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Wall St ends up for second day on hopes for Russia relief
August 12th, 2014
U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, extending the rally from Friday as investors hoped that Russia’s move to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine would ease tensions between the two countries. Earlier in the day, NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen ...
Asia shares extend bounce, oil pinned near lows
August 12th, 2014
Asian shares nudged higher on Tuesday, tracking rallies in the United States and Europe as investors seemed to put aside geopolitical concerns, at least for the moment. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .MIAPJ0000PUS added 0.3 percent ...
Gold – Looking Back Down at the Key $1290 Level
August 11th, 2014
Gold for Monday, August 11, 2014 To finish out last week Gold exhibited signs of a rejection pattern with its last red candlestick showing a probability to head back down again. In the middle of last week it moved ...
Yen Falls as Russia Eases Ukraine Tension
August 11th, 2014
The yen fell versus 14 of its 16 major peers as concern eased about tensions in Ukraine after reports last week that Russia’s warplanes ended drills and the nation is seeking to mediate between Kiev and rebel forces. The ...
Russia Bans All Food Imports From U.S., EU, Australia, Canada, Norway
August 8th, 2014
Russia banned most food imports from the West on Thursday in retaliation for sanctions over Ukraine, an unexpectedly sweeping move that will cost farmers in North America, Europe and Australia billions of dollars but will also likely lead to ...
Asian shares skid as Obama confirms air strikes on Iraq
August 8th, 2014
Asian shares tumbled on Friday as investors sought out safe-haven assets on growing fears that conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East could sap global growth, extending losses after U.S. President Obama said he had authorized air strikes in ...
Commodities markets summary
August 7th, 2014
A summary of trading in key commodities markets: ENERGY Oil prices in New York have fallen again on worries about lower demand, even after an inventory report showed a surprising drop in US gasoline supplies. US benchmark West Texas ...
Asia stocks cautious, bonds up on Ukraine tensions
August 7th, 2014
Asian share markets got off to a cautious start on Thursday, with Japanese stocks pulling further away from six-week lows as a Russian troop build-up on the border with Ukraine sapped risk-appetite and pushed global bond prices higher. Global ...
Gold – Enjoys Support at $1290 and Moves Back Above $1300
August 7th, 2014
Gold for Thursday, August 7, 2014 In the last 24 hours gold has surged higher away from the support level at $1290 and back up well above $1300 to a one week high. Over the last week or so ...
U.S. Stocks Drop on Ukraine as Sprint, Time Warner Slump
August 6th, 2014
U.S. stocks fell, after equities slipped to a two-month low yesterday, on concern the Ukraine crisis will escalate and as Sprint Corp. and Time Warner Inc. (TWX) tumbled on merger news. Sprint slid 18 percent after a person with ...
