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West TX Oil up to $94.80 on Easing Supply Risks
August 19th, 2014
Brent crude edged up towards $102 a barrel on Tuesday, but stayed near a 14-month low reached in the previous session on weak demand and easing concerns over risks to supply. Brent shed nearly $2 on Monday, as investor ...
Ex-Rabobank trader guilty in Libor probe
August 19th, 2014
A former employee of Rabobank on Monday became the second of the Dutch bank’s ex-traders to plead guilty in a criminal plot to manipulate a global financial benchmark used to set rates on trillions of dollars in loans. United ...
Australia 200 – Threatening to Break Higher Again
August 19th, 2014
Australia 200 for Tuesday, August 19, 2014 The Australian 200 Index has enjoyed a solid move higher over the last week bouncing off the support level at 5400 up to a two week high above 5550. In its typical ...
Money-Laundering increase, urges hiring by British Banks
August 18th, 2014
U.K. banks have made a push to hire more anti-money laundering staff as regulatory scrutiny grows, with a 54 percent increase in the number of roles available over the last year, according to a recruitment firm. More than 2,157 ...
Google and Right-to-Be-Forgotten Critics Distort Ruling
August 18th, 2014
Google Inc. (GOOG) and other critics of a European Union court ruling that created a right to be forgotten on the Internet are exaggerating it to undermine a reform of data-protection rules, the EU’s justice chief said. Search engines ...
The Fragmentation of Bretton Woods
August 18th, 2014
The world has changed considerably since political leaders from the 44 Allied countries met in 1944 in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to create the institutional framework for the post-World War II economic and monetary order. What has not changed ...
Gold Under Pressure, Testing Support at $1300
August 18th, 2014
Gold is flat on Monday, continuing to show little activity as we start the new week. The spot price stands at $1302.67 per ounce in the European session. There is only one US release on Monday, NAHB Housing Market ...
Deepening Gloom in Australia Poses Challenge to RBA
August 18th, 2014
A deepening gloom across the largest developed economy to escape recession during the global financial crisis is shaping up as one of the toughest challenges yet for Reserve Bank of Australia chief Glenn Stevens. While policy makers from the ...
US banks plan ahead for UK exit from EU
August 18th, 2014
Wall Street banks are drawing up preliminary plans to move some London-based activities to Ireland to address concerns that the UK is drifting apart from the EU. People familiar with Bank of America, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley told the ...
Mercedes violates anti-monopoly law in China
August 18th, 2014
China’s government said Monday it has concluded Mercedes-Benz violated anti-monopoly law and charged excessive prices for parts, adding to a growing number of global automakers snared in an investigation of the industry. Regulators found the luxury unit of Germany’s ...
