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Tuesday December 9: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Commodities
December 9th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for December 9, 2014 Positive day for gold which managed to back above the 20 DMA and push over the $1200 hurdle. Despite upswing gold failed to remain above on the close suggesting that area ...
New strategic approach to ensure “sharper focus” to regulatory challenges ahead
December 9th, 2014
The FCA’s remit is far ranging and challenging with the recent additional responsibility for regulating consumer credit meaning the number of firms that now come under the FCA has trebled over the past eighteen months. The approach is shaped ...
Audit Office says benefits fraud and error costs £72m
December 9th, 2014
Benefit overpayments due to fraud and error in Northern Ireland rose to £72m in 2013, according to figures contained in an Audit Office report. The 2013 total is an increase of £3m on the previous year and relates to ...
Madoff accomplice Daniel Bonventre jailed for 10 years
December 9th, 2014
A former associate of Bernie Madoff has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for aiding the disgraced Wall Street financier in his $65bn (£42bn) fraud scheme. Daniel Bonventre, 67, was also ordered to forfeit $155bn (£99bn). Bonventre is ...
Tuesday December 9: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
December 9th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for December 9, 2014 EURUSD sell off found support at new low of 1.2247 prior to bouncing back up above the 1.23 handle to finish the day on a positive note. Resistance at the 1.2360-1.2400. ...
SNB Threatening Negative Rate Awaits Draghi’s Next Move
December 9th, 2014
Swiss National Bank officials have their eyes on one man: Mario Draghi. The prospect of the European Central Bank intensifying stimulus by purchasing government bonds has weakened the euro, pushing the franc to within 0.2 percent of the SNB’s ...
PwC staff grilled by MPs over Luxembourg deals
December 9th, 2014
Accountants and business advisors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) came under fire from MPs yesterday during a parliamentary hearing. The hearing followed the leak of hundreds of Luxembourg tax rulings at the beginning of November. “I think what you are doing is selling ...
Russia Economic Pain Spreads as UBS Cuts Seven Stocks
December 9th, 2014
Russia’s worsening economic crisis is spreading through its corporate bond and stock markets as a tumbling ruble and plunging growth erode confidence in companies recently seen as able to withstand the turmoil. UBS AG cut stock ratings for seven ...
Crude Oil’s Fall Pressures Energy Megaprojects
December 9th, 2014
Energy development projects that looked great earlier this year are looking less so now. Tumbling oil prices hit a fresh five-year low on Monday, pressuring some of the world’s biggest energy companies to reconsider multibillion-dollar expenditures. The biggest worries: ...
Technical Analysis: Indices – Dec 09
December 9th, 2014
Technical Analysis for December 09, 2014 SPX made a big reversal to 2060 level and targeting 2040 next as the lower break. A reversal higher once more again to 2080 will target 2100 again. Tried to break 2080 level ...
