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The Rise and Fall of the Cypriot Economy (Part 2)
October 20th, 2014
Part 2 – Decline & Deleveraging Stage 4 In the fourth stage people start to become poorer but still think of themselves as rich. The decline is gradual and at first people didn’t realise it and in cases where ...
Japan Stocks Surge
October 20th, 2014
Japan’s Nikkei share average surged 3.3 percent on Monday and was on track to post its biggest daily rise in more than a year as investors took heart from upbeat U.S. data and as the weaker yen lifted exporters such as Toyota Motor ...
Yen at around 110 to the dollar a key pain point for Japan firms
October 20th, 2014
Nearly half of Japanese firms think the government should start defending the yen at this month’s dollar high of 110, a Reuters survey shows, underscoring the threat that rising fuel and other import costs pose to a fragile economy. ...
Microsoft plans to launch smartwatch soon
October 20th, 2014
Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O) is on track to launch a smartwatch within the next few weeks that will passively track a user’s heart rate and work across different mobile platforms, Forbes reported on Sunday. The wearable gadget’s battery life will ...
Global oil surplus to disappear gradually next year
October 17th, 2014
The oil markets are concerned that there is too much oil currently available on the market, and that, as a consequence, oil prices may continue to tumble. Saudi Arabia is reportedly telling Reuters that it is happy with prices ...
Temporary prohibition of short selling
October 17th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) notifies that it temporarily prohibits short selling in the following instrument under Articles 23 (1) and 26 (4) of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March ...
Fears that Pimco and other Big Firms being unable to unload risky bonds
October 17th, 2014
Financial experts warn that a small group of giant asset managers that have amassed high-risk, high-yield bonds could find themselves unable to raise enough cash during a sell-off. When it comes to high-risk bonds, the asset management giant Pimco ...
Dubai, Saudi, Qatar bourses plunge amid oil price decline
October 17th, 2014
Markets across the Middle East tumbled on Thursday as global equities and oil prices continued to decline, while Saudi Arabia’s drop was magnified by investors selling to prepare for a $6 billion initial public offer of shares. Brent crude ...
Friday October 17: OSB Daily Technical Analysis- Currency pairs
October 17th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for October 17, 2014 EUR/USD Sell off in the EURUSD and a dip below the 1.28 level found support at the 1.27 handle and bounced back above the 20 DMA and a close above the ...
Foreign direct investment in China declines for third month
October 17th, 2014
Foreign direct investment (FDI) for September rose year-over-year, even as the flow of foreign investment for the year to date continued its third month of decline, Reuters reported, citing a statement from the Commerce Ministry. China attracted US$9 billion ...
