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Goldman Sachs’s Top Trades for 2015
November 21st, 2014
The release of Goldman Sachs GS +0.30%’ top trade ideas for the year ahead is an annual staple. Whether you think these are power trades or not, the time has come for this year’s release. Last year, of the six it suggested, ...
Gold Holds Drop Below $1,200 as Dollar Strengthens, SPDR Shrinks
November 20th, 2014
Gold held losses below $1,200 an ounce as a gauge of the dollar traded near the highest level in five years on expectations that U.S. interest rates will rise and assets in the largest exchange-traded product shrank. Bullion for immediate delivery ...
Dollar hits seven-year high vs yen ahead of Fed minutes
November 19th, 2014
The dollar hit a seven-year high against the yen on Wednesday ahead of minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting, as investors bet on an increasingly divergent outlook for the world’s major economies. European stock markets turned ...
Permits Rise to Six-Year High as U.S. Housing Starts Decrease
November 19th, 2014
Residential-construction permits in the U.S. climbed in October to a six-year high, pointing to a pickup in homebuilding after activity cooled because of a slowdown in multifamily projects. Groundbreakings for single-family homes, condominiums and apartments fell 2.8 percent to a ...
Dollar Climbs With European Stocks as Treasuries Decline
November 19th, 2014
The dollar strengthened to a seven-year high against the yen before the Federal Reserve releases minutes of its last meeting, when it ended a bond-buying program. Treasuries and German bunds declined while stocks rose in Europe and the pound gained. The U.S. currency ...
World Bank: Bitcoin is not a “Ponzi Scheme”
November 19th, 2014
Ponzi scheme: A fraudulent investment operation where the operator, an individual or organization, pays returns to its investors from new capital paid to the operators by new investors, rather than from profit earned by the operator. Many of the ...
Japanese shares lose steam, Asian shares slip
November 19th, 2014
Japanese shares gave up early gains on Wednesday as investors booked profits after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe delayed a tax hike and said he would call a snap election to seek a fresh mandate for his economic policies. Asian ...
HKEx celebrates the launch of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect
November 18th, 2014
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) hosted a ceremony at its Exhibition Hall today to celebrate the successful launch of Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect with about 500 guests and journalists. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special ...
Gold Holds Decline From Two-Week High as Dollar Gains, Oil Drops
November 18th, 2014
Gold held a retreat from the highest level in two weeks after the dollar strengthened and energy prices dropped, curbing demand for the metal as an investment. Silver and palladium declined. Bullion for immediate delivery traded at $1,186.35 an ...
China to Waive Capital-Gains Tax for Foreigners on Link
November 14th, 2014
China will waive capital-gains taxes for foreign stock investors using the Shanghai-Hong Kong (HSCEI) bourse link, clarifying its rules three days before the program’s debut provides unprecedented access to mainland shares. Chinese individuals who buy Hong Kong equities through the link get a ...
