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Australia 200 – Looking to Break Through 5550 Again
August 18th, 2014
Australia 200 for Monday, August 18, 2014 The Australian 200 Index has fallen sharply over the last couple of weeks returning back to more familiar territory between the 5400 and 5500 levels, before rallying strongly last week to back ...
Brent Oil up to $104 Despite Inventory Surge
August 14th, 2014
Crude rose in choppy trading on Wednesday, with Brent recovering from a 13-month low as turmoil in Iraq and Libya kept concerns about potential supply disruptions in focus. Separately, U.S. crude prices rose despite the U.S. Energy Information Administration ...
Junk Bonds Gain Favor as European Banks Reduce Lending
August 13th, 2014
Bruce Mackenzie and Toby Ali were young bankers in the late 1990s, traversing Europe to pitch the merits of high-yield securities, otherwise known as junk bonds, to chief executives. The corporate chieftains mostly said no. Europe’s skepticism has since ...
Technical Analysis USD/CHF continues to struggle with 0.91
August 13th, 2014
Technical Analysis USD/CHF for August 13, 2014 Pair’s Outlook Yesterday’s attempt to break 0.91 did not turn out to be successful. Accordingly, USD/CHF keeps trading under the weekly R1 level. The pair nonetheless has the potential to rise and ...
Brazil’s Petrobras Ramps Up Production of Pre-Salt Oil
August 12th, 2014
After several years of very little progress, Brazil is finally beginning to extract oil from ultra-deep water. Brazil’s economy grew at an astounding pace from 2005 to 2010, thanks to a commodity boom that sent exports of things like ...
FCA Thematic Review: Best Execution and Payment for Order Flow (‘PFOF’)
August 12th, 2014
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Thematic Review: Best Execution and Payment for Order Flow (‘PFOF’) FCA thematic review of best execution and Payment for Order Flow (‘PFOF’) found that many firms do not understand key elements of FCA requirements and ...
West TX Oil Clings to $98 on Further Draws on Supply
August 12th, 2014
U.S. crude oil edged up on Monday as traders moved to cover short positions amid expectations on further draws in domestic crude inventory stocks. Brent was weaker but the markets were supported by a number of geopolitical risks carrying ...
Australia 200 – Support Stands Firm at 5400
August 12th, 2014
Australia 200 for Tuesday, August 12, 2014 After being on quite a roll for several weeks throughout July, the Australian 200 Index has fallen sharply over the last couple of weeks returning back to more familiar territory between the ...
The Tricks of China’s Trade
August 11th, 2014
Last year, China ostensibly reached another milestone in its meteoric rise, surpassing the United States to become the world’s largest trading country, with its total trade turnover valued at CN¥25.83 trillion ($4.16 trillion). But this achievement is largely illusory ...
Technical Analysis USD/JPY underpinned by long-term up-trend
August 11th, 2014
Technical Analysis USD/JPY for August 11, 2014 Pair’s Outlook As turned out, USD/JPY required assistance of the major rising trend-line at 101.53 in order to preserve chances to rally. And even though on the daily and monthly time-frames the currency ...
