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U.S. sanctions set to slow Rosneft’s dollar debt, not oil deals
July 17th, 2014
President Barack Obama aimed a direct blow at Russia’s economic heart on Wednesday with sanctions on Rosneft, the flagship oil giant that generates more than 4 percent of the world’s crude and over 8 percent of the country’s GDP. ...
EU Readies Russia Sanctions Amid U.S. Pressure on Ukraine
July 16th, 2014
European Union leaders may impose their first sanctions today against Russian companies that are helping undermine Ukraine as the U.S. urges the bloc to take a tougher stance against Moscow. EU leaders may also agree at a summit tonight ...
British Pound Jumps Near Six-Year High Against Dollar
July 16th, 2014
The British pound spiked near a six-year high against the dollar on Tuesday after a surprisingly big increase in inflation fueled expectations that the Bank of England may start raising interest rates soon, possibly by the end of the ...
NZ Dollar Outlook: Kiwi may test post-float high as inflation looms
July 14th, 2014
The New Zealand dollar may test a post-float record this week with second-quarter inflation figures likely to underline the Reserve Bank’s path to higher interest rates, though the currency may struggle to hold those gains. The kiwi may trade ...
Technical Analysis USD/CHF oscillates around 200-day SMA
July 11th, 2014
Technical Analysis USD/CHF for July 11, 2014 Pair’s Outlook A brief dip below the monthly PP and 200-day SMA did not entail a further sell-off. The U.S. Dollar bounced back above 0.8924/18 and seems to be ready to continue ...
US Taxpayers Warn Against Myopic Tax Reform Measures
July 10th, 2014
On July 8, the Taxpayers Protection Alliance (TPA) led a coalition of 13 organizations in sending a letter to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee urging ...
Technical Analysis EUR/USD gains toehold above monthly PP
July 10th, 2014
Technical Analysis EUR/USD July 10, 2014 Pair’s Outlook A group of resistances that gathered around the monthly pivot point at 1.3630 failed to prevent appreciation of the Euro against the U.S. Dollar. The currency now appears to be in ...
U.S. Dollar Falls after Lack of Fed Guidance
July 10th, 2014
The dollar fell the most in more than a week as minutes from the Federal Reserve’s last meeting failed to provide additional insight on the pace of interest-rate increases next year. The euro gained for a third day versus ...
Technical Analysis AUD/USD – Runs Into Resistance at 0.9425 Again
July 10th, 2014
Technical Analysis AUD/USD for Thursday, July 10, 2014 The Australian dollar has started this week well slowly edging higher and regaining some of the lost ground from late last week which saw it drop two a two week low ...
Shale boom confounds forecasts as U.S. set to pass Russia, Saudi Arabia
July 9th, 2014
Four years into the shale revolution, the U.S. is on track to pass Russia and Saudi Arabia as the world’s largest producer of crude oil, most analysts agree. When that happens and by how much, though, has produced disparate ...
