Speculators See Gold Gaining With Wheat on Ukraine: Commodities
March 17th, 2014
After shunning gold and wheat for most of last year, hedge fund managers are piling back in as the escalating crisis in Ukraine spurs a rebound in the prices of both commodities. Speculators have the biggest bet on a ...
Europe Stocks Rise as Crimea Vote Boosts Russia’s Micex
March 17th, 2014
European stocks rebounded from a five-week low while the yen and Swiss franc weakened and Treasuries declined after Crimea’s vote to leave Ukraine. Russian shares rallied after four days of declines while Ukraine’s hryvnia retreated. The Stoxx Europe 600 ...
Yen Retreats as Russian Stocks Gain After Crimea
March 17th, 2014
The yen fell for the first time in six days against the dollar as a rally in Russian stocks damped concern Crimea’s vote to leave Ukraine will lead to an immediate increase in tensions between Russia and the West. ...
Siemens and RWE help European shares steady
March 17th, 2014
European shares were buoyed by gains in major German stocks Siemens and RWE on Monday, steadying after heavy losses in the previous week on concerns about geopolitical tensions in Ukraine. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index, which fell 3.2 percent ...
Advisors
March 17th, 2014
Expert Advisor (EA) Traders and especially inexperienced new traders always were looking to find an automated way of making trades, a software that will be able to make all the work without have to lift a finger. An automated ...
Moscow stocks higher after Crimea votes to join Russia
March 17th, 2014
Russian shares opened higher on Monday after Ukraine’s Crimea region voted in favour of joining Russia, as local investors shrugged off threatened Western sanctions believing they would be largely symbolic. At 0745 GMT the dollar-denominated RTS index .IRTS was ...
6 Big Things You Need to Know About Bitcoin This Week
March 17th, 2014
Mt. Gox is history. Flexcoin flatlined, too. Hackers are stealing Bitcoin like crazy. Yup, Bitcoin is looking shadier by the minute. So much so that a Silicon Valley startup wants to bury it underground Fort Knox-style. The controversial cryptocurrency ...
FINRA Issues New Investor Alert, Bitcoin: More than a Bit Risky
March 13th, 2014
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a new investor alert called Bitcoin: More than a Bit Risky to caution investors that buying and using digital currency such as Bitcoin carry risks. While speculative trading in bitcoins carries significant risk, there ...
Reserve Bank raises OCR to 2.75 percent
March 13th, 2014
The Reserve Bank today increased the OCR by 25 basis points to 2.75 percent. New Zealand’s economic expansion has considerable momentum, and growth is becoming more broad-based. GDP is estimated to have grown by 3.3 percent in the year ...
ASIC bans former Westpac bank home finance manager in relation to false loan applications
March 12th, 2014
ASIC, the Australian securities and Investment Commission, has permanently banned Mr David St Pierre, a former Westpac Bank Home Finance Manager from engaging in credit activities and providing financial services. Mr St Pierre, of Mt Nathan, Queensland, was a ...
