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BlondieNews, 13 August 2014, 09:09 #S&P 500
"The dollar-rupee has become a play on global markets, and we may see a pause in the dollar's runaway gains," said Anindya Banerjee, a currency analyst at Kotak Securities, a brokerage in Mumbai. The partially convertible rupee closed at 61.19/20 per dollar, compared to Friday's close of 61.14/15...
Currency
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Rachael Taylor, 13 August 2014, 07:11
China’s antitrust crackdown signals a new era of regulatory scrutiny in the country and threatens to end the days when products from Audi sedans to Starbucks lattes generate fatter profits in Beijing than in London or New York...
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Sergey Golubev, 12 August 2014, 23:54 #China
Comex Gold futures closed lower for July and near the low of the month, suggesting more selling pressure may be coming in August. The short-term view shows a market that is very sensitive to U.S. economic data and not too much to geopolitical events...
Metals
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[Deleted], 12 August 2014, 21:12 #xauusd, gold
Monthly Natural Gas futures declined sharply in July after below normal summer temperatures drove down air conditioning usage and thereby demand for fuel to run the power plants. Record injections drove supply higher, putting inventories at nearly record levels...
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Damiano Fabiański, 12 August 2014, 18:12
German economic confidence weakened sharply to the weakest level since December 2012 as geopolitical tensions weighed on analyst expectations, the results of a closely watched survey from the Mannheim-based Centre for European Economic Research/ZEW showed Tuesday...
Currency
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Sergey Golubev, 12 August 2014, 17:10
GBPUSD posted its biggest monthly decline in July since May 2013. The selling pressure was driven by the strengthening U.S. economy and increased expectations for higher U.S. interest rates. The U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls report, due to be released on August 2, could set the tone for August...
Currency
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Peter Gervas, 12 August 2014, 16:23 #technical analysis
Hong Kong’s latest inflation-linked bonds rose on their debut on speculation investors are switching to the new notes to extend the maturity of their holdings. The linkers due 2017 rose 5.2 percent at the close, Hong Kong Stock Exchange data show. Similar securities due 2016 fell by 0.3 percent...
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Angeliqi N, 12 August 2014, 16:05
This is the most depressing day in the cryptocurrency markets as every top coin, including the likes of Bitcoin, Litecoin, Darkcoin, Dogecoin, etc. have fallen massively in the last 24 hours. Here is the full report: BTC/USD The BTC/USD opened yesterday while being trading at around $591...
Currency
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Sergey Golubev, 12 August 2014, 15:49 #Cryptocurrency, bitcoin
U.S. stock-index futures climbed, indicating that equity benchmarks will extend a rally that has already produced the biggest two-day gains since April...
Market News
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News, 12 August 2014, 15:25 #Dow Jones, stocks, S&P 500
Tuesday -- Sweet Tooth for Candy Crush There has never been a mobile app as lucrative as King Digital Entertainment's Candy Crush Saga, paving the way for the casual gaming darling's initial public offering earlier this year. King went public at $22...
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Sergey Golubev, 12 August 2014, 11:11 #Wall Street
Fundamental Forecast for Gold: Neutral Crude Soars As Iraqi Supply Fears Reignite, Gold Gains On Haven Demand Gold Reverses from Fibonacci Level and 200 DMA Looking ahead to next week the US economic docket will be rather light with only retail sales, industrial production and the University of M...
Metals
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[Deleted], 11 August 2014, 17:04 #CPI, GDP, xauusd
Fundamental Forecast for Australian Dollar: Bearish AUDUSD Extends Declines As Risk Aversion Saps Carry Demand Aussie Left Vulnerable As Rate Hikes Look Increasingly Distant Geopolitical Tensions May Pose A Short-Term Threat To The AUD The Australian Dollar extended its recent declines over the p...
Currency
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Damiano Fabiański, 11 August 2014, 14:00 #RBA
Let’s begin with a quote in Latin. That will put us in the right mood – reaching for the eternal verities: “Fere libenter homines id quod volunt credunt”. That was written by Julius Caesar in his De Bello Gallico, his account of the conquest of Gaul...
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Anna Cova, 11 August 2014, 12:03 #GDP, investing, stocks
“USDCAD has fallen apart which ironically means it is probably going to find some sort of low soon. The rate is nearing important price levels. The 2011 high at 1.0657 and current year open at 1.0634 are possible supports...
Currency
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Rachael Taylor, 11 August 2014, 06:07 #resistance, support
“Of note is a weekly outside reversal and weekly RSI rolling over from above 70 this week. Prior instances of RSI rolling over (2004, 2006, and 2007) from above 70 indicated tops of at least several months...
Currency
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Lonny Strike, 10 August 2014, 16:22 #resistance, support
In recent hours the AUDUSD is easing back a little after dropping so sharply in the last 24 hours from above 0.9350 down to a two week low at 0.9260. In the last 48 hours the Australian dollar had surged higher to a one week high near 0.9375, before easing back and then falling sharply...
Currency
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Patti, 10 August 2014, 10:10 #resistance, support
1. Stock market investing vs. trading. Real stock market professionals understand that you cannot make money fast by investing into dividend paying stocks for the long haul. Stock trading is the only way for fast stock market investing success...
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Lonny Strike, 10 August 2014, 01:02 #investing, Trading
Prices are attempting to recover after putting in a bullish Piercing Line candlestick pattern above support at a rising trend line set from June 2012. Near-term resistance is at 98.93, the 14.6% Fibonacci expansion, with a break above that exposing the 23.6% level at 100.41...
Crude Oil
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Peter Gervas, 9 August 2014, 15:34 #Fibonacci, crude oil
Prices launched higher as expected after putting in a bullish Piercing Line candlestick pattern. Resistance is now at 1320.12, the 38.2% Fibonacci expansion. A break above that on a daily closing basis exposes the 50% level at 1332.49. Alternatively, a reversal below the 23.6% Fib at 1304...
Metals
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Rachael Taylor, 9 August 2014, 12:21 #xauusd, resistance, gold