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China deal sends shares to one-month high, rouble surges
November 10th, 2014
A landmark deal to give global investors easier access to China’s $3.9 trillion stock market helped lift world shares to their highest in over a month on Monday, as renewed tensions in Libya and Ukraine pushed up oil prices. ...
Monday November 10: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Indices
November 10th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 10, 2014 S&P 500 The S&P 500 declined during the early session finding support at the 2020 level prior to edging higher to close at 2025 on the day. Bullish momentum remains strong ...
The UAE’s pressing need for legislative reform
November 10th, 2014
There is no doubt that, in the past 15 years, the UAE has managed to build what is, by any standards, the most developed infrastructure, the highest quality of life, the most diversified economy, and the most efficient government ...
Monday November 10: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Commodities
November 10th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 10, 2014 Gold rallied on Friday making a decisive push towards the $1180 mark after making a new intraday day low at $1130. Gold is likely to test the $1200 area as part ...
Ireland Vies to Remain Silicon Valley’s Low-Tax Home Away From Home
November 10th, 2014
In a sprawling conference center on the outskirts of the Irish capital, more than 20,000 people from the global tech industry gathered last week to sign deals and swap contacts. Despite the throngs of start-ups, American heavy hitters like ...
Monday November 10: OSB Daily Technical Analysis – Currency pairs
November 10th, 2014
OSB Daily Technical Analysis for November 10, 2014 EUR/USD sold off breaking below the 1.24 handle on Friday finding support at the 1.2360 area and managed to close back above at 1.2545. Price action suggests some support further below ...
The Frightening World of Vladimir Putin
November 10th, 2014
At the recent Valdai Discussion Club forum President Vladimir Putin conducted a three-hour tour of his own special world — the same world that German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned us he lives in. I must say that Putin’s world is more frightening and filled with ...
Platt’s $50 Billion Hedge-Fund Dream Deferred
November 10th, 2014
When billionaire Michael Platt flew to the Middle East in September 2013, he was running one of the world’s largest hedge funds. He wanted to make it bigger. He told investors at the region’s sovereign-wealth funds that his BlueCrest ...
Financial Stability Board to Propose Stricter Capital Rules for Global Banks
November 10th, 2014
The Financial Stability Board, a panel made up of central bankers, finance officials and top regulators from the world’s largest economies, plans to announce proposals Monday that would double the amount of money that large banks would be required ...
The $9 Billion Witness: Meet JPMorgan Chase’s Worst Nightmare
November 10th, 2014
She tried to stay quiet, she really did. But after eight years of keeping a heavy secret, the day came when Alayne Fleischmann couldn’t take it anymore. “It was like watching an old lady get mugged on the street,” she ...
