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HSBC files: international outcry over activities at bank’s Swiss arm
February 10th, 2015
Revelations of collusion with wealthy and criminal clients in tax malpractice triggers furious response around the world HSBC was fighting an international firestorm on Monday over revelations that its Swiss private bank helped clients conceal undeclared accounts and provided services ...
It Is About To Get Ugly: Oil Is Crashing And So Is Greece
February 5th, 2015
The price of oil collapsed by more than 8 percent on Wednesday, and a decision by the European Central Bank has Greece at the precipice of a complete and total financial meltdown. What a difference 24 hours can make. ...
Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis to visit London
January 30th, 2015
Yanis Varoufakis to meet George Osborne and City bankers on whistlestop tour of Europe to drum up support for Athens’ Syriza government The new Greek finance minister is to call on George Osborne and City bankers next week as part of ...
Commodity currencies feel heat; dollar, yen, euro stable
January 30th, 2015
Commodity currencies nursed hefty losses on Friday, as investors sent the Australian dollar to 5 1/2 year lows as they bet on the Australian central bank reducing interest rates when it meets next week. While currencies from energy and resource producing countries, such ...
S&P Downgrades Russia’s Sovereign Credit Rating to Junk
January 27th, 2015
Ratings agency S&P has cut Russia’s sovereign credit rating to junk status, bringing it below investment grade for the first time in a decade. Warning of difficult times ahead for Russia’s economy, S&P said Monday that it had cut ...
World Bank cuts global growth forecast
January 14th, 2015
The World Bank has cut its global growth forecast, warning the US alone cannot drive an economic recovery. In its bi-annual report, the Bank predicted global growth of 3% this year and 3.3% next year, below its June forecast ...
FTSE rises as Tesco shares bounce back
January 8th, 2015
A rally by Tesco helped to lift Britain’s top equity index on Thursday, as investors warmed to the supermarket group’s restructuring plans. The FTSE 100 index was up by 1.3 percent at 6,503.04 points in early trading. Tesco was the best-performing ...
2015 investing tips for the rational investor
January 2nd, 2015
Is that time of the year when pundits put forth their market prognostications for the coming year, ballyhoo their favorite stocks and dazzle readers with can’t-miss strategies and trends. So here are a few words to the wise, some ...
Friday December 02: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
January 2nd, 2015
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for December 02, 2014 The S&P 500 closed the final trading session of the year on a negative note despite having had a very good year characterised by a plethora of all time highs. Market ...
Friday January 2: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Commodities
January 2nd, 2015
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for January 2, 2015 Gold sold off on Wednesday after testing the $1200 handle which is yet again proving too resistive. Gold in consolidation looking for further direction with little impetus for either side. Medium ...