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(Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday there are both positive and negative factors to a weak yen, stressing that he will closely monitor the effects on the economy. "I won't comment on specific exchange-rate levels...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 6 October 2014, 09:38
won’t comment on specific yen levels; in general weak yen pushes up import costs and hurts small companies while exporters; Japanese PM giving us a quick lesson in basic economics; export declines have stopped due to weak yen since Abenomics introduced; hopes firms are beginning to shift investme...
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Francesco Sgarbossa, 6 October 2014, 09:19
Bill Gates believes that the digital currency is a revolutionary technology and key. He was participating in SIBOS 2014 at Boston. Talking to Bloomberg TV’s Erik Schatzker, Bill Gates admitted said that the Bitcoin technology is key...
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BlondieNews, 6 October 2014, 06:11 #bitcoin
Hello everyone and welcome to my blog. I'm going to discuss my newest indicator the ABSAV; why I made it and why I think every trader should use it. The idea that volume and price and interconnected isn't a new one...
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Patrick Cofflin, 6 October 2014, 05:39 #forex
PayStand, an e-commerce gateway for alternative and traditional forms of payment, announces that is bringing up its API (Application Programming Interface) which according to it supports payments with credit cards, e-checks and Bitcoin...
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Sergey Golubev, 4 October 2014, 21:11 #bitcoin
"In 2014, [gross domestic product] is expected to grow at 3% driven by public sector support, net exports, and a mild revival of private consumption in the later part of the year," the IMF said...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 4 October 2014, 16:21
Jobless rate falls to 5.9% from 6.1% amid broad gains in hiring...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 4 October 2014, 00:27
The greenback advanced against a basket of other major currencies on Friday, heading close to a four-year peak before a highly anticipated U.S. employment report due later in the day and as Thursday's jobless claims data also lent strength...
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News, 3 October 2014, 15:15 #usd/cad, usd/jpy, GBP/USD
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- The pound GBPUSD, -0.37% fell back to levels not seen since mid-September this year on Friday, continuing its decline after Bank of England Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent dampened expectations for an immediate rate hike...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 3 October 2014, 11:01
On Friday the yen kept weakening in Asia on a mix of civil turmoil in Hong Kong and disappointing serice industry surveys in Australia and China...
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News, 3 October 2014, 08:49 #usd/jpy
Monthly job cuts in September (30,477) fell to their lowest level in 14 years, according to a report released Thursday by outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas — and now 2014 is on pace to have the fewest job cuts since 1997...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 2 October 2014, 16:26
The price of bitcoin has seen a subtle recovery following a week of steadily plunging prices, moving up to around $385 (£240, €305) over the last 24 hours...
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News, 2 October 2014, 12:19 #Cryptocurrency, bitcoin
EUR/USD has seen some excitement, with a rise to 1.2673 and a slide all the way back down to the previous range. A weak figure from the US already accumulated into a significant correction for the US dollar. Is the pair changing direction or is it just a correction? A lot depends on Mario Draghi...
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Francesco Sgarbossa, 2 October 2014, 12:15
Open Secret: The Global Banking Conspiracy That Swindled Investors Out of Billions is the new book written by Erin Arvedlund...
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Patti, 2 October 2014, 12:11
The ECB and Chancellor Merkel face stiffer opposition than ever Reuters...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 2 October 2014, 09:42
The Australian dollar rose against the greenback on Thursday, supported by the release of upbeat Australian building approvals data, while investors eyed upcoming U.S. employment data. The New Zealand dollar jumped over 1% against the U.S. dollar, as Thursday's disappointing U.S...
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News, 2 October 2014, 09:28
There is a solution to some of the U.S.’s biggest economic challenges: unemployment; questionably adequate GDP growth; insufficient funds to repair aging infrastructure, and dependence on fossil fuels. The answer: Corporate America itself. U.S...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 2 October 2014, 09:24
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. dollar turned sharply lower against the yen Wednesday afternoon as a weaker-than-expected U.S. ISM reading led investors to sell U.S. stocks and buy Treasurys, pulling down yields...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 1 October 2014, 23:32
The euro fell to session lows against the dollar on Wednesday, re-approaching a two-year trough after data showed that factory activity in the euro area slowed to a 14-month low in September...
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News, 1 October 2014, 12:04 #GBP/USD, EUR/USD
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — The U.S. currency gained ground on the yen and the euro Tuesday, cementing the strongest quarterly rise for the ICE dollar index since a haven-inspired surge into the greenback during the height of the financial crisis. The index DXY, +0.35% rose 0.4% to 85.916...
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Ronnie Mansolillo, 1 October 2014, 00:38