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Gold Steadies After Losses, Remains Under $1300
July 25th, 2014
Gold remains under the key level of $1300, as the spot price stands at $1293.13 per ounce late the European session. The metal has now slipped about 2% in the past week. On the release front, it’s a quiet ...
Ecuador decentralized digital currencies
July 25th, 2014
With 91 votes in favor, the National Assembly of Ecuador has effectively baned payments in digital currencies, while establishing guidelines for the creation of a new, state-run currency. Members of Ecuador’s largest bitcoin organization La Comunid Bitcoin Ecuador, urged ...
Vodafone revenue dragged lower by Spain and South Africa in first quarter
July 25th, 2014
Vodafone received no relief from tough market conditions in the first quarter, with a slowdown in Spain and South Africa resulting in another heavy drop in its key revenue measure. The world’s second-biggest mobile operator said the pace of ...
Consumers replace cash with credit cards
July 25th, 2014
Visa reports 5% increase in third quarter revenue to $3.16 billion over the prior -year period. Company’s Net income came in at $1.4 billion that resulted in a per-share profit of $2.17, $0.07 higher the analyst consensus. Visa CEO ...
EU regulators to decide on Oracle, Micros deal by Aug. 29
July 25th, 2014
European Union antitrust regulators will decide by Aug. 29 whether to clear world No. 2 software maker Oracle Corp’s (ORCL.N) $5.3 billion bid for Micros Systems (MCRS.O), the European Commission said on Friday. The deal, Oracle’s biggest in five ...
Stocks futures lower Friday
July 25th, 2014
Stock futures were lower Friday ahead of the start of regular trading. Here is where major market indexes stood before the opening bell (Last updated at 4:15 a.m.) Dow: – 0.02% S&P 500: – 0.05% Nasdaq: – 0.21% Japan’s ...
FinCEN named FBME Bank Ltd as a foreign financial institution of primary money laundering
July 25th, 2014
On July 17 FinCEN issued a press release taking action to Protect U.S Financial System. On that date, FinCEN named FBME Bank, which transacts 90 percent of its global banking business through branches in Cyprus, as a foreign financial institution ...
Technical Analysis EUR/USD refuses to go down
July 25th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook For the time being the single European currency is reluctant to decline, even though it has just breached one of the key support lines, namely 1.35. Right now the pair is facing the monthly S1 at 1.3436, ...
Technical Analysis GBP/USD fell to 55-day SMA
July 25th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook Although a breach of the resistance on Jun 30 represented by the 2009 high was considered to be a bullish sign, in the end the Sterling proved to be unable to sustain a rally. Right now GBP/USD ...
Technical Analysis USD/JPY re-tests monthly pivot point
July 25th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook Not without some difficulties, but USD/JPY managed to reach the resistance at 101.83/73. However, despite the monthly technical indicators giving ‘buy’ signals, the pair may not advance further. The supply area the U.S. Dollar is facing is ...
