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EMERGING MARKETS-Asian currencies fall as middle east tensions boost dollar safe-haven demand
Philippine peso falls 1% to 2-month lowIndonesian rupiah down 0.3% ahead of rate decisionFederal Reserve decision due later in the dayBy Himanshi Akhand June 18 (Reuters) - Emerging Asian currencies lost ground on Wednesday as the dollar held firm on safe-haven demand as the conflict between Isra...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Stocks
EMERGING MARKETS-Asian currencies fall as middle east tensions boost dollar safe-haven demand
Philippine peso falls 1% to 2-month lowIndonesian rupiah down 0.3% ahead of rate decisionFederal Reserve decision due later in the dayBy Himanshi Akhand June 18 (Reuters) - Emerging Asian currencies lost ground on Wednesday as the dollar held firm on safe-haven demand as the conflict between Isra...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Cryptocurrencies
Crypto In The Land Of Smiles: Thailand Scraps Gains Tax Until 2029
Thailand’s finance ministry has unveiled a plan to drop capital gains tax on cryptocurrencies for five years. Starting Jan. 1, 2025, and running through Dec. 31, 2029, people selling coins like bitcoin through licensed Thai platforms won’t pay tax on those profits. The move comes as Bangkok tries to...Bitcoinist
Wed, Jun 18
Cryptocurrencies
$150,000 Bitcoin Is In Play—Unless This One Macro Metric Snaps
Bitcoin may be gearing up for a renewed surge, but according to trader Josh Olszewicz, the bullish setup is walking a macroeconomic tightrope—and one wrong move could send everything tumbling. In his June 16 “Macro Monday” update, Olszewicz laid out a broad-based technical and macroeconomic case for...NewsBTC
Wed, Jun 18
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Transatlantic airfares slump as Western Europeans skip US travel
Summer airfares from Europe to US drop to pre-pandemic levelsWestern Europe travel to US declines, Eastern Europe travel risesAirlines adjust strategies amid changing transatlantic travel demandBy Doyinsola Oladipo and Joanna Plucinska NEW YORK/LONDON, June 18 (Reuters) - Airfares from Europe to ...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
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Anduril, Rheinmetall partner to build military drones for Europe
Anduril and Rheinmetall to develop Barracuda and Fury drones for EuropePartnership aims to enhance European military capabilities with US technologyImportance of drones highlighted by Ukraine war, focus on rapid production and deploymentBy Joe BrockPARIS, June 18 (Reuters) - U.S. drone-maker Anduril...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Commodities
Israel-Iran developments in next 3-5 days critical for global energy markets, Yergin says
By Florence Tan KUALA LUMPUR, June 18 (Reuters) - Developments in the Iran-Israel conflict in the next three to five days will be critical to global energy markets even though oil and gas supplies from the Gulf have not yet been disrupted, oil historian Daniel Yergin said on Wednesday. Iran and I...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Forex
Australia, New Zealand dollars attempt to steady after sell-off, Fed decision looms
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, June 18 (Reuters) - The Australian and New Zealand dollars attempted to recover from an overnight slump on Wednesday, although much will depend on developments in the Israel-Iran conflict as President Donald Trump warned U.S. patience is wearing thin.The commodity-sensitive ...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
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Ice Hockey-Florida forward Bennett named playoffs MVP
June 18 (Reuters) - Sam Bennett won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the Stanley Cup playoffs' Most Valuable Player (MVP) after helping Florida to a second successive NHL championship with a 5-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers in Game Six on Tuesday.Bennett, who turns 29 on Friday, scored five goals in th...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Commodities
What you need to know about the Air India Boeing Dreamliner crash
June 18 (Reuters) - The crash of an Air India Boeing BA.N 787 Dreamliner seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad city, killing all but one of the 242 people on board, is the world's worst aviation disaster in a decade.At least 30 people were also killed on the ground as the airliner crashed into a ...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
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India regulator says no 'major safety concerns' on Air India's Boeing 787 fleet
June 17 (Reuters) - India's aviation safety watchdog said on Tuesday surveillance conducted on Air India's Boeing BA.N 787 fleet did not reveal any major safety concerns, days after one of its jets crashed, killing at least 271 people."The aircraft and associated maintenance systems were...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Forex
USD/CAD maintains position above 1.3650 as traders adopt caution ahead of Fed decision
USD/CAD edges lower after losing over 0.5% in the previous session, trading around 1.3660 during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The pair holds losses as the US Dollar (USD) loses ground ahead of the US Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest rate decision due later in the day.
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Wed, Jun 18
Cryptocurrencies
Ripple (XRP) Crash Warning, Price Dropping Below $2 Could Spark Major Sell Off – Top Holders Are Hedging
There’s tension in the altcoin market, and nowhere is it more apparent than in the Ripple news. The XRP price has been wobbling near that $2 mark and if it drops, things could get messy fast. Analysts are already muttering about corrections and a few big holders aren’t sticking around to see how it plays […]Cryptopolitan
Wed, Jun 18
Commodities
TECHNICALS-CBOT soybeans may test resistance at $10.77
For more technical analyses, please click SINGAPORE, June 18 (Reuters) - The CBOT soybean July contract SN25 may test resistance at $10.77 per bushel, a break above which could led to gain into the $10.81-1/2 to $10.89 range.Despite the fact that the two shooting stars around the resistance are shad...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Stocks
Turkey - Factors to watch on June 18
ANKARA, June 18 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Wednesday.The lira TRYTOM=D3 traded at 39.54 against the U.S. dollar at 0437 GMT, unchanged from Tuesday's close.The main BIST 100 share index .XU100 closed 0.11% lower at 9,339.59 points o...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Cryptocurrencies
Dominant Chinese makers of bitcoin mining machines set up US production to beat tariffs
Sino-US trade war is reshaping bitcoin supply chainsThree Chinese firms control more than 90% of mining rig marketReliance on China for hardware is risk for US, experts sayChinese firms also up against US security concernsBy Samuel Shen and Vidya Ranganathan SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, June 18 (Reuters) ...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
Stocks
MORNING BID EUROPE-Gloom pervades ahead of Fed meet's outcome
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae WeeMarkets head into Wednesday's Federal Reserve rates decision with much uncertainty around the global economy, trade and geopolitical ties.With the Israel-Iran air war entering a sixth day, the G7 wealthy nations struggling to fin...Reuters
Wed, Jun 18
