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‘Global Islamic Economy Indicator’ introduced
December 8th, 2014
DIEDC launches ‘State of Global Islamic Economy Report’ Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC), in partnership with Thomson Reuters and in collaboration with the Dinar Standard, has launched the ‘State of the Global Islamic Economy Report (SGIE)’ for the ...
Why Bitcoin Remittance Services Should Leave the ‘Bitcoin’ Part Out
December 8th, 2014
The sister cities of Hong Kong and Macau currently house more than 200,000 migrant Filipinos between them. The breakdown is fairly homogenous in terms of occupation: the largest group consists of 160,000 Filipinas working on Foreign Domestic Helper visas ...
Dollar Gauge at Five-Year High as Kiwi, Aussie Decline on China
December 8th, 2014
A gauge of the dollar headed for its highest close in more than five years after China said imports unexpectedly fell in November, underpinning demand for the currency of the U.S. where growth is beating forecasts. The dollar rose ...
Commodity Benchmarks Seen Open to Manipulation, Law Firm Says
December 8th, 2014
Almost two-thirds of commodity market participants say that benchmarks used to set the price of everything from crude oil to ethanol to zinc are vulnerable to manipulation, according to a new study. The report, to be published today by ...
Technical Analysis: Indices – Dec 08
December 8th, 2014
Technical Analysis for December 08, 2014 SPX tried to break 2080 level and traded around that level for now. A higher break from this level will target 2100 next but a lower break under 2060 will target 2040 next ...
Technical Analysis: Commodities – Dec 08
December 8th, 2014
Technical Analysis for December 08, 2014 XAU/USD breaks lower under 1200 to 1190 level for now. Another lower break might retouch 1175 level. A lower movement under 1175 will target last low around 1145 level once again and a ...
How Did Germany Limit Unemployment in the Recession?
December 8th, 2014
Here’s a puzzle: During the Great Recession, the total contraction in economic output was noticeably larger in Germany than in the United States, but the rise in the unemployment rate was noticeably higher in the United States than in ...
Technical Analysis: Currency pairs – Dec 08
December 8th, 2014
Technical Analysis for December 08, 2014 EUR/USD moves lower once again crossing the last bottom line. The next target will be 1.225 and once it breaks that level it will target 1.2 for the long term. A reversal to ...
Asian Currencies in Longest Weekly Declining Streak in Six Years
December 5th, 2014
Asian currencies dropped for a sixth week, the longest declining streak since 2008, as economic data boosted demand for the dollar and supported the case for higher U.S. interest rates. Malaysia’s ringgit led losses, falling to a five-year low ...
7 risk areas for the 2014 audit cycle
December 5th, 2014
Revenue recognition, internal control over financial reporting, and professional skepticism are among the seven key areas for 2014 audit consideration, according to an alert sent Thursday by the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ). The alert is designed to help ...
