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Singapore Dollar’s Losses to Ringgit Seen Widening: Asean Credit
August 19th, 2014
The diverging economic fortunes of two Southeast Asian neighbors are prompting PineBridge Investments to favor Malaysia’s ringgit over Singapore’s dollar. The ringgit has gained 4% to 2.53 per Singapore dollar since reaching a 16-year low of 2.63 in February, ...
Corporate Asia May Struggle with Rate Rise
August 19th, 2014
Corporate Asia has taken advantage of ultra-low interest rates over the past few years, loading up on debt, but with rates set to rise, there may be risks ahead. “With the U.S. Federal Reserve expected to begin normalization of ...
Ex-Rabobank trader guilty in Libor probe
August 19th, 2014
A former employee of Rabobank on Monday became the second of the Dutch bank’s ex-traders to plead guilty in a criminal plot to manipulate a global financial benchmark used to set rates on trillions of dollars in loans. United ...
Australia 200 – Threatening to Break Higher Again
August 19th, 2014
Australia 200 for Tuesday, August 19, 2014 The Australian 200 Index has enjoyed a solid move higher over the last week bouncing off the support level at 5400 up to a two week high above 5550. In its typical ...
Bitcoin’s price falls, but without serious trading consequences
August 19th, 2014
The last few days bitcoin has been in a bit of a downturn. On Monday, the price of Bitcoin dropped nearly 12 percent, to $435.60 from $492.95, according to the virtual currency website CoinDesk, its lowest value since May ...
SEC charges stock company of oil and gas production
August 18th, 2014
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced charges against a Houston-based penny stock company and four individuals behind a pump-and-dump scheme that misled investors to believe the company was on the brink of developing revolutionary technology to enable ...
Gold Under Pressure, Testing Support at $1300
August 18th, 2014
Gold is flat on Monday, continuing to show little activity as we start the new week. The spot price stands at $1302.67 per ounce in the European session. There is only one US release on Monday, NAHB Housing Market ...
Deepening Gloom in Australia Poses Challenge to RBA
August 18th, 2014
A deepening gloom across the largest developed economy to escape recession during the global financial crisis is shaping up as one of the toughest challenges yet for Reserve Bank of Australia chief Glenn Stevens. While policy makers from the ...
U.S. Investment Outflow Hits Record
August 18th, 2014
The U.S. posted a record cross-border investment outflow in June as China and Japan reduced their holdings of Treasuries and private investors abroad sold bonds and notes. “Right at the beginning of June, you had a very strong sell-off ...
Technical Analysis Gold – Steadies Around $1310
August 14th, 2014
Technical Analysis Gold for Thursday, August 14, 2014 To finish out last week Gold exhibited signs of a rejection pattern with its last red candlestick however it has remained quite steady throughout this week hovering around the $1310 level. ...
