Samsung, a global tech giant, has built a reputation for leading innovation and cutting-edge technology. Whether it’s the latest smartphone, smartwatch, or home appliance, the company consistently pushes boundaries. Its focus on user experience enables the creation of products that enhance and redefine our interaction with technology. But in a world where tech evolves rapidly,…
The UK is facing an “absolutely seismic moment”, John Swinney has said, with the prospect of the election of first ministers in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in May who are all committed to the break-up of the union. Speaking at the Scottish National party’s campaign conference ahead of the Scottish parliament elections, the first…
Newsquawk Week In Focus: Highlights include US/China meet, NVDA GTC, FOMC, BoJ, BoE, ECB, RBA, and SNB Week in Review WEEKEND: US/China Meeting MON: Chinese Retail Sales (Jan-Feb), Canadian Inflation (Feb) TUE: RBA Policy Announcement, German ZEW Survey (Mar), Japanese Trade Balance (Feb) WED: BoC Policy Announcement, FOMC Policy Announcement and Press Conference, CBRT…
Every military analyst in the world warned that Iran would try to shut down the Strait of Hormuz but Trump evidently didn’t prepare for it. Now he’s asking for China and other countries for help in opening it. His latest message: Many Countries, especially those who are affected by Iran’s attempted closure of the Hormuz…
As expected, the past week was influenced by both macroeconomic statistics and geopolitical factors. The focus was on inflation data in the United States and Germany, however the main driver for commodity markets continued to be the situation in the Middle East. Against this background the dollar continued to strengthen, while oil and gold remained…
Wall Street began Friday’s session on a positive note but quickly lost momentum, sliding back into negative territory to close out a bruising week. Major U.S. indexes declined for a fourth consecutive session, reflecting investor caution amid a deteriorating geopolitical outlook and new signals on the inflation front. The S&P 500 finished down around 0.4%,…
“King Dollar” returned with a vengeance last week as global markets were jolted by a volatile mix of geopolitical escalation and a dramatic repricing of U.S. monetary policy expectations. The greenback surged broadly, pushing Dollar Index back above the psychological 100 level. The question now is how long Dollar can keep the “throne”. To answer…
It is, as one Green activist put it, a never-ending series of “constantly good problems to have”. But how does a party adapt to the sudden trebling of its membership? And when a majority of people in an organisation are new, is it even the same thing anymore? The basic facts alone are startling. Before…
EUR/USD’s fall from 1.2081 resumed by breaking through 1.1506 last week. Initial bias stays on the downside this week for 38.2% retracement of 1.0176 to 1.2081 at 1.1353 next. Firm break there will target 61.8% projection at 1.0904 next. Overall, near term outlook will stay cautiously bearish as long as 1.1666 resistance holds, in case…
USD/JPY’s up trend from 139.87 resumed by breaking through 159.44 last week. Initial bias remains on the upside this week for retesting 161.94 high first. Firm break there will confirm larger up trend resumption and target 61.8% projection of 139.87 to 159.44 from 152.25 at 164.34. On the downside, below 158.55 minor support will turn…