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Technical Analysis Gold – Indecision Continues Under $1320
July 9th, 2014
Technical Analysis Gold for Wednesday, July 9, 2014 After pushing higher to a three month high above $1330 last week, gold has spent the last now few days easing lower back to below $1320 and is showing more signs ...
Profits Vanish in Venezuela After Currency Devaluation
July 9th, 2014
Brink’s, the armored car company, could see about $400 million in revenue disappear this year from its operations in this country. Procter & Gamble announced a write-down of $275 million on its Venezuela business. American Airlines and Delta Air ...
In Deal to Cut Corporate Taxes, Shareholders Pay the Price
July 9th, 2014
Medtronic is pursuing a deal to move abroad and save taxes. But few have noticed that the company’s shareholders will be the ones left with a big tax bill as a result. Oddly, some of Medtronic’s largest shareholders — ...
Technical Analysis AUD/USD – Steadies Just Under Resistance at 0.9425
July 9th, 2014
Technical Analysis AUD/USD for Wednesday, July 9, 2014 To start this week the Australian dollar is slowly trying to edge higher and regain some of the lost ground from late last week which saw it drop two a two ...
Bank of Communications Designated as Clearing Bank for Won-Yuan Trading
July 8th, 2014
The People’s Bank of China has appointed the Bank of Communications Ltd. as a clearing bank for the direct won-yuan trading in Korea. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Korean counterpart President Park Geun-hye had agreed on the 3rd ...
Swiss banks threaten freeze on US accounts over tax evasion
July 8th, 2014
Several Swiss banks have threatened to freeze American clients’ accounts unless they prove they are, or take steps to become, tax compliant, as the country’s lenders hurry to resolve a tax evasion dispute with the US. The moves – ...
Judge Denies Madoff Trustee Recovery of Foreign Transfers
July 8th, 2014
Transfers made abroad between a foreign transferor and a foreign transferee cannot be recovered by the trustee administering the estate of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, a federal judge has ruled. Dealing a win to foreign banks and investment ...
Asian Stocks Lower After U.S. Lead
July 8th, 2014
Asian stock markets drifted lower Tuesday after U.S. indexes pulled back from record highs and investors awaited fresh data from China. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index tracked Wall Street’s declines, slipping 0.2 percent to 15,351.25 despite fresh data showing the ...
Yen Holds Biggest Gain in a Week on Stock Drop
July 8th, 2014
The yen remained higher after a gain yesterday that was the biggest in a week, as U.S. stock futures point to declines in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index and after Japan reported a bigger-than-expected current-account surplus. The currency ...
Gold Below $1320 as Speculation Shifts to U.S. Rates
July 8th, 2014
Gold fell on Monday as the dollar firmed on speculation over an earlier-than-expected hike in U.S. interest rates following strong job data, which dented investment demand for the metal. Gold has been under pressure since data on Thursday showed ...