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Japan Keeps Faith in Weaker Yen as Economy Struggles
September 10th, 2014
Facing the prospect of the first growth-free fiscal year since the 2009 global recession, Japan’s policy makers are keeping faith that a weaker exchange rate will help the world’s third-largest economy. While the yen’s 26 percent slide against the ...
U.S. states probe Home Depot breach, senators seek FTC investigation
September 10th, 2014
Two senators asked the federal government to investigate a data breach on the payment-card processing systems of Home Depot Inc (HD.N) and five U.S. states launched a probe into the matter on Tuesday as fallout from the attack intensified. ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
September 10th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for September 10, 2014 S&P 500 Down day for the S&P 500 finding support at the 20 DMA only to close above at 1989.70. The S&P have gained almost 100 points since the beginning of ...
Brent Oil Below $100 as Ample Supplies Weigh
September 10th, 2014
Brent crude oil prices fell below $100 per barrel in volatile trade on Tuesday, a fourth straight daily decline as ample supplies weighed, while U.S. crude rose on the expectation of dwindling fuel stockpiles. Prices were not far above ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Commodities
September 10th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for September 10, 2014 Gold had another decline closing near the lows of the day and below the coveted $1250 level. This is bearish for Gold and we are likely heading to the $1240 area ...
Microsoft set to buy Minecraft maker
September 10th, 2014
Months after closing its $7 billion deal for Nokia’s handset business, Microsoft is eyeing another major acquisition. According to Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal, the company is near a deal to scoop up video game studio Mojang AB, ...
Is bigger better for ASEAN in a mega-regional world?
September 10th, 2014
Big-block trade agreements or ‘mega-regionals’, revolving around one or more major powers, are the latest trend in trade policy negotiations. ASEAN is involved in two: the American-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Chinese-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). But ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
September 10th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for September 10, 2014 EUR/USD pair found support close to the 1.2850 area only to turn back up and close positive for the day. The pair is oversold and might have put in a short ...
Banks are puzzled over how to stop rate fixing
September 10th, 2014
Banks and regulators have still not found a way to be sure of stopping traders from manipulating Libor, foreign exchange and other benchmarks, top watchdog Martin Wheatley said yesterday. More than two years on from the first bank fine ...
Phone Giants close to Joint Bid for Telecom Italia’s Brazil Unit
September 10th, 2014
América Móvil of Mexico, Oi of Brazil and Telefónica of Spain are coming together on a joint offer to buy Telecom Italia’s Brazil operations, TIM Participações, a person with close knowledge of the negotiations said on Tuesday. TIM’s market ...
