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Australia 200 – Moves to Four Week High above Key 5400 Level
October 24th, 2014
Australia 200 for Friday, October 24, 2014 Throughout most of September the Australia 200 Index declined strongly from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to enter its previously established trading range between 5400 and 5500, ...
Dollar firm around 108 yen on eased concern about global economy
October 24th, 2014
The U.S. dollar stayed relatively firm around 108 yen Friday morning in Tokyo on eased worries about the global economy, but caution over another Ebola infection in the United States capped the currency’s further gain. At noon, the dollar ...
Australia 200 – Within Reach of Key 5400 Level
October 22nd, 2014
Australia 200 for Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Since the beginning of September the Australia 200 Index has declined strongly from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to enter its previously established trading range between 5400 ...
Soft Australian inflation supports low interest rates
October 22nd, 2014
Australian consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in the three months to September, official figures showed Wednesday, as the annual rate of inflation eased after the removal of a controversial carbon tax. The increase in the consumer price index (CPI) ...
HMRC arrests three in £80m tax fraud and money laundering bust
October 21st, 2014
HMRC officers have arrested three men on suspicion of tax fraud and money laundering offences worth up to £80 million. Over 70 officers swooped on the men in dawn raids at three London addresses last Friday. Cash totalling £150,000 ...
Australia 200 – Desperately Trying to Return to Above 5400
October 20th, 2014
Australia 200 for Monday, October 20, 2014 Since the beginning of September the Australia 200 Index has declined strongly from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650 back to enter its previously established trading range between 5400 ...
Before a Bailout, E.C.B. minutes showed doubts over keeping a Cyprus Bank afloat
October 20th, 2014
As the Cypriot economy reeled from the collapse of its second-largest bank in 2013, the European Central Bank faced a thorny question: Should it keep the institution, Cyprus Popular Bank, alive with short-term loans or pull the plug? By ...
Russia Rating Cut by Moody’s on Sluggish Economic Growth
October 20th, 2014
Russia’s credit rating was cut to the second-lowest investment grade by Moody’s Investors Service, which cited sluggish growth prospects and an erosion of the country’s reserves amid sanctions over Ukraine. Moody’s downgraded the sovereign one level to Baa2 from ...
Companies target baby boomers and the $15tn silver economy
October 20th, 2014
Ford is developing a driving seat that can detect a potential heart attack and bring the car safely to a stop, joining a lengthening list of companies tapping into the world’s growing market of wealthy over-60s. The global spending ...
The Rise and Fall of the Cypriot Economy (Part 2)
October 20th, 2014
Part 2 – Decline & Deleveraging Stage 4 In the fourth stage people start to become poorer but still think of themselves as rich. The decline is gradual and at first people didn’t realise it and in cases where ...