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USD/CAD steadies near 1.3750 as weak US data fuel Fed rate cut bets
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Australia's PointsBet slightly down after rally; Bell Potter raises target price on Mixi bid
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New Zealand considering recognition of Palestinian state, foreign minister says
Top 3 Price Prediction: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple – BTC nears record highs, ETH and XRP follow suit
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Trump says he hopes China will quickly quadruple its US soybean orders
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Australian dollar holds steady ahead of expected rate cut, kiwi flat
Forex
USD/CAD steadies near 1.3750 as weak US data fuel Fed rate cut bets
USD/CAD inches lower after two days of losses, trading around 1.3750 during the Asian hours on Monday. The pair depreciates as the US Dollar (USD) faces challenges amid recent weakening in US economic data, which prompted traders to price in the possibility of more interest rate cuts this year.Fxstreet
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Stocks
Australia's PointsBet slightly down after rally; Bell Potter raises target price on Mixi bid
** Shares of PointsBet PBH.AX are down 0.2% at A$1.2625** Bookmaker's stock rallied more than 4% in previous week on recommending shareholders to accept Mixi Australia's increased offer price of A$1.25 per co's shares ** Bell Potter raises PT to A$1.25 from A$1.20, matching offer price, ...Reuters
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New Zealand considering recognition of Palestinian state, foreign minister says
By Lucy Craymer and Christine Chen WELLINGTON, Aug 11 (Reuters) - New Zealand is considering recognition of a Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Monday.Prime Minister Christopher Luxon's cabinet would make a formal decision in September and present the government's...Reuters
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Cryptocurrencies
Top 3 Price Prediction: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple – BTC nears record highs, ETH and XRP follow suit
Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP) kicked off the week on a bullish note, with BTC inching closer to its record high of $123,218. Meanwhile, ETH is testing a critical resistance level, and XRP is on the verge of a potential breakout.
Commodities
Trump says he hopes China will quickly quadruple its US soybean orders
Aug 10 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he hoped China would quadruple its soybean orders from the U.S, adding that it was also "a way of substantially reducing" Beijing's trade deficit with Washington."China is worried about its shortage of soybeans. Our g...Reuters
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Forex
Australian dollar holds steady ahead of expected rate cut, kiwi flat
RBA's 25-bp rate cut fully priced in after shock last monthKey is how it communicates future movesAUD, NZD subdued after gains last week SYDNEY, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The Australian dollar held gains on Monday, with markets bracing for a central bank policy meeting this week where a rate cut is ...Reuters
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Commodities
TECHNICALS-CBOT soybeans neutral in $9.84-1/2 to $9.95-1/2 range
For more technical analyses, please click SINGAPORE, Aug 11 (Reuters) - The CBOT soybean November contract SX25 looks neutral in a range of $9.84-1/2 to $9.95-1/2 per bushel, and an escape could suggest a direction.A break above $9.95-1/2 could lead to a gain into the $10.04-1/2 to $10.13-1/2 range,...Reuters
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Commodities
Oil prices fall as market eyes US-Russia talks on Ukraine
BEIJING, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Oil prices fell in early Asian trading on Monday, extending declines of more than 4% last week on higher U.S. tariffs on its trading partners, an OPEC output hike, and expectations the U.S. and Russia were moving closer to a Ukraine ceasefire pact.
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Stocks
Shares edge ahead in Asia, Nikkei futures near record peak
SYDNEY, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Major share indexes crept higher in Asia on Monday as upbeat company earnings underpinned high valuations in the tech sector, while a crucial report on U.S. inflation would likely set the course of the dollar and bonds.Reuters
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SK Hynix expects AI memory market to grow 30% a year to 2030
SEOUL/SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 11 (Reuters) - South Korea's SK Hynix 000660.KS forecasts that the market for a specialized form of memory chip designed for artificial intelligence will grow 30% a year until 2030, a senior executive said in an interview with Reuters.Reuters
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Other
Western Union to acquire Intermex for about $500 million
Aug 10 (Reuters) - Money transfer company Western Union WU.N said on Sunday it will acquire Intermex IMXI.O, a U.S. firm that focuses on payment transfers to Latin America and the Caribbean, for about $500 million in cash.Western Union will pay $16 for each Intermex share, representing a premium of ...Reuters
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Tennis-Zverev rolls past home hope into Cincinnati third round, Shelton advances
Aug 10 (Reuters) - German third seed Alexander Zverev swatted aside home hope Nishesh Basavareddy 6-3 6-3 in the second round of the Cincinnati Open on Sunday, as Canadian Open winner Ben Shelton advanced when Argentina's Camilo Ugo Carabelli retired injured. The 2021 champion Zverev never faced...Reuters
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Cryptocurrencies
Ethereum Surges 24% in a Week, Hits 4-Year High — A Bigger Winner in the Trump Era?
TradingKey - On August 10, Ethereum (ETH), the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, broke through $4,300, marking its first close above $4,000 in 2025 and reaching its highest level since late 2021. The rally — a 24% weekly gain — outpaced all major crypto peers, including Bitcoin (+6%), XRP (+9%)Other
Russia says it continued development of nuclear missiles during moratorium on deployment
Aug 11 (Reuters) - Russia kept up development of intermediate- and shorter-range missile systems during a moratorium on their deployment and now possesses a substantial arsenal of such weapons, Russian media reported late on Sunday citing Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov."When the moratori...Reuters
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Commodities
METALS-Shanghai copper hits over one-week high on softer dollar, China demand hopes
BEIJING, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Shanghai copper futures climbed on Monday to hit their highest in more than a week, aided by a softer dollar and China demand hopes, even though supply concerns eased after Codelco got nod to restart operations at the El Teniente mine in Chile.The most-traded copper contr...Reuters
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