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Friday October 10: OSB Daily Technical Analysis- Currency pairs
October 10th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for October 10, 2014 EUR/USD rally faltered and failed to remain above the 20 DMA finding the 1.28 resistance too strong. The sell off and subsequent low suggest that the pair remains very much in ...
Dow plunges nearly 300 points on host of fears
October 10th, 2014
The Dow, S&P 500 and the Nasdaq are all tanking big-time. Renewed worries about global economic growth, corporate earnings and market valuations propelled U.S. stocks to huge losses Thursday. The Dow Jones industrial average sank 335 points (2%) to ...
Security software maker Symantec to split into two public companies
October 10th, 2014
Norton antivirus maker Symantec Corp (SYMC.O) will split into two publicly traded companies, one selling security software and the other providing data management, potentially making itself more attractive to suitors. Symantec’s revenue growth has lagged the rest of the ...
Asian shares soar on wings of dovish Fed message
October 9th, 2014
Asian shares surged and the dollar skidded on Thursday after minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting showed concerns about downside risks of a stronger dollar and the global economy. European shares were expected to take their ...
Investors warn on crisis plan for derivatives
October 9th, 2014
Institutional investors and pension funds have warned they may resist a plan by the world’s biggest banks to rewrite their derivatives contracts as part of reforms aimed at preventing a failing institution from destabilising global markets. More than 90 ...
CySec warns on unauthorised firm
October 9th, 2014
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySec) has issued a warning to inform the investors that ‘LARNACA FİNANS LTD’ (http://www.gkfx.com/LARNACA): 1. Is not permitted to provide investment and ancillary services in the Republic, pursuant to Investment Services and Activities ...
Thursday October 9: OSB Daily Technical Analysis- Currency pairs
October 9th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for October 9, 2014 EUR/USD rebound in full swing heading for resistance and 20 DMA at 1.2770 area. Further resistance above at 1.28. A close back below 1.27 puts the pair back in line with ...
Democracy or Idiocracy?
October 9th, 2014
In Cyprus, we live in a democracy characterised by government by the people and/or their elected representatives: constitutional guarantees, free and fair elections, a parliament of elected members, separation of legislature and the executive, an independent judiciary, and so ...
Dow scores biggest gain of 2014 on Fed minutes
October 9th, 2014
Minutes showed little change from the Fed’s previous statements. The whipsaw ride on Wall Street continued Wednesday as the Dow Jones industrial average scored its biggest gain of the year when the release of the minutes of the Federal ...
Where Next? A peek through the Macro Lens
October 9th, 2014
Financial markets have been on a heady ride since the financial crisis began in 2008. It looks like we are now at a very critical juncture which will define how things play out over the next 18-24 months. There ...
