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The Billionaires Are All Quietly Preparing For The Stock Market To Plunge
September 8th, 2014
Billionaire 1: Sam Zell “The stock market is at an all-time high, but economic activity is not at an all-time,” explains billionaire investor Sam Zell to CNBC on Thursday morning. “People have no place else to put their money, ...
U.S. Stock Futures Are Little Changed Before Output Data
September 2nd, 2014
U.S. stock-index futures were little changed, after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index recorded its biggest monthly gain since February, before data that may show manufacturing in the world’s biggest economy continued to expand in August. Apple Inc. and ...
Banks say funding rules will make key equities trades more expensive
September 2nd, 2014
Banks are sounding the alarm about a proposed global rule aimed at forcing them to fund themselves more safely, warning that it could have “severe” knock-on effects on short selling and other important equities market transactions. Industry lobbyists have ...
Gold Up to $1290 on Ukraine Concerns
August 29th, 2014
Gold settled higher on Thursday as tensions over Ukraine increased and equity markets retreated, but analysts said the rebound could be short-lived due to strong U.S. economic growth and prospects of a U.S. interest rate hike. NATO said on ...
Gold Up Again to $1285 on Softer U.S. Dollar
August 28th, 2014
Gold rose for the third straight day on Thursday on softening dollar and increased tensions between Ukraine and Russia, but the precious metal was under pressure from rallies in equities and the prospect of a U.S. interest rate hike. ...
Gold at $1275 on Stronger U.S. Dollar
August 26th, 2014
Gold settled near its lowest in two months on Monday, pressured by a stronger U.S. dollar and a rally in global financial markets. U.S. gold futures ended $1.30 lower at $1,278.90 an ounce. Spot gold was down 0.2 percent ...
Gold – $1275 Level Stays True to Form
August 26th, 2014
Gold for Tuesday, August 26, 2014 Over the last week now Gold has been falling lower back towards the medium term support level at $1290 however to finish out last week it fell sharply down to the previous key ...
Asia stocks rose on Wall St. rally, dollar firm after rebound
August 11th, 2014
Asian stocks rose on Monday as tensions eased slightly in Ukraine, while the dollar held steady against the safe-haven yen after rebounding sharply late last week. Spreadbetters expected the upbeat momentum for equities to continue into Europe, with Britain’s ...
Asia stocks cautious, bonds up on Ukraine tensions
August 7th, 2014
Asian share markets got off to a cautious start on Thursday, with Japanese stocks pulling further away from six-week lows as a Russian troop build-up on the border with Ukraine sapped risk-appetite and pushed global bond prices higher. Global ...
Gold steady as dollar, European equities firm
August 5th, 2014
Gold prices steadied on Tuesday as the dollar benefited from soft euro zone economic data which pushed the euro lower, while upbeat corporate earnings reports lifted European equity markets. Spot gold was at $1,288.89 an ounce at 1239 GMT, ...
