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Asian shares skid as Obama confirms air strikes on Iraq
August 8th, 2014
Asian shares tumbled on Friday as investors sought out safe-haven assets on growing fears that conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East could sap global growth, extending losses after U.S. President Obama said he had authorized air strikes in ...
Pound About 0.2 Percent From Eight-Week Low as BOE Holds Rates
August 8th, 2014
The pound was about 0.2 percent from its weakest level in eight weeks versus the dollar after Bank of England officials maintained their key interest rate at a record-low 0.5 percent following a two-day meeting. U.K. 10-year government bond ...
Technical Analysis Gold – Rallies to Two Week High Above $1310
August 8th, 2014
Technical Analysis for Gold for Friday, August 8, 2014 In recent hours, gold has been trading in a small trading range between $1311 and $1313 after moving up well in the last 48 hours or so. In that time ...
Australia 200 – Drops Sharply Back Into Familiar Trading Range
August 8th, 2014
Australia 200 for Friday, August 8, 2014 After being on quite a roll for several weeks, the Australian 200 Index has fallen sharply over the last week or so returning back to more familiar territory between the 5400 and ...
Technical Analysis AUD/USD – Drops to Two Month Low Near 0.9250
August 8th, 2014
Technical Analysis AUD/USD for Friday, August 8, 2014 In recent hours the AUD/USD is easing back a little after dropping so sharply in the last 24 hours from above 0.9350 down to a two week low at 0.9260. In ...
Aussie Tumbles as Jobless Surge Revives Rate-Cut Bets; Yen Falls
August 7th, 2014
Australia’s dollar fell by the most in a month as traders revived bets on central bank interest-rate cuts after the unemployment rate jumped to the highest level since 2002. The Aussie weakened at least 0.5 percent versus all of ...
Australia 200 – Returns to Familiar Territory Below 5500
August 7th, 2014
Australia 200 for Thursday, August 7, 2014 After being on quite a roll for several weeks, the Australian 200 Index has fallen sharply over the last week returning back to more familiar territory between the 5400 and 5500 levels. ...
Technical Analysis AUD/USD – Receives Solid Support from 0.9300
August 7th, 2014
Technical Analysis AUD/USD for Thursday, August 7, 2014 In the last half day the Australian dollar has surged higher to a one week high near 0.9375, before easing back slightly in recent hours. It has done well of late ...
Gold – Enjoys Support at $1290 and Moves Back Above $1300
August 7th, 2014
Gold for Thursday, August 7, 2014 In the last 24 hours gold has surged higher away from the support level at $1290 and back up well above $1300 to a one week high. Over the last week or so ...
Asia shares worn away by Wall Street, oil near nine-month low
August 6th, 2014
Asian stocks fell broadly on Wednesday while the U.S. dollar held firm after a slump on Wall Street and tensions over Ukraine smothered markets with a mood of risk aversion. Geopolitical concerns overshadowed upbeat U.S. economic data which included ...
