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Weak data to test BOJ’s rosy economic view, policy on hold
September 1st, 2014
The Bank of Japan will maintain its existing stimulus policy and optimistic economic view on when it meets on Thursday, sources say, preferring to take more time to gauge whether a run of weak data is sufficient to threaten ...
ASIC publishes first report on corporate finance regulation
August 29th, 2014
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has today published the first of a series of regular reports it intends issuing on the regulation of corporate finance issues in Australia. The report, which covers the period January to June ...
USD/CAD – Loonie Weakens on Weak Canadian Employment Data
August 8th, 2014
The Canadian dollar has posted slight losses on Friday, as USD/CAD trades in the mid-1.09 range late in the session. In economic news, Canadian Employment Change posted a gain of just 0.2 thousand, well short of expectations. The unemployment ...
Pound Slides to Eight Week Low – Data Disappoint
August 7th, 2014
The pound slid to an eight week versus the dollar on concern the U.K.’s economy is falling short of analysts’ expectations. Sterling weakened against all but two of its 16 major counterparts as data showed Britain’s shop prices dropped ...
Pound Has Longest Losing Streak in 16 Months as Data Disappoints
August 4th, 2014
The pound declined for a fourth week against the dollar, the longest losing streak in more than a year, as U.K. economic data from manufacturing output to consumer confidence was weaker than economists predicted. Sterling dropped to the lowest ...
China’s local GDP data recovers
July 30th, 2014
China’s regional economies enjoyed a revival in growth in the second quarter, data from provincial governments showed, chiming with earlier figures that suggest a burst of government stimulus measures is re-invigorating activity. Of the 30 regions and provinces that ...
Shares, dollar steady ahead of key U.S. data, Fed meeting
July 29th, 2014
World stock markets remained almost unchanged on Monday while the U.S. dollar traded mostly flat against a basket of major currencies ahead of key U.S. economic reports and events this week. Wall Street ended flat as the latest deal ...
China Shares Roll after PMI Data
July 24th, 2014
Chinese stocks rose, sending the benchmark index to a three-month high, as a jump in the nation’s manufacturing gauge spurred optimism the government will meet its economic-growth target for this year. Industrial Bank Co. (601166) and Poly Real Estate ...
Technical Analysis Gold Stable Ahead of Key US Data
July 22nd, 2014
Gold has edged lower on Tuesday, as the spot price stands at $1306.09 per ounce in the European session. On the release front, it’s a busy day in the US, highlighted by Core CPI and Existing Home Sales, the ...
ECB will reveal unprecedented amount of data after bank stress tests
July 17th, 2014
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday laid out plans to publish a trove of data on individual banks – ranging from measures of their leverage to a standard level of non-performing loans – on individual banks when it ...
