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Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1 per cent
October 22nd, 2014
The Bank of Canada today announced that it is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1 per cent. The Bank Rate is correspondingly 1 1/4 per cent and the deposit rate is 3/4 per cent. Inflation in ...
Australia 200 – Within Reach of Key 5400 Level
October 22nd, 2014
Australia 200 for Wednesday, October 22, 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 ...
Asian shares bask in glow of U.S. tech earnings
October 22nd, 2014
Asian shares rose on Wednesday as upbeat results from two U.S. technology bellwethers and hopes of fresh stimulus from the European Central Bank offset concerns about the outlook for the global economy. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
Italy uncovers EUR 1.7 bn vast corporate fraud
October 22nd, 2014
Italy’s financial police on Tuesday said they had broken up a ring of companies they believe used false accounting to defraud the state out of 1.7 billion euros ($2.2 billion) of tax. “The illegal activity has led, over the ...
National Bank of Oman highlights distinctions between conventional and Islamic finance
October 22nd, 2014
“The GCC countries have committed to actively strengthening their positions in the Islamic finance market, with Saudi Arabia currently in the lead. We, at the National Bank of Oman, have been doing significant work in the Islamic finance domain ...
Soft Australian inflation supports low interest rates
October 22nd, 2014
Australian consumer prices rose 0.5 percent in the three months to September, official figures showed Wednesday, as the annual rate of inflation eased after the removal of a controversial carbon tax. The increase in the consumer price index (CPI) ...
Gold – Surges to Five Week High Above $1255
October 22nd, 2014
Gold for Wednesday, October 22, 2014 Over the last few days to finish out last week Gold ran into the previous key level at $1240 which has resisted and forced gold a little lower, however it has since surged ...
Brazil’s First I.P.O. for 2014 Ends First Day Up Slightly
October 22nd, 2014
A veterinary medicine company, Ouro Fino Saúde Animal Participações, made its debut on Tuesday amid a weak economy and political uncertainty in Brazil. Brazil’s first initial public offering of the year started trading on Tuesday as a veterinary medicine ...
Gold Rebounds Boosted by India Holiday Sales
October 21st, 2014
Even after a two-week rally in bullion, domestic prices remain 7.4 percent lower than a year ago just as sales are set to climb for the festival and wedding season. India is the largest gold buyer after China. The ...
China’s economic growth slows to 7.3 percent in third quarter, near six-year low
October 21st, 2014
China grew at its slowest pace since the global financial crisis in the September quarter and risks missing its official target for the first time in 15 years, adding to concerns the world’s second-largest economy is becoming a drag ...
