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Australia 200 – Falls to Eight Month Low Near 5150
October 10th, 2014
Australia 200 for Friday, October 10, 2014 Since the beginning of September the Australia 200 Index has declined strongly from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to enter its previously established trading range between 5400 ...
Australia 200 – Enjoys Solid Support at 5200
October 9th, 2014
Australia 200 for Thursday, October 9, 2014 Since the beginning of September the Australia 200 Index has declined strongly from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to enter its previously established trading range between 5400 ...
Tax Cuts In Greece’s First Balanced Budget In Decades
October 8th, 2014
Greece’s 2015 Budget, released on October 6, 2014, includes reductions to the solidarity tax on earners and a 30 percent cut on the tax on heating oil, as part of the Government’s pledge to begin to unwind the austerity ...
Rift opens among Eurozone leaders over Germany’s insistence on austerity
October 8th, 2014
With new signs of economic trouble emerging, what has been a guiding European economic principle for several years is facing open revolt. As Europe confronts new signs of economic trouble, national leaders, policy makers and economists are starting to ...
Consumer borrowing rise to record level
October 8th, 2014
Borrowing for auto and student loans jump but credit card borrowing drops regarding US economy. U.S. consumers increased their borrowing in August in the category that covers auto loans and student loans but cut back on their credit card ...
German industry production slumps as fears mount
October 7th, 2014
German industrial production contracted 4 per cent in August, the biggest decline in over five years and much worse than expected – fuelling fears that even the eurozone’s economic powerhouse is now flirting with a recession. Germany’s economy unexpectedly ...
U.S. Oil Export ban no longer necessary says Exxon Chief
October 7th, 2014
Rex Tillerson, ExxonMobil’s CEO, says the ban on exports of U.S. crude oil that’s been in effect for decades is no longer necessary and a lifting of regulatory constraints on liquefied natural gas (LNG) would increase America’s energy and ...
Asian markets rebound on positive US jobs data
October 6th, 2014
Asian markets rebounded from a string of declines on Monday after stronger-than-expected US payroll data. US Labor Department figures showed 248,000 jobs were created in September and the unemployment rate dropped to a six-year low of 5.9%. Japan’s Nikkei ...
When the carnival is over: Australia’s surprising G20 legacy
October 6th, 2014
The genesis of the G20 is a tale of two crises. The first — the Asian financial crisis — led to the creation of the G20 as a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from 19 of ...
London ranks most popular destination for workers
October 6th, 2014
London becomes the most popular city in the world to work in, according to an international survey of more than 200,000 people, with nearly one in six of those questioned wanting to move to the British capital to secure ...