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New Zealand Dollar Speculators raise Bets as NZD rises on possible higher interest rates - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
It’s not just high gas prices – inflation is now spreading through the US economy - By D. Brian Blank, Mississippi State University and Brandy Hadley, Appalachian State University Americans don’t need a press release to know that inflation is rising. Gasoline is above $4 per… ...
Scientists used a method from ecology to identify whether icy moons could hold conditions for life - By Gideon Yoffe, Weizmann Institute of Science New observatories and spacecraft missions are probing environments in our solar system that could potentially host life but have long remained hidden. Icy… ...
Week Ahead: Dollar in the crosshairs - By ForexTime FXTM’s USDInd ↑ 0.8% YTD Iran conflict + US NFP combo = fresh volatility? Over past year, NFP triggered moves of ↑ 0.3% & ↓ 1.2% NFP forecast… ...- Australian Dollar Speculators continue to raise Bullish Bets for 4th straight week - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
Speculator Extremes: AUD, Soybean Meal & Copper lead Bullish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on Tuesday May… ...- Week Ahead: EURUSD inches toward make-or-break support - By ForexTime EURUSD ↓ 1.1% YTD Germany CPI + US PCE combo = fresh volatility? EU Flash CPI forecast to trigger moves of ↑ 0.3% & ↓ 0.2% US April… ...
Nvidia earnings preview: In chips we trust… - By ForexTime Nvidia shares only ↑18% year-to-date Competition, data centre revenue and fiscal Q2 2027 guidance in focus Shares could move 5.5% ↑ or ↓ post earnings Analysts remain bullish… ...
Button‑pushing explorers: How to grasp that AI agents can do amazing things while knowing nothing - By Ji Y. Son, California State University, Los Angeles and Alice Xu, University of California, Los Angeles The nonprofit ARC Prize Foundation on May 1, 2026, released the results of… ...
The missing link in America’s critical minerals push isn’t mining – it’s processing expertise - By Hélène Nguemgaing, University of Maryland and Alan Collins, West Virginia UniversityThe United States is spending billions of dollars to secure access to critical minerals – minerals and metals that… ...
Most people don’t know what they don’t know, but think they do – correcting your metaknowledge can make you a better teacher and learner - By Tommy Blanchard, Tufts University Do you know what the Apple logo looks like? Chances are, you think you do. It’s ubiquitous and iconic. How could you not know it?… ...- How does your brain decide between the road not taken or the same old route? Resolving conflicting memories is key to navigation - By Paulina Maxim, Georgia Institute of Technology When was the last time you paid attention to your commute? And I don’t mean a couple of feet in front of you,… ...
Mythos AI is a cybersecurity threat, but it doesn’t rewrite the rules of the game - By Mohammad Ahmad, West Virginia University The cybersecurity community went on alert when Anthropic announced on April 7, 2026, that its latest and most capable general-purpose large language model, Claude… ...
Yen Speculator Bets jump after intervention, CAD & AUD Bets continue higher as USD Index Bets fall - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
Speculator Extremes: Cotton, SOFR 3-Months lead Bullish & Bearish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on Tuesday May… ...- Week Ahead: Dollar faces Trump/Xi & CPI showdown - By ForexTime Fresh clashes near Strait of Hormuz fuels caution Trump/Xi summit could influence fate of Iran war US CPI data among other reports also in sharp focus FXTM USDInd… ...
UAE’s OPEC exit has been long in the works – and may mark the beginning of a Gulf realignment - By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University The United Arab Emirates’ decision to withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries will leave the oil cartel weakened at a crucial time.… ...
Canadian Dollar Speculator Bets up strongly for 2nd week as CAD price gains for 4th week - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
Speculator Extremes: Soybean Oil, Wheat & Ultra 10-Year Bonds lead Bullish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on Tuesday April… ...
Why the CRB Index May Be Signaling the Next Commodity Move - Source: John Newell (4/30/26) John Newell of John Newell & Associates takes a look at the CRB Index and reviews companies on the index he believes might be positioned for… ...
What’s in the price of a gallon of gas? - By Robert I. Harris, Georgia Institute of Technology The U.S. Energy Information Administration expects nationwide retail gasoline prices to average near US$4.30 a gallon for April 2026 – the highest… ...
You probably wouldn’t notice if an AI chatbot slipped ads into its responses - By Brian Jay Tang, University of Michigan and Kang G. Shin, University of Michigan Hundreds of millions of people consult artificial intelligence chatbots on a daily basis for everything from… ...
How personal finance advice is getting political, thanks to ‘finfluencers’ - By Maximilian Brichta, University of Virginia Once seen as often dry and sometimes intimidating, personal finance advice is a far cry from what it was in your grandparents’ day. It’s… ...
The World’s Most Underrated Investment Frontier - Source: Stephen McBride (4/27/26) Stephen McBride of RiskHedge shares what he believes is one of the most criminally underrated investments today. RiskHedge publisher Dan Steinhart and I just got back… ...- Large Currency Speculators raised their Canadian Dollar & Euro Bets - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
Speculator Extremes: SoyOil, SoyMeal, 2-Year & Bloomberg Index lead Bullish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on Tuesday April… ...
Week Ahead: Rate-Setters Take Centre Stage! - By ForexTime BoJ, BoC, BoJ, Fed, ECB and BoE seen leaving rates unchanged Quarterly outlook & press conferences may provide critical insight Central banks are likely to remain hawkish on… ...
Data centers don’t have to be a burden on local communities – and can even support them by generating power and repurposing waste heat - By Gregor Henze, University of Colorado Boulder and Sean Shaheen, University of Colorado Boulder Many consumers – and state policymakers and even utility companies – are worried about the possibility… ...
US government ramps up mass surveillance with help of AI tech, data brokers – and your apps and devices - By Anne Toomey McKenna, Penn State On a Saturday morning, you head to the hardware store. Your neighbors’ Ring cameras film your walk to the car. Your car’s sensors, cameras… ...
Signs of economic instability emerge in Oakland County, one of Michigan’s wealthiest - By Grigoris Argeros, Eastern Michigan University and Jordyn Gerwig, Eastern Michigan University Oakland County, home to nearly 1.3 million residents, ranks among Michigan’s wealthiest counties. But that description does not… ...- Week Ahead: NAS100 faces triple risk cocktail - By ForexTime NAS100 ↑ 11% MTD, recently touching ATH Tesla ↑ 5% MTD ahead of earnings on Tuesday 22nd April US-Iran two-week ceasefire deadline expires April 21 US retail sales… ...
Industries most exposed to AI are not only seeing productivity gains but jobs and wage growth too - By Christos Makridis, Arizona State University; Institute for Humane Studies Forecasts of the impact of artificial intelligence range from the apocalyptic to the utopian. An October 2025 report from Senate… ...- Large Currency Speculators Drop Euro Bets into Bearish Territory - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is… ...
Speculator Extremes: Soybean Oil, Bitcoin & AUD lead weekly Bullish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on Tuesday April… ...
Water conservation works, but climate change is outpacing it: Phoenix, Denver and Las Vegas offer a glimpse of the future - By Renee Obringer, Penn State and Dave White, Arizona State University When a drought turns into an urban water crisis, a city’s first step is often to limit lawn watering… ...
Why the Persian Gulf has more oil and gas than anywhere else on Earth - By Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington It has been said that Persian Gulf countries are both blessed and cursed by their vast oil and gas reserves. Geologic forces over millions… ...
Hormuz closure threatens the global food supply – why grocery price hikes are coming - By Aya S. Chacar, Florida International University The global energy crisis caused by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is only the beginning of the economic cost of the… ...
Large Currency Speculators sharply add to Canadian Dollar Bearish Bets - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
Speculator Extremes: AUD, Soybean Oil, Bitcoin & Bloomberg Index lead weekly Bullish Bets - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on Tuesday March… ...
War in the Middle East made the case for renewables – what’s happening in each country tells a harder story - By Ezgi Canpolat, Harvard University The oil-dependent world is in crisis. Ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz – through which more than a quarter of global seaborne oil trade… ...- A Major Currency Event is Unfolding - Source: Barry Dawes (3/31/26) With Operation Epic Fury still on everyone's minds, Barry Dawes of Martin Place Securities shares his thoughts on the market and where currencies are headed. Epic… ...
- From youth bulges to graying societies: The demographic dynamics that are upending the world - By John Rennie Short, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Government-shaking protests in Bangladesh, Iran, Nepal and Sri Lanka – to name a few – have all in recent years been… ...
How polling failures, gambling legalization and political gridlock paved the way for the explosive rise of prediction markets - By Parker Bach, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Though prediction markets have been legal in the U.S. for less than 18 months, they can’t stop making news and… ...- Euro Large Speculator Bets dropped to 55-Week Low - By InvestMacro Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The latest COT data is updated… ...
Speculator Extremes: AUD, Steel & Soybean Oil lead weekly Bullish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on Tuesday March… ...
Two verdicts in two days: How American courts are rewriting the rules for Big Tech and children - By Carolina Rossini, UMass Amherst Within 48 hours, the legal landscape governing social media and children shifted in ways that will take years to fully understand and verify. On March 24,… ...
Why shadow tankers are the only ships still moving through the Strait of Hormuz - By Charles Edward Gehrke, US Naval War College The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed. Since the beginning of the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran on Feb.… ...- Currency Speculators sharply drop Euro, CAD bets while boosting GBP, CHF & AUD - By InvestMacro | COT | Data Tables | COT Leaders | Downloads | COT Newsletter Here are the latest charts and statistics for the Commitment of Traders (COT) data published… ...
Speculator Extremes: Australian Dollar, Steel & Soybean Oil lead Bullish Positions - By InvestMacro The latest update for the weekly Commitment of Traders (COT) report was released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Friday for data ending on Tuesday March… ...
Targeting of energy facilities turned Iran war into worst‑case scenario for Gulf states - By Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Rice University The U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran took a dangerous turn on March 18, 2026, with tit-for-tat strikes on critical energy infrastructure that amount to… ...
