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Asia stocks advance before Fed, dollar treads water
March 18th, 2015
Asian stocks shook off a slow start and rose on Wednesday, led by China shares, while the dollar marked time as markets waited for the Federal Reserve‘s policy statement for clues to when U.S. interest rates will rise. Following Asia’s lead, ...
Dollar revved up for jobs data, Nikkei hits a high
March 6th, 2015
The dollar held pole position in Asia on Friday as bulls wagered a looming U.S. jobs report would add to the chance of rate hikes there, even as the European Central Bank embarks on a trillion euro campaign of ...
China Said to Tax Past Capital Gains by International Funds
February 27th, 2015
China plans to collect capital gains taxes from foreign money managers that invested in mainland markets during the five years through November 2014, a move that may compel funds to claw back more than $1 billion from investors to ...
European Stocks Fall Following Greek Selloff
January 28th, 2015
Markets Cautious Ahead of U.S. Federal Reserve Statement European stocks fell Wednesday, hit by a big selloff in Greece and caution ahead of the latest message on the path of monetary policy due from the U.S. Federal Reserve statement later in the day. ...
Friday December 02: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
January 2nd, 2015
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for December 02, 2014 The S&P 500 closed the final trading session of the year on a negative note despite having had a very good year characterised by a plethora of all time highs. Market ...
Wednesday December 31: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
December 31st, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for December 31, 2014 The S&P 500 sold off briefly on Tuesday giving up much of the gains from the previous session. Market appears to be well supported in the 2080 area with bias to ...
Tuesday December 30: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
December 30th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for December 30, 2014 The S&P 500 edged higher on the first trading session making a new all time high and opening up the space for the 2100 mark which is now a question of ...
Wednesday December 24: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
December 29th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for December 24, 2014 The S&P 500 made a new all time high breaking above the 2080 level suggesting the market is now ready for a push to 2100. Pull backs at this phase are ...
Tuesday December 23: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
December 23rd, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for December 23, 2014 S&P pushed higher on the day with testing recent highs coming a breather away from the all time high. Price action suggests we are heading higher and it is a matter ...
Asia pauses after Wall Street peak, oil pares losses
December 23rd, 2014
A holiday hush settled over Asian markets on Tuesday after Wall Street closed at historic highs while oil prices recouped just a little of the losses suffered when Saudi Arabia quashed all thought of curbing supply. A revival in ...