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SNB Threatening Negative Rate Awaits Draghi’s Next Move
December 9th, 2014
Swiss National Bank officials have their eyes on one man: Mario Draghi. The prospect of the European Central Bank intensifying stimulus by purchasing government bonds has weakened the euro, pushing the franc to within 0.2 percent of the SNB’s ...
PwC staff grilled by MPs over Luxembourg deals
December 9th, 2014
Accountants and business advisors PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) came under fire from MPs yesterday during a parliamentary hearing. The hearing followed the leak of hundreds of Luxembourg tax rulings at the beginning of November. “I think what you are doing is selling ...
Russia Economic Pain Spreads as UBS Cuts Seven Stocks
December 9th, 2014
Russia’s worsening economic crisis is spreading through its corporate bond and stock markets as a tumbling ruble and plunging growth erode confidence in companies recently seen as able to withstand the turmoil. UBS AG cut stock ratings for seven ...
Crude Oil’s Fall Pressures Energy Megaprojects
December 9th, 2014
Energy development projects that looked great earlier this year are looking less so now. Tumbling oil prices hit a fresh five-year low on Monday, pressuring some of the world’s biggest energy companies to reconsider multibillion-dollar expenditures. The biggest worries: ...
Yen benefits from falling oil prices; commodity currencies slide
December 9th, 2014
The yen edged higher on Tuesday as a fall in oil prices dented risk appetite and prompted investors to trim short positions in the Japanese currency. Commodity currencies extended their recent losses, with the Australian dollar setting a four-year low, while ...
Technical Analysis: Currency pairs – Dec 09
December 9th, 2014
Technical Analysis for December 09, 2014 EUR/USD bounces from the last low at 1.225 level and traded around 1.231 level for now. The next target for the lower break will be 1.2 but after retesting 1.225 again first. A ...
America: The best place to put your money
December 8th, 2014
If you slept through the past five years, you missed a helluva ride for the American stock market. Not only did U.S. equities trounce their depressing performance from last decade, but they left all other major markets in the ...
Accounting watchdog warns retailers after Tesco scandal
December 8th, 2014
British retailers must provide clear information to investors about their income from suppliers, the country’s accounting watchdog said on Monday as it investigates a book-keeping scandal at leading supermarket Tesco (TSCO.L). Tesco has admitted overstating half-year profits by 263 ...
Stocks to Watch: Cubist Pharma, McDonald’s, American Airlines
December 8th, 2014
Among the companies with shares expected to actively trade in Monday’s session are Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc., McDonald’s Corp. and American Airlines Group Inc. Merck & Co. agreed to buy antibiotics maker Cubist Pharmaceuticals for $8.4 billion. The deal, which ...
Netherlands Growth Prospects Remain Subdued
December 8th, 2014
The Dutch Central Bank on Monday said the Netherlands is emerging from a lengthy economic crisis but that growth prospects remain subdued as a result of a weakening global economy. The central bank said it expects Dutch gross domestic ...
