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ECB Wades Into Currency Wars But Needs Reform Backing
September 8th, 2014
The European Central Bank spent a long time being a noncombatant in the global currency wars. But it has decisively entered the fray as it seeks to boost its balance sheet by €1 trillion ($1.294 trillion) through fresh loans ...
China to Overtake USA by 2024
September 8th, 2014
China is set to overtake the U.S. as the world’s largest economy in U.S. dollar terms over the next decade, according to a new report by IHS Economics. IHS measured the size of China’s economy in U.S. dollar terms, ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
September 8th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for September 8, 2014 S&P 500 The September 14 S&P contract hit a new all-time high and recorded its fifth consecutive weekly gain on Friday. The S&P remains bullish with no signs of weakening of ...
Doubts return at SandRidge a year after CEO ousted by investors
September 8th, 2014
In June 2013, activist investors got the board of SandRidge Energy Inc to fire its CEO Tom Ward, arguing that he had mismanaged the Oklahoma City company and destroyed billions in shareholder value. The oil and gas producer’s shares ...
Japan’s GDP Contracts Sharply
September 8th, 2014
A revised reading on Japan’s gross domestic product (GDP) showed the economy contracted an annualized 7.1 percent in the second quarter, worse than initial estimates of 6.8 percent as a nationwide consumption tax that took effect in April dragged ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Commodities
September 8th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for September 8, 2014 Gold The December 2014 Gold contract continued trading within its range on Friday with a brief drop below the $1260 handle closing at $1267.30. Bearish with very little going on in ...
GE to sell appliance business to Electrolux for $3.3 billion
September 8th, 2014
Sweden’s Electrolux (ELUXb.ST) said on Monday it would buy General Electric Co’s (GE.N) appliances business for $3.3 billion in cash to double sales in North America and take on rival Whirlpool Corp (WHR.N) in its biggest ever deal. Electrolux ...
OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
September 8th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for September 8, 2014 EUR/USD Profit taking and a higher close in the EURUSD on Friday following Thursday’s sharp decline. Failure to trade intraday above 1.30 suggests this round figure is a strong resistance level ...
Alibaba announces share sale details
September 8th, 2014
China’s biggest e-commerce firm Alibaba Group Holding says it expects to price its initial public offering (IPO) at between $60 and $66 per a share. It has filed to sell up to $24.3bn (£15bn) stock, which would make it ...
IMF’s Lagarde urges France for structural reforms
September 8th, 2014
The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is urging France to speed up structural reforms to bolster economic growth and warning against using weak inflation as an excuse to relax public deficit reduction efforts. In an interview with ...