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The EU must place a greater emphasis on effective public financial management for the benefit of its citizens
April 8th, 2014
The European Court of Auditors will have an ever increasing role to play when it comes to the effectiveness of EU public financial management, says an EU auditor’s essay in a report from ACCA The European Court of Auditors ...
Reputation: The Hardest Risk to Manage
April 8th, 2014
GlaxoSmithKline’s unfolding bribery scandal is an object lesson in how a direct hit to its reputation can devastate a company’s finances. Protecting an organization’s reputation is the most important and difficult task facing senior management teams and boards of ...
European Stocks Are Little Changed Amid Ukraine Tension
April 8th, 2014
European stocks were little changed, after dropping yesterday from a six-year high, as investors weighed escalating tensions between America and Russia over the future of eastern Europe. U.S. index futures and Asian shares were also little changed. Suedzucker AG ...
U.K. Industrial Output Surges More Than Forecast
April 8th, 2014
U.K. industrial production rose more than economists forecast in February bolstered by a surge in factory output that points to a continuing economic recovery. Production increased 0.9 percent from January, when it was unchanged, the Office for National Statistics ...
Bank of England announces expansion of eligibility of securities guaranteed by UKEF as collateral in the Bank’s facilities
April 8th, 2014
The Bank of England announces the following: UK Export Finance-guaranteed debt capital market notes issued under pro forma documentation and processes that have been agreed between UKEF and the Bank of England will be eligible for the Bank of ...
USD/CHF capped by 0.8940/23
April 8th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook A resistance zone at 0.8940/23, mainly formed by the monthly R1 and 100-day SMA, proved to be tough yesterday by throwing USD/CHF beneath the 2012 lows at 0.89. Now, if the 55-day SMA fails to underpin the ...
USD/JPY to face 102.72/70
April 8th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook It seems that the 100-day SMA will be insufficient to stop the U.S. Dollar from falling lower. However, there is a formidable support level at 102.72/70 (consisting of the monthly PP, weekly S1 and 20-day SMA) and ...
EUR/USD turned around ahead of monthly S1
April 8th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook As it turned out, EUR/USD did not carry on with the decline. Instead, it bounced off the 100-day SMA despite the bearish daily technicals and recovered back to the 55-day SMA. If this resistance is breached, as ...
Cable Recovers From Last Wednesday’s Loses
April 8th, 2014
GBP/USD Open 1.6607 High 1.6625 Low 1.6561 Close 1.6604 On Monday Pound/Dollar increased with almost 65 pips. The Cable appreciated from 1.6561 to 1.6625 yesterday, in line with the positive money flow sentiment at around +8%, closing the day ...
EUR/USD stays in the downward price channel
April 8th, 2014
EUR/USD stays in the downward price channel on 4-hour chart, and remains in downtrend from 1.3966, the rise from 1.3672 is likely consolidation of the downtrend. Resistance is located at the upper line of the channel. As long as ...
