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Dollar broadly stronger as Hong Kong unrest caps stocks
September 29th, 2014
The dollar hit its highest in almost two years against the euro with German inflation data expected to keep pressure on the ECB to ease monetary policy further, while unrest in Hong Kong hurt Asian-exposed European shares. The dollar ...
Share trading flat after Wall Street sell-off
September 26th, 2014
U.S. shares trading was near the flat line Friday after Wall Street suffered its worst slide in nearly two months Thursday. The Dow closed down 264.26 points, 1.5%, to end below 17,000 at 16,945.80. Throughout most of the day, ...
Stocks end lower: Nasdaq off more than 1%
September 23rd, 2014
Wall Street took a sharp hit Monday as tech stocks plunged and Alibaba (BABA) fell more than 4% on its second day of trading after a blockbuster start on Friday. Investor concerns of a slowing Chinese economy also weighed ...
Rupee extends losses against dollar
September 15th, 2014
The rupee-dollar pair hit 61.0875, its highest since September 18. The pair was trading at 61.06/07 versus Wednesday’s 60.96/97 close. Nifty was down 0.6 per cent. Month-end demand from importers further helped the pair. Foreign fund flows will remain ...
Citi to pay allowance to compensate for limited bonuses
September 1st, 2014
Citigroup Inc (C.N) has told senior staff in Europe that they would receive fixed monthly pay in addition to their salaries in an attempt to compensate for rules that limit bonuses to up to twice the level of base ...
Gold Up Again to $1285 on Softer U.S. Dollar
August 28th, 2014
Gold rose for the third straight day on Thursday on softening dollar and increased tensions between Ukraine and Russia, but the precious metal was under pressure from rallies in equities and the prospect of a U.S. interest rate hike. ...
ECB speculation drives down yields, weighs on euro
August 27th, 2014
Euro zone government bond yields plumbed record lows on Wednesday and the euro fell to its weakest in a year against the dollar on expectations the European Central Bank will act soon to counter low growth and slowing inflation. ...
Gold – Eases Below $1300
August 19th, 2014
Gold for Tuesday, August 19, 2014 Over the last couple of days Gold has been easing lower back towards the $1300 level and has just slipped just below that level of the last day or so. In the last ...
Technical Analysis Gold – Eyes Down on Key $1290 Level
August 12th, 2014
Technical Analysis Gold for Tuesday, August 12, 2014 To finish out last week Gold exhibited signs of a rejection pattern with its last red candlestick which has been followed through a little to start this week as it has ...
Asia stocks rose on Wall St. rally, dollar firm after rebound
August 11th, 2014
Asian stocks rose on Monday as tensions eased slightly in Ukraine, while the dollar held steady against the safe-haven yen after rebounding sharply late last week. Spreadbetters expected the upbeat momentum for equities to continue into Europe, with Britain’s ...
