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Japan Current Account Surplus Above Expectations
July 8th, 2014
Japan’s current account logged a higher-than-expected surplus in May, government data showed on Tuesday, as the trade deficit narrowed due to a decline in imports. But the improvement in the current account surplus could be temporary as export growth ...
Australia 200 – Not Getting ‘Carried Away’ Above 5500
July 8th, 2014
Australia 200 for Tuesday, July 8, 2014 So will the Australia 200 Index be able to maintain its break through the key resistance level at 5500 having enjoyed a solid week last week? It reversed a little yesterday after ...
Technical Analysis AUD/USD – Resistance at 0.9425 Looms Large Again
July 8th, 2014
Technical Analysis AUD/USD for Tuesday, July 8, 2014 To start this week the Australian dollar is slowly trying to edge higher and regain some of the lost ground from late last week. The Australian dollar enjoyed a solid surge ...
German Industrial Output Drops
July 7th, 2014
German industrial production plunged in May at its sharpest pace in more than two years, suggesting that Europe’s largest economy struggled to expand in the spring after a robust first quarter. Industrial production dropped 1.8% on a seasonally adjusted ...
Australia Announces Exploration Development Incentive
July 7th, 2014
The Australian Government has announced a new Exploration Development Incentive (EDI) that will assist junior explorers in raising capital from private sector investors through a refundable tax offset. The legislation is still being finalized, but Acting Assistant Treasurer Mathias ...
EU Bans Imports from Russia-Annexed Crimea
June 25th, 2014
The European Union has banned imports from Crimea, the Ukrainian area annexed by Russia, saying it would never recognise Russia’s illegal military intervention in Ukraine. The Council of European Union (EU) decided in a meeting of 28 EU foreign ...
France claims victory in Alstom deal with US rival GE
June 23rd, 2014
The boss of French rail and energy group Alstom says the $17bn (£10bn) deal to sell off most of its power generation business to US rival General Electric will protect France’s interests and save jobs. “ a combination ...
US central bank cuts growth forecast for 2014
June 19th, 2014
The US Federal Reserve has cut its growth forecast for 2014 because of the harsh winter weather. The central bank is now predicting growth of between 2.1% and 2.3% for this year, down from its March forecast of 2.8% ...
IMF in warning over Argentina ruling at US Supreme Court
June 18th, 2014
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Argentina’s legal defeat in its fight against hedge fund investors may have wider implications. On Monday, a US Supreme Court ruling sided with bondholders demanding Argentina pay them $1.3bn (£766m). The ...
For OPEC, the price of oil is just right, for the moment
June 12th, 2014
The world oil market has set up quite nicely for OPEC. Dramatic changes in oil production around the globe are balancing each other out instead of wreaking havoc. This has helped world oil prices stay high enough to provide ...
