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USD/JPY to face 102.72/70
April 8th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook It seems that the 100-day SMA will be insufficient to stop the U.S. Dollar from falling lower. However, there is a formidable support level at 102.72/70 (consisting of the monthly PP, weekly S1 and 20-day SMA) and ...
EUR/USD turned around ahead of monthly S1
April 8th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook As it turned out, EUR/USD did not carry on with the decline. Instead, it bounced off the 100-day SMA despite the bearish daily technicals and recovered back to the 55-day SMA. If this resistance is breached, as ...
EUR/USD stays in the downward price channel
April 8th, 2014
EUR/USD stays in the downward price channel on 4-hour chart, and remains in downtrend from 1.3966, the rise from 1.3672 is likely consolidation of the downtrend. Resistance is located at the upper line of the channel. As long as ...
Age of Gas Seen as Sideshow to U.S. Producers Prizing Oil
April 8th, 2014
The “golden age of gas” that the International Energy Agency foresees as a result of the U.S. energy boom is hardly the future being embraced by industry executives. At least based on comments from company officials presenting at the ...
Barclays Settles U.K. Libor Case Weeks Before Trial to Start
April 8th, 2014
Barclays Plc (BARC) settled the first U.K. lawsuit filed over allegations the bank manipulated Libor, weeks before the trial was scheduled to start. Barclays agreed to restructure the debt of Graiseley Properties Ltd., which filed the lawsuit, as part ...
CFOs enter spend mode as risk appetite increases
April 7th, 2014
CFOs are looking to take more risk onto their balance sheets, as optimism and appetite to grow hit the highest levels in several years. Seven in ten of the senior CFOs interviewed by Deloitte said it was a good ...
China Announces Further Tax Break For Small Business
April 7th, 2014
In an effort to underpin China’s economic growth rate, the State Council meeting on April 2, which was chaired by Premier Li Keqiang, agreed a package of measures that included additional tax cuts for micro and small-sized enterprises. Micro ...
Excel: The power of mapping
April 7th, 2014
Many financial systems do a fine job of generating standard reports, but accountants often need more. In those cases, accountants can create custom solutions in Excel, but that approach has drawbacks. For instance, a typical process may involve exporting ...
FCA on advisory firms
April 7th, 2014
The Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA), has issued a press release arguing that too many advisory firms are not being clear with consumers on how much advice costs, the type of service they offer (whether it is restricted and the ...
PwC completes acquisition of Booz & Co
April 7th, 2014
PWC HAS COMPLETED its acquisition of international consultancy business Booz & Co following regulatory and partner approval. Booz & Company is to join PwC and become part of the PwC Network. The consultancy will rebrand to Strategy &, which ...
