiations between Washington and Tehran, while bracing for a closely watched inflation report....

Trump Slams Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Oil Restrictions Amid Fragile Ceasefire

President Donald Trump publicly criticized Iran on Thursday over its handling of oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions just days after a tentative ceasefire agreement between Washington and...

Oil Prices Rise Amid Strait of Hormuz Tensions and U.S.-Iran Talks

Oil prices climbed during Asian trading on Friday, building on Thursdays modest recovery, as markets remained on edge over ongoing supply disruptions in the Middle East and closely watched diplomatic developments ahead of...

Gold Prices Rise on Weaker Dollar and Ceasefire Hopes

Gold prices edged higher on Thursday, supported by a softer U.S. dollar and improving geopolitical sentiment after Israel announced plans to open direct negotiations with Lebanon. The development offered a measure of...

China's Inflation Data Misses Forecasts as Consumer Prices Slow in March

Chinas latest inflation figures came in below market expectations in March, highlighting the ongoing disinflationary challenges facing the worlds second-largest economy. According to official data released Friday, the...

Politics

Trump Warns Iran Over Strait of Hormuz Toll Fees Amid Fragile Ceasefire

President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Iran on Thursday, demanding that the country stop charging fees to tankers navigating the Strait of Hormuz. The warning came amid a delicate ceasefire following weeks of...

RFK Jr. Expands CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel's Scope Amid Legal Battles

U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has signed a new charter for the CDCs Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), broadening the panels focus to include vaccine risks and alleged gaps in vaccine safety...

Epstein Files: Key Figures Named in DOJ Document Release

The U.S. Justice Departments release of millions of internal documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein has exposed connections between the late financier and numerous high-profile individuals across politics, finance, and...

DOJ Launches Antitrust Investigation Into the NFL Over Broadcast Restrictions

The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into the National Football League over potential anticompetitive practices that may be harming consumers, according to a source familiar with the matter. The probe...

Cuba Seeks Dialogue With Trump Administration, Diaz-Canel Says

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has reached out to the Trump administration, expressing his governments willingness to engage in diplomatic talks but only on equal terms. In an exclusive interview with NBC News anchor...

Science

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...

NASA Artemis II: First Crewed Moon Mission Since Apollo Takes Four Astronauts on 10-Day Lunar Journey

NASAs Artemis II mission launched Wednesday, marking humanitys return to crewed lunar exploration for the first time since the Apollo era. Carrying four astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft, this historic 10-day mission...

NASA's Artemis II Mission: First Crewed Lunar Journey Since Apollo

NASA's Artemis II Crew Arrives in Florida for Historic Moon Mission

The four astronauts chosen for NASAs Artemis II mission have touched down at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, marking the beginning of final launch preparations for the first crewed lunar journey in over 50 years. NASA...

SpaceX Pivots Toward Moon City as Musk Reframes Long-Term Space Vision

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has revealed a significant shift in the companys near-term space exploration strategy, announcing that SpaceX is now prioritizing the development of a self-growing city on the Moon rather than focusing...

Technology

Anthropic's Mythos AI Model Sparks Emergency Cybersecurity Meeting With Top U.S. Bank CEOs

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell convened an urgent closed-door meeting with the chief executives of Americas largest banks this week, warning them about serious cybersecurity...

Bank of America Identifies Top Asia-Pacific Semiconductor Stocks Poised for AI-Driven Growth

Bank of America has spotlighted a select group of Asia-Pacific semiconductor companies well-positioned to ride the wave of surging artificial intelligence chip demand, with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...

China's AI Stocks Surge as Zhipu and MiniMax Hit Record Highs

Chinese artificial intelligence stocks continued their remarkable rally on Thursday, with Zhipu AI and MiniMax Group posting strong gains in Hong Kong trading as a wave of new model launches and product announcements...

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Posts Strong Q3 Earnings, Announces AI-Driven Job Cuts

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank delivered an impressive financial performance in its third quarter, reporting a 12.8% surge in cash earnings to A$137.9 million for the three months ending March 31. The result came in roughly 12%...

Alibaba Shares Slide as Jefferies Slashes Price Target Over AI Spending and Business Losses

Alibabas Hong Kong-listed shares (HK:9988) dropped 2.9% to HK$122.70 on Thursday, emerging as one of the heaviest drags on the Hang Seng Index, which closed 0.6% lower. The selloff came after investment bank Jefferies...