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Monday November 24: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
November 24th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 24, 2014 S&P 500 made new highs on Friday pushing ever close to the 2100 mark. Market remains strongly bullish and in a buy only mode. Up day for the Dow ...
Euro Near Two-Year Low as Ifo to Spur Draghi Push; Aussie Gains
November 24th, 2014
The euro was near a two-year low versus the dollar before a German report that economists said will show business confidence declined for a seventh month. The shared currency held declines against most major peers after European Central Bank ...
Stocks Rise With Oil After China Rates as Euro Falls
November 21st, 2014
Global stocks climbed, and oil and metals gained after China cut interest rates. The euro weakened and bonds in the region rose after Mario Draghi said the European Central Bank must drive inflation higher. The MSCI All-Country World Index advanced 0.2 percent at 11:21 a.m. ...
Draghi throws door to QE wide open as recovery wanes
November 21st, 2014
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi threw the door wide open on Friday for more dramatic action to rescue the euro zone economy, saying “excessively low” inflation had to be raised quickly by whatever means necessary. Draghi said there was now ...
Wide global divergence in corporate governance requirements
November 21st, 2014
Adequate and effective corporate governance (CG) is critical in supporting boards and management to navigate uncertainty in the international business arena. Yet, a joint study by ACCA Singapore and KPMG in Singapore reveals a wide divergence in CG requirements ...
Yen Set for Fifth Weekly Loss on Elections
November 21st, 2014
The yen rose, paring the sharpest five-week drop since 1995, after Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso said the currency had depreciated too rapidly. Japan’s currency has fallen against all except one of its 31 major counterparts this week before Japan ...
As U.S. hearings loom, Takata faces long slog in air bag crisis
November 20th, 2014
Takata Corp (7312.T) faces a long battle to gauge the fallout from a fast-moving air bag crisis as recalls mount up, adding to the costs for the loss-making Japanese auto partsmaker. Two U.S. Senators have called a news conference on ...
ASIC shuts down unlicensed FX business and removes its director from the industry
November 20th, 2014
ASIC has taken action in the NSW Supreme Court to permanently shut down unlicensed foreign exchange (FX) business, Vault Market Pty Ltd (Vault Market), and to remove its sole director, Mr MD Anamul Amin, from the financial services industry. ...
Gold Holds Drop Below $1,200 as Dollar Strengthens, SPDR Shrinks
November 20th, 2014
Gold held losses below $1,200 an ounce as a gauge of the dollar traded near the highest level in five years on expectations that U.S. interest rates will rise and assets in the largest exchange-traded product shrank. Bullion for immediate delivery ...
Yen Falls to Seven-Year Low on Election Outlook as Won Drops
November 20th, 2014
The yen declined to a seven-year low versus the dollar amid speculation Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will win elections and extend his economic stimulus program. Japan’s currency dropped against all except one of its 16 major counterparts. A gauge ...