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‘Crop tourists’ predict record corn and soyabean harvests
August 29th, 2014
Every August, travellers with a high tolerance for monotony flock to the two-lane highways of the rural US Midwest. Tracing 1,000-mile routes across corn and soyabean fields, these participants in annual “crop tours” stop to measure ears, count bean ...
Morgan Stanley plans natural gas export plant in new commodities foray
August 29th, 2014
Morgan Stanley has quietly filed plans to build and run one of the first U.S. compressed natural gas export facilities, the first sign the bank is plunging back into physical commodity markets even as it sells its physical oil ...
Gold Up to $1290 on Ukraine Concerns
August 29th, 2014
Gold settled higher on Thursday as tensions over Ukraine increased and equity markets retreated, but analysts said the rebound could be short-lived due to strong U.S. economic growth and prospects of a U.S. interest rate hike. NATO said on ...
Asian shares slump as Ukraine tensions flare
August 29th, 2014
Asian shares slumped on Friday, after flaring Ukrainetensions spoiled investor risk appetite and bolstered the safe-haven yen. Ukraine’s president said Russian troops had entered his country in support of pro-Moscow rebels who captured a key coastal town, escalating a five-month-old ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis
August 29th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for August 29, 2014 EUR/USD closed largely unchanged yesterday from the previous days close after testing the 1.32 level in the early session. This suggests some consolidation following the sharp declines since mid-August and seven ...
Fed Chair Yellen’s assets up 8% during 2013
August 29th, 2014
Value of portfolio totals between $5.3 million and $14.1 million, latest financial disclosure shows. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s assets rose in value by at least 8% during 2013, raising their total to between $5.3 million and $14.1 million, ...
Irish Panel to Pick Privacy Regulator With Global Reach
August 29th, 2014
In the coming weeks, an Irish government committee is set to pick the country’s new data privacy regulator, a relatively obscure position but one with global sway. The five-person panel of civil servants and privacy experts will choose a ...
India’s Narendra Modi launches bank accounts for all
August 28th, 2014
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a plan to provide a bank account for every household, in a landmark initiative to help the poor. Nearly 40% of Indians have little access to financial services and are often at ...
Sage launches corporation tax application
August 28th, 2014
Originally developed for large corporate organisations, Sage chose to extend the Sage Corporation Tax application to smaller businesses that had claimed they were seeking a “more straight-forward” program than previous services. The functionality in the offering builds upon the ...
FSA takes administrative action against Kookmin Bank
August 28th, 2014
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) has taken some administrative actions against Kookmin Bank, Japan Branches. Following its on-site inspection and the report prepared by the Japan Branches based on Article 24, paragraph 1, and Article 48 of the Banking ...
