Australia 200 – Threatening to Return to 5000
October 14th, 2014
Australia 200 for Tuesday, October 14, 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 ...
New Chinese coal import tax causes disaster for Australian miners
October 14th, 2014
China’s bombshell decision to impose tariffs on coal imports could prove to be the tipping point for Australian miners already struggling to stay afloat. The move by the economic powerhouse to introduce the new duty of between 3% and ...
Stocks, oil flounder on growth anxiety, China data little help
October 13th, 2014
Asian stocks stumbled to seven-month lows on Monday, while crude oil prices were pinned near a four-year trough as promising trade numbers out of China failed to cheer a market still worried about faltering global growth. “European equities look ...
Australia 200 – Falls to Eight Month Low at 5120
October 13th, 2014
Australia 200 for Monday, October 13, 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 ...
Australia 200 – Falls to Eight Month Low Near 5150
October 10th, 2014
Australia 200 for Friday, October 10, 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 ...
Australia 200 – Enjoys Solid Support at 5200
October 9th, 2014
Australia 200 for Thursday, October 9, 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 ...
Democracy or Idiocracy?
October 9th, 2014
In Cyprus, we live in a democracy characterised by government by the people and/or their elected representatives: constitutional guarantees, free and fair elections, a parliament of elected members, separation of legislature and the executive, an independent judiciary, and so ...
Australia 200 – Trying to Rally Up From 5200
October 8th, 2014
Australia 200 for Wednesday, October 8, 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 ...
Asia shares stumble, oil skids to 27-mth lows
October 8th, 2014
Asian share markets were mostly in the red on Wednesday as worries about waning global growth lifted safe-haven bonds, while shoving oil prices to their lowest in more than two years. Extending a three-month-long decline, Brent oil sank $1.18 ...
Dr Alan Waring
October 8th, 2014
Dr Alan Waring has 35 years’ experience in risk management. His several books include Managing Risk (1998), co-authored with Prof Ian Glendon, Practical Systems Thinking (1996) and Corporate Risk and Governance published in May 2013. He has presented numerous ...