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Economic activity in Japan plunged – GDP dropped by 1.7%. That’s the worst fall seen since the days of the financial crisis in 2009...
Traders typically approach financial markets in one of two ways: either through technical analysis or fundamental analysis. The reality is that history is full of traders who have had very successful careers as traders that employed both of these types of analyses...
Fidessa group has announced that five Hong Kong-based brokers, including, ICBC International Securities, and Standard Chartered Securities (HK), will be using Fidessa for the upcoming Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (China Connect) link when it goes live in mid-October...
It was 8:30 in the morning on Aug. 1, which meant the U.S. Labor Department’s monthly wage data had just been released. One day earlier, the 46-year-old co-founder of NineAlpha Capital LP, a hedge fund specializing in U.S...
EURGBP Technical Strategy: Flat Support: 0.7937, 0.7920, 0.7872 Resistance:0.7997, 0.8074, 0.8136 The Euro moved higher against the British Pound as expected after prices produced in a bullish Morning Star candlestick pattern. A daily close above resistance at 0.7997, the 23...
All that glitters isn't gold—at least for the investors who are eschewing the precious metal in favor of the companies that mine it. After years spent in the shadow of gold, miners are back in favor, driven by stronger earnings and cuts to mining costs...
The nascent growth of the Islamic financial industry in Africa is dominated by Islamic banking and Sukuk segments. The Islamic asset management and Takaful segments currently account for a small share, but offer considerable potential for growth in the near future...
The majority of those who keep an eye on world billionaires and their stories of success, undoubtedly know that there are also extraodinary women in the world, who managed to gather their wealth themselves. Not all of you, however, notice their extrodinary beauty behind the wealth...
Name of this video is Full Metatrader 5 Overview. Some MT5 features were not explained there but, anyway - it is interesting to watch about Depth of Market feature and about other features of Metatrader 5...
Outstanding Performance Awards Winner #1: Short idea on KIOR (KiOR Inc.) by Edward Schneider, CFA, published October 7, 2011. Return to date: +99% Winner #2: Long idea on IMOS (ChipMOS Technologies) by Valuable Insights, published March 25, 2013...
"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...
The stronger U.S. economy and the possibility of higher interest rates helped drive the EUR/USD lower in July. At the same time, Euro investors are starting to believe the European Central Bank may have to impose more aggressive economic stimulus on the Euro Zone in order to avoid deflation...
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...
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...
Many traders know about candle patterns and use some of them as an additional signal for trading. This method is very intuitive because of its graphical representation. Unfortunately this simplicity conceals a flaw which is not visible at the first sight...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
