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Brent Oil Drifts Below $102 on U.S. Inventories
September 5th, 2014
Oil fell on Thursday, with a surprise rate cut from the European Central Bank boosting the dollar and hitting commodities priced in the U.S. currency. Losses were limited by a drop in crude oil inventories in the United States, ...
Brokerages raise Cipla’s target price post inhaler launch
September 2nd, 2014
The launch of Fluticasone/Salmeterol combination inhaler, a generic version of GSK’s Advair MDI (metered dose inhaler), by pharmaceutical major Cipla in Germany and Sweden is seen as a significant development by brokerages. The launch establishes Cipla as the front ...
‘Crop tourists’ predict record corn and soyabean harvests
August 29th, 2014
Every August, travellers with a high tolerance for monotony flock to the two-lane highways of the rural US Midwest. Tracing 1,000-mile routes across corn and soyabean fields, these participants in annual “crop tours” stop to measure ears, count bean ...
West TX Oil Holds at $94.50 on a Neutral Inventory Report
August 28th, 2014
Brent crude dipped on Thursday, but still held between $102 and $103 a barrel, as expectations of ample supply weighed on prices. Global oil supply is expected to exceed demand this year, cooling prices. Oil futures on both sides ...
CFD COMMODITIES – Weak USD and Inventories Boost Oil
August 28th, 2014
Commodities overview Crude rose after US gas inventories shrank by 960,000 barrels Sugar Lobby in US wins higher import duty as global supply pushes prices down Gold supported by geopolitical risk and USD weakness The Energy Information Administration ...
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. ...
Asian shares firm, euro struggles on ECB easing hopes
August 26th, 2014
The euro hit its lowest level in nearly a year against the dollar and euro zone government bond yields fell on Tuesday on growing expectations the European Central Bank could ease monetary policy as soon as next week. The ...
S&P 500 index over 2,000 for first time
August 26th, 2014
US shares hit a record high yesterday, with the S&P 500 index breaking the 2,000-point mark during trading for the first time in its history. Global investors have piled into American stocks, pumped up by cheap money from central ...
Europe Fears Banks Lack Cash Cushion to Cover Bad Loans
August 25th, 2014
As Europe slogs through its latest round of bank stress tests, a growing number of analysts have already reached their own conclusion: Eurozone banks need additional cash. The E.C.B. will publish the results of its half-year investigation into Europe’s ...
Dollar flatlines ahead of Yellen, Draghi at Jackson Hole
August 22nd, 2014
The dollar was steady on Friday after its strongest weekly run since March and world stocks were near all-time highs as markets waited for steers from the Federal Reserve and ECB on diverging policy plans. European shares .FTEU3 opened ...
