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USD/JPY bounced off 101.23/00
May 20th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook While the 200-day SMA has already been breached, which is generally reckoned to be a bearish sign, some of the strongest demand areas remain intact. Consequently, unless a cluster of supports at 101.23/00 is broken, there will ...
GoPro plans to list on the Nasdaq stock exchange
May 20th, 2014
Wearable camera-maker GoPro has filed documents for a public share sale in the US. Money raised from the initial public offering (IPO) will go towards repaying debt and future acquisitions. The filing did not reveal how many shares the ...
GBP/USD may dip to monthly PP
May 20th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook The Cable is currently experiencing difficulties overcoming the weekly pivot point, which did not let the Pound to appreciate further. Accordingly, the nearest future could be associated with a sell-off that should be limited by a strong ...
EUR/USD is likely to breach 200-day SMA
May 20th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook EUR/USD is still lacking momentum. From the upside the currency pair’s movements are restricted by the monthly S1, but there are also additional resistances represented by the 100-day SMA and up-trend line at 1.3760 and by the ...
Marks and Spencer sees profits fall
May 20th, 2014
Marks and Spencer has reported a 3.9% fall in underlying annual profit to £623m, the third consecutive year its profits have fallen. The retailer also said that group sales rose by 2.7% to £10.3bn in the year to 29 ...
SRA publishes guidance for criminal legal aid contract applicants
May 19th, 2014
The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has published guidance to support applicants tendering for criminal legal aid services contracts. The guidance covers key considerations firms need to keep in mind when applying for Own client contracts and Duty Provider Crime ...
Central Bank Gold Agreement
May 19th, 2014
ECB and other central banks announce the fourth Central Bank Gold Agreement as follows: The European Central Bank, the Nationale Bank van België/Banque Nationale de Belgique, the Deutsche Bundesbank, Eesti Pank, the Central Bank of Ireland, the Bank of ...
CySec: acquisition of Administrative Services Providers (ASP) licence
May 19th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec), the Cypriot financial regulatory authority, has announced that the following firms have successfully obtained the CySec licence to operate as Administrative Services Providers (ASP): Cyproman Services Ltd V.M.L. Venture Management Ltd Feldmans ...
ASIC reports on dark liquidity rule
May 19th, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) today released the results of a review of rule changes affecting ‘dark trading’ and their impact on market quality. The meaningful price improvement rule and changes to block tier thresholds were introduced ...
Gunmen Storm Libya Parliament as Violence Grips Oil-Producer
May 19th, 2014
A Libyan military police chief said he disbanded parliament after a militia group he backs stormed it yesterday, spreading violence in the energy-rich nation to its capital and sending world oil prices higher. In a televised speech late yesterday ...
