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Asian Currencies in Longest Weekly Declining Streak in Six Years
December 5th, 2014
Asian currencies dropped for a sixth week, the longest declining streak since 2008, as economic data boosted demand for the dollar and supported the case for higher U.S. interest rates. Malaysia’s ringgit led losses, falling to a five-year low ...
Black Swans and Crowded Trades
December 5th, 2014
There’s definitely something strange going on in the equity markets at the moment and it surely looks weird. Am I seeing things? The primal emotion of fear certainly does not appear on many traders and fund managers radar ...
Gold Declines Before U.S. Jobs Report as Investors Weigh Demand
December 5th, 2014
Gold fell before U.S. payrolls data that may show employers added more workers last month, boosting the case for an increase in borrowing costs in the largest economy as the dollar headed for a seventh weekly increase. Bullion for ...
Like Chinese Stocks? In Hong Kong, They’re 12% Cheaper
December 5th, 2014
The rush to pile into the world-beating stock rally in Shanghai has become so fevered that many investors are passing over identical shares that are trading more than 10 percent cheaper in Hong Kong. It’s a reminder of how froth can overwhelm ...
Osborne moves to cut spending to 1930s levels in dramatic autumn statement
December 4th, 2014
The chancellor, George Osborne, has set out dramatic plans to move Britain from the red into the black that will see public spending as a percentage of GDP fall to its lowest level since the 1930s and could require ...
ECB Weighs Further Action As Economic Picture Darkens
December 4th, 2014
The European Central Bank will spell out the scale of economic malaise facing the euro zone after it meets on Thursday under growing pressure to take dramatic action to prevent the bloc going into reverse. With recovery stalled across much of ...
The Russian Central Bank Is Intervening Again To Halt A Rouble Collapse
December 4th, 2014
Traders are claiming that the Central Bank of Russia has stepped back into currency markets to halt the rouble’s slide as it continued to fall in early trading on Wednesday. Here’s the evidence — the rouble sudden reversed its ...
Thursday December 4: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
December 4th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for December 4, 2014 The S&P rallied yet again to make a new all time high which is now very the new normal in the US market. Strongly bullish momentum likely to see the S&P ...
Euro zone risks return to contraction, China outlook smoggy
December 4th, 2014
The euro zone economy may face another contraction after business activity grew less than expected in November, although although Asian readings were more upbeat, while U.S. data was mixed in global surveys published on Wednesday. Firms across the euro ...
U.S. Shares Rise With Dollar as Oil Surges Amid Data
December 3rd, 2014
U.S. stocks rose toward records, as energy shares rallied with the price of crude and investors weighed data on hiring and the services sector. European equities climbed and the dollar gained on speculation the region’s central bank will add ...
