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Russia faces more sanctions from the U.S. and Europe
July 29th, 2014
The United States and Europe have unitedly decided to increase the economic sanctions against Russia since they fear that Moscow might be planning an invasion in Ukraine soon. After months in which European leaders resisted going as far as ...
U.S. companies search for growth overseas
July 28th, 2014
Big U.S. companies are searching for corporate growth overseas for better financial opportunities. Technology trendsetters Apple Inc., Google Inc., Facebook Inc. and Netflix Inc. all mined foreign countries to produce earnings or revenue that exceeded analysts’ projections in their ...
EUR/USD Below 1.3430 as traders earn from bullish turn
July 28th, 2014
The dollar was about 0.1 percent from the strongest level in eight months against the euro as investors raised bets it would climb versus the single currency to the most since November 2012. The U.S. currency maintained its biggest ...
After the Dollar
July 28th, 2014
It is symbolic that the recent BRICS summit in Fortaleza, Brazil, took place exactly seven decades after the Bretton Woods Conference that created the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The upshot of the BRICS meeting was the ...
USD/CAD reached 1.0815 on Economic Concern
July 28th, 2014
The Canadian dollar sank to a five-week low before reports next week that are forecast to show the nation’s economy is lagging behind that of the U.S., its biggest trading partner. The currency fell for a second day against ...
USD/HKD remains bullish as HKMA Buys $690 Million
July 28th, 2014
Hong Kong’s de facto central bank bought $690 million on July 25 to defend the city’s 31-year-old peg to the U.S. dollar as it expects demand for the local currency to continue. “Having regard to the on-going listings, mergers ...
China’s Industrial Profits rose to 17.9% in June
July 28th, 2014
Profits earned by Chinese industrial firms rose 17.9 percent in June to 588.08 billion yuan ($94.98 billion) from a year earlier, up sharply from an 8.9 percent rise in May, the National Bureau of Statistics said. For the first ...
Asia stocks drop after earnings hurt Wall Street
July 28th, 2014
Asian stocks faced a drop in Wall Street and hovered near three-year highs on Monday, with China taking the lead after data showed a robust jump in profits earned by industrial firms in the world’s second-largest economy. The dollar ...
South Africa To Ban Land Sale to Foreigners
July 25th, 2014
The South African government has announced plans to fast-track a bill barring foreigners from buying land. The Regulations of Land Holdings Bill would mean foreigners will only be able to lease land for 30 years. However it will not ...
Russia’s surprise interest rate rise ‘to curb inflation’
July 25th, 2014
Russia’s central bank has unexpectedly raised its key bank interest rate over concerns about inflation and “geopolitical tension”. The bank’s board decided to raise the interest rate by 50 basis points, or half a percent, to 8% per year. ...
