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Rupee extends losses against dollar
September 15th, 2014
The rupee-dollar pair hit 61.0875, its highest since September 18. The pair was trading at 61.06/07 versus Wednesday’s 60.96/97 close. Nifty was down 0.6 per cent. Month-end demand from importers further helped the pair. Foreign fund flows will remain ...
Commodities Continue to Suffer Before Fed Decision
September 15th, 2014
Major commodity markets, many already trading near multi-year lows, could face more pressure should the US Federal Reserve suggest an interest rate rise this week. Precious metals may be the most susceptible, as gold prices in recent days have ...
Carney Steering BOE in Scots Vote as Quebec Casts Shadow
September 15th, 2014
Mark Carney’s history is catching up with him. Having watched Quebec’s attempt to break away from his native Canada in 1995 while working at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Scots go to the polls in three days, and with the ...
Sweden’s Hung Parliament Creates Investor Limbo: Nordic Credit
September 15th, 2014
Investors in Sweden’s bond and currency markets may be facing four years of political indecision that threatens to stall budget talks and add volatility to prices. “With this election result it becomes very uncertain,” said Carl Hammer, chief currency ...
West TX Oil Drops to $91.30 after Russia Sanctions
September 15th, 2014
Brent crude slumped to a more than two-year low under $97 per barrel on Monday as a slew of lackluster economic data from China, the world’s top energy consumer, cast a shadow on the outlook for oil demand amid ...
UK bank adviser pay catching up with traders
September 15th, 2014
Senior advisory bankers’ pay in London has risen almost on to a par with traditionally higher-earning traders, underlining the shifting fortunes of these distinct businesses within investment banks. By contrast, senior traders have suffered an average 13 per cent ...
China anxiety over Asian stocks, Aussie dollar hit
September 15th, 2014
Asian stocks skidded to five-week lows on Monday, giving European markets a negative lead after a batch of weak data out of China raised the spectre of a sharp slowdown in the world’s second-biggest economy. “As if traders didn’t ...
Sinopec to sell $17.4 billion stake to investors
September 15th, 2014
Shares in China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, known as Sinopec, fell on Monday morning as markets reacted to the company’s plans to raise $17.4 billion by selling a stake in its nationwide chain of gas stations to outside investors. ...
Celebrity business leaders using their name to crowd funding websites
September 15th, 2014
The outspoken private equity guru Jon Moulton claims today that the celebrity business leaders may be using crowd funding websites to exploit retail investors. He points out the example of easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, as a name using ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
September 15th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for September 15, 2014 EUR/USD consolidation day on Friday closing below 1.2965 resistance after finding support at the 1.29 level. Action suggests downside may be limited from here and a further corrective bounce towards the ...
