On Tuesday the Australian sharemarket snapped a four-day period of losing, being led by a rally in the miners and the big banks, but a dip in business confidence hampered investor enthusiasm...
On Tuesday Asian stock markets were muted due to holidays in Hong Kong and South Korea, while the yen dipped to a six-year low as the U.S. dollar strengthened on expectations the Federal Reserve will soon end stimulus and raise interest rates...
The global economic growth is likely to be slightly above 3 percent this year in the face of geopolitical risks, International Monetary Fund Chief Christine Lagarde said in an interview with the French daily Les Echos. The growth is likely to be between 3 and 3.5 percent, she said...
AUDJPY AUD/JPY provides opportunities for traders of all time frames, and offers opportunities to traders who love volatility as well as range trading. Because it is held as a carry trade, it is highly sensitive to interest rate outlook changes in both Australia and Japan...
Bitcoin (BTC/USD) declined 3.3%, or $15.76, on Slovenia-based BitStamp to trade at $461.78 during U.S. morning hours, as speculators continued to exit the market amid bearish chart signals. Prices fell to a session low of $457.57, a level not seen since August 19...
Do you remember Friday's intra-day chart of SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY), the ETF that tracks the performance of the S&P 500...
On Monday the dollar was at 14-month highs against the basket of other major currencies, while the pound fell steeply as a new poll with and prospects for Scottish independence pressured the currency lower...
The dollar/yen has been very interesting since the start of the financial crisis. When the equity markets fell, the USA embarked on a huge amount of quantitative easing which served to weaken the Dollar...
Crude oil has regained its footing in Asian trading today after WTI slumped by more than 1 percent on Friday. A disappointing US jobs report likely raised some concerns about the US economic recovery and weighed on the commodity...
The pound sterling could drop more than 10%. This week was the worst for the UK currency in more than a year and lead for "yes" campaign could accelerate slide. Nervous traders have already begun to sell the pound in response to narrowing polls...
High nickel prices and interest from China are raising the stakes in Solomon Islands as a verdict nears in court hearing between a small Australian mining company and Japanese giant Sumitomo. At issue is the right to mine a rich greenfields nickel site in Isabel Province in Solomon Islands west...
On Monday gold prices gain in Asia, inspired by physical demand ahead of the main gold buying season in India - festival of light, as well as weddings season...
GBPJPY Long the most popular carry trade in the market, high volatility in the GBP/JPY makes it an excellent medium-term range trade as well! Highly sensitive to interest rate outlook changes and change in the economy of the UK and Japan, the GBP/JPY can make powerful, sweeping moves...
David While and David Jones comment: "The last few years we have seen an increasing interest in silver trading. A couple of years ago the price of silver touched $50 and then it reversed quite quickly and interest has to some extent died down...
GBPCHF GBP/CHF experiences a high degree of volatility, and is perfect for traders who like to catch big moves in the market! It is the most popular carry trade in the FX market aside from GBP/JPY...
US crude stocks dropped less than expected in the past week as gasoline stocks fell amid a rise in distillate inventories, according to Energy Information Administration data. In comparison to the 1.1 million barrels drop expected by analysts, the crude inventories dropped 905,000 barrels...
On Friday the euro was deep in the red, having suffered its highest dip in three years after the European Central Bank stunned markets by cutting interest rates and embarking on a trillion-euro asset-buying binge...
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Indonesia has huge potential for Bitcoin and as the number of Bitcoin users is expanding in the country, some companies are looking to explore the market well; one of them is Bitcoin.co.id...
