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World’s leading economies warned over ‘global jobs crisis’
September 10th, 2014
The world’s largest economies are still failing to create enough jobs and too many of those that are being produced are too low quality to generate a meaningful boost to global growth, three leading international institutions warned on Tuesday. ...
Is bigger better for ASEAN in a mega-regional world?
September 10th, 2014
Big-block trade agreements or ‘mega-regionals’, revolving around one or more major powers, are the latest trend in trade policy negotiations. ASEAN is involved in two: the American-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Chinese-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). But ...
Wall St middle-aged bankers stuck in squeezed middle
September 9th, 2014
It is Wall Street’s “squeezed middle”: a large cohort of bankers in their thirties and forties are fretting that promotions to their banks’ top tier are becoming harder to secure. Many of them accept that being stuck on a ...
Australia 200 – Looks for Any Support at 5550
September 9th, 2014
Australia 200 for Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Over the last few days the Australia 200 Index has declined from its multi-year high after running into resistance around 5650. For the last couple of weeks the Australian 200 Index has ...
U.S. accountants’ optimism returns to pre-recession levels
September 8th, 2014
Not since 2007 have U.S. accountants in industry felt as optimistic about the future of their companies and the state of the domestic economy as they do now. While concerns about regulatory requirements linger, and some companies remain hesitant ...
Legislative on cheque imaging and payment systems access updated
September 8th, 2014
FCA has announced changes on legislation which has recently been introduced to British Parliament affecting payment systems. As part of FCA’s commitment to transparency, the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has set out below details of these latest developments in ...
Australian Job Ads at 17 Month High
September 8th, 2014
Australian job advertisements in newspapers and on the Internet rose for a third straight month in August to hit a 17-month high, offering hope that a recent spike in unemployment might prove temporary. A survey by Australia and New ...
Australia 200 – Eases Away from Multi Year High Under 5650
September 5th, 2014
Australia 200 for Friday, September 5, 2014 After spending the last week consolidating and trading in a very narrow range right around 5620, the Australian 200 Index has surged higher again to achieve a new multi-year high around 5660, ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
September 5th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for September 5, 2014 EUR/USD Collapse of the EURUSD losing two big figures after the ECB announcement caught markets off guard on Thursday by announcing a rate cut. Serious damage to the chart with next ...
Australia 200 – Consolidates Around 5650 After New Multi Year High
September 4th, 2014
Australia 200 for Thursday, September 4, 2014 After spending the last week consolidating and trading in a very narrow range right around 5620, the Australian 200 Index has surged higher again to achieve a new multi-year high around 5660, ...