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Australia 200 – Near Two Month High Above 5500
November 5th, 2014
Australia 200 for Wednesday, November 5, 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, ...
Apple Issues Bonds in Euros for First Time
November 5th, 2014
When you are as rich as Apple and you want to make investors happy, you issue debt. That is what the company has done for investors over the last year and a half. On Tuesday, Apple issued debt for the first time ...
Australia loses 24,400 Jobs according to nation’s Statistics Bureau
November 4th, 2014
Australia’s labor market is weaker than previously reported, the nation’s statistics bureau said in a review released today, sending the currency lower as traders bet on an extended interest-rate pause. The total number of Australians employed in September was ...
Australia’s central bank keeps rates low, consumers encouraged
November 4th, 2014
Australia’s central bank kept interest rates at record lows for a 14th straight policy meeting on Tuesday, saying the stimulus was justified given the outlook for sub par growth even as consumers showed signs of opening their wallets. The ...
It’s Currency War! – And Japan Has Fired The First Shot
November 4th, 2014
This is the big problem with fiat currency – eventually the temptation to print more of it when you are in a jam becomes too powerful to resist. In a surprise move on Friday, the Bank of Japan dramatically ...
Japan Stocks Rise, Standing Out Amid Asian Markets
November 4th, 2014
Asian stocks dipped as China growth slowed, but the Nikkei index rallied because of a weak yen. Asian stocks dipped on Tuesday with latest signs of slower growth in China and the euro zone, although Japan rose to seven-year ...
Apple plans investor call ahead of a potential bond sale
November 3rd, 2014
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is planning an investor call on Monday ahead of a potential bond sale, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing a banker working on the deal. Deutsche Bank AG (DBKGn.DE) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N) are ...
Accounting For Startups
November 3rd, 2014
When you first bring a newborn home from the hospital and want reassurance the baby is doing ok, you’ll probably listen periodically for breathing sounds. It’s unlikely that you’ll track the number of breaths per minute and compare it ...
Hedge funds pursue alternative lending
November 3rd, 2014
Sharp-suited hedge fund managers used to look down with disdain at the humdrum world of commercial banking. Now, this low-octane finance is being viewed by some as the biggest opportunity in a generation. In the past year some of ...
Gulf economies edge toward reform as oil price slides
November 3rd, 2014
When Kuwait’s government said last month that it planned to raise domestic prices of diesel fuel and kerosene, some angry Kuwaitis took to Twitter to denounce the move as unfair. The austerity measures are small compared to the tens ...
