3 Numbers: Decline expected for German unemployment, EU money, US jobs

Thursday is a busy day for economic news, and includes the monthly update on unemployment data for Germany. These numbers will be of particular interest in the wake of reports this week that the mood is souring in Germany in both the consumer and business sectors. A few minutes after this is rel…

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3 Numbers: Decline expected for German unemployment, EU money, US jobs

3 Trading Tips for RSI

RSI (Relative Strength Index) is counted among trading’s most popular indicators. This is for good reason, because as a member of the oscillator family, RSI can help us determine the trend, time entries, and more. Today to help become better acquainted with the indicator, we will review three…

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Gold-Price Indicator Fading as ETPs Tumble by $71 Billion

Gold-backed funds that heralded record prices in 2011 and last year’s biggest sell-off in three decades are becoming less useful as market predictors. After a decade of changing mostly in tandem, gold prices and holdings in exchange-traded products backed by bullion have the most-negative correla…

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Gold-Price Indicator Fading as ETPs Tumble by $71 Billion

Asia shares edge up on steady Wall Street, euro clings to gains

Asian stocks crept up on Thursday following another steady performance by Wall Street shares which hovered near record highs, while the euro clung to modest gains after rebounding from 13-month lows. The Australian dollar rose to a three-week high versus the U.S. dollar after second quarter busin…

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USD Correction Begins Vs JPY, CAD; AUD/USD Squeeze Risk – BofA Merrill

In a note to clients today, Bank of America Merrill Lynch reiterates its structural bullish USD views arguing that evidence says that the Greenback is in the midst of a medium, if not long term, bull trend. However, in the very short-term, BofA warns that across currencies, the USD looks set to…

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Jack Ma Emerges as China’s Richest Man Before Alibaba IPO

Jack Ma is China’s richest person. The 49-year-old founder and chairman of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has a net worth of $21.8 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His assets include a 7.3 percent economic interest in China’s largest e-commerce business, which is preparing for …

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HIA New Home Sales

A downward trend in total new home sales has emerged, affirming previous calls that sales had reached a peak earlier in 2014. The 2013/14 financial year represented a year where the recovery in new home sales gathered momentum to take sales volumes to decade highs. The 2014/15 financia…

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Stocks go nowhere but the Euro lifted its head even as bonds rallied

Last night was a great night to highlight that technicals and fundamentals need to be part of your trading toolkit. After moving above 1.32 the previous night the Euro came under intense pressure in Asian trade yesterday hitting a low around 1.3150ish. But from almost the minute the first traders…

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Stocks go nowhere but the Euro lifted its head even as bonds rallied

Finance is a Strange Industry

Finance is a strange industry. There’s nothing else like it. I can’t think of another industry in which there is so much ignorance around costs. Nearly all financial fees are deducted from assets automatically, rather than clients receiving and paying an invoice. This makes them out of sight, out…

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Wall Street clings near record highs; report on ECB lifts euro

The euro rebounded from a 13-month low on Wednesday after a report suggested the European Central Bank might not introduce more stimulus next week while major U.S. stock indexes were little changed, with the S&P 500 clinging near the 2,000 milestone. Reuters in a report on Wednesday cited ECB sou…

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Valeant, Ackman get October 6 trial over Allergan special meeting

Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc (VRX.TO) and activist investor William Ackman got their request for an expedited trial on Wednesday over the timing of a special meeting of Allergan Inc (AGN.N) shareholders, a key to their $49 billion hostile takeover fight. Delaware Court of Chancery Ch…

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