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China July exports up 14.5 pct year-on-year, imports down 1.6 percent
August 8th, 2014
China’s surprisingly buoyant exports in July pushed its trade surplus to a record, but a drop in imports signals sluggish domestic demand that will likely call for continuing policy support to keep economic growth on track. Manufacturing appears to ...
Intercontinental Exchange acquires trading technology patents
August 7th, 2014
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that it has acquired intellectual property rights that relate to computerized trading strategies. The acquired intellectual property rights include U.S. Patent Numbers 7,177,833; 7,251,629; 8,498,923; ...
IREIT Global registers prospectus for IPO on SGX
August 5th, 2014
Investors in Singapore will soon have access to the European real estate market. IREIT Global has registered its prospectus for an initial public offering (IPO) on the SGX mainboard. Under the IPO, IREIT Global is offering almost 168 million ...
HSBC reports pretax profit of $1 billion on MENA operations
August 5th, 2014
HSBC has reported that its profit before tax for H1 2014 in the Middle East and North Africa is up nine per cent on both reported and constant currency bases. On an underlying basis, profit before tax increased by ...
ICE Benchmark Administration Launches Error Policy Market Consultation
August 1st, 2014
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced that ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) is today launching a paper for consultation on a policy to provide transparency in the event that an error is ...
Australia 200 – Surges Through 5600 to New High
July 31st, 2014
Australia 200 for Thursday, July 31, 2014 The Australia 200 Index is presently on quite a roll as it has enjoyed a solid three week period which has seen it move strongly up through both the 5500 and 5550 ...
Technical Analysis AUD/USD – Drops to Seven Week Low Near 0.9300
July 31st, 2014
Technical Analysis AUD/USD for Thursday, July 31, 2014 The Australian dollar is presently trying to rally and stay above the support level at 0.9300 after its sharp fall in recent hours which saw it move from near 0.9400 down ...
Asian Equities Extend Six Year High
July 30th, 2014
Asian stocks rose for a fourth day, with the regional benchmark index extending a six-year high, before the Federal Reserve updates markets on monetary policy today and as the U.S. and European Union strengthened sanctions against Russia. Honda Motor ...
The Non-Eclipse of America
July 29th, 2014
The recent creation of a new international development bank by Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa – the so-called BRICS – is just the latest challenge to America’s global leadership. But, from an international business perspective, the United ...
Technical Analysis Australia 200 – Moves Away from Six Year High Back to 5550
July 28th, 2014
Technical Analysis Australia 200 for Monday, July 28, 2014 The Australia 200 Index will be looking to see if it can maintain the break above 5550 after reaching a six year high in the middle of last week. In ...