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USD/JPY tests 100-day SMA
March 31st, 2014
Pair’s Outlook Despite the resilience the 55-day SMA has recently demonstrated, in the end USD/JPY has managed to spike through the line and reach 103.03/102.76, which consists of the monthly R1 and 100-day SMA. Should the bulls continue pushing ...
Fixing Finance: Work in Process
March 28th, 2014
Despite the enormous costs that have been wrung out of finance department operations, CFOs have plenty of reasons to push for more process improvement. The cost of finance at the typical large company has plummeted. According to the American ...
USD/JPY oscillates beneath 55-day SMA
March 28th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook The story continues, as neither the bulls that see USD/JPY rising from 102 nor the bears that are defending the 55-day SMA seem to be willing to give in. And even though in the short run the ...
IMF throws Ukraine financial lifeline, Russian economy to slump
March 27th, 2014
Ukraine won a $27-billion international financial lifeline on Thursday, rushed through in the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, as Moscow’s economy minister spoke of the cost of military action in its former Soviet neighbor. The International Monetary Fund ...
USD/JPY under pressure from 55-day SMA
March 27th, 2014
Pair’s Outlook USD/JPY remains unable to penetrate supply zone created by the 20 and 55-day SMAs. Yesterday the moving averages even pushed the rate below the support at 102.07/00, forcing the monthly PP to come into play and prevent ...
Citic Pacific Said to Plan About $4 Billion Share Sale to Public
March 27th, 2014
Citic Pacific Ltd. plans to sell about $4 billion of shares to restore its public float after absorbing assets from state-owned parent Citic Group Corp., people with knowledge of the matter said. Citic Pacific may approach sovereign wealth funds ...
IRS Says Bitcoin Counts as Property for Tax Purposes
March 26th, 2014
The Internal Revenue Service issued a notice saying that Bitcoin and other virtual currencies should be treated as property for federal tax purposes and the general rules for property transactions should apply. The notice provides answers to frequently asked ...
Why Companies Suffer Large, Unexpected Credit Losses
March 26th, 2014
For companies that sell business-to-business products and services, many things can contribute to a company incurring a loss from a bad debt. The most important factor is probably the quality of the organization’s finance and credit management process. But ...
First legal steps taken against Malaysia Airlines, Boeing
March 26th, 2014
A Chicago-based attorney has taken the first formal legal steps related to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the opening shot in what promises to be a sustained litigation campaign. Monica Kelly, a lawyer at Ribbeck Law, asked an Illinois state ...
U.S. Stocks Fluctuate While Europe Slumps on Ukraine
March 24th, 2014
U.S. stocks fluctuated as an index of manufacturing slowed while European shares snapped two days of gains amid concern the Ukraine crisis may escalate. The yen and gold weakened. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index fell less than 0.1 ...
