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Coinfloor to launch bitcoin fund and trade in broader range of currencies
October 20th, 2014
Coinfloor, the London-based bitcoin exchange, is opening up to a wider range of currencies, according to the FT. It will also raise money from its investors to launch a bitcoin fund next month, taking the company’s value up to ...
GBP/USD slides to 1.59
October 15th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook The Sterling took a major hit yesterday, falling nearly 200 pips in one day, as the support represented by the monthly S1 and now former 2014 low failed to nullify the downward momentum. Accordingly, GBP/USD is now ...
Da La Rue’s share price climbs after BoE’s 10 year deal
October 14th, 2014
De La Rue’s share price rose after its 10-year deal to print sterling bank notes received the final approval. The printer and passport manufacturer will take on the new contract, producing bank notes from the Bank of England’s base ...
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 ...
Rupee recovers from initial losses, up 2 paise to 60.91 against dollar
September 12th, 2014
The rupee pared its initial losses to recover by two paise to 60.91 per dollar in late morning deals today following bouts of selling of the greenback by banks and exporters. The domestic unit resumed lower at 60.97 per ...
Gold Remains Under $1260 on U.S. Dollar Strength
September 9th, 2014
Gold hovered near its lowest in three months on Tuesday after sharp overnight losses as the dollar traded at 14-month highs against a basket of major currencies, dimming the metal’s appeal as a currency hedge. Spot gold had slipped ...
Pound Suffers on Scotland Poll
September 8th, 2014
Sterling dropped as opinion polls highlighted the risk Scotland will vote for independence next week, potentially splintering the U.K.’s 307-year-old union. Britain’s currency slid to the weakest against the dollar since November after a poll by YouGov Plc showed ...
Asian shares hit seven-year high on Ukraine, ECB hopes
September 4th, 2014
Asian shares steadied near seven-year highs on Thursday, underpinned by hopes of a ceasefire in Ukraine, although a cautious mood prevailed for now ahead of a European Central Bank meeting later in the session. Global shares had rallied on ...
U.S. Dollar Gets Stronger
September 3rd, 2014
U.S. dollar bulls are enjoying their moment in the sun after a trying start to the year, and analysts told CNBC the good times could continue. The greenback strengthened to a seven month high against the yen in early ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
September 3rd, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for September 3, 2014 EURUSD had a mixed day on Tuesday only to close at a similar level to the previous day, finding short term support around the 1.3130 area. The pair might be heading ...