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Yuan And H-Shares Keep Falling
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Acting Man
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:30 AM EDT
Apparently China's government appears to be slightly alarmed at the recent slew of negative headlines and data releases and fears that its 'growth target' may not be met this year.
New Jobless Claims At 320K: A 5K Increase From Last Week
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Doug Short
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:15 AM EDT
The 320,000 new claims number was an increase of 5,000 from the previous week's 315,000.
Dropping Like Flies: Largest Steel Maker In China's Shanxi Province Defaults On CNY 3 Billion In Debt
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Tyler Durden
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:03 AM EDT
When we started discussing the upcoming onslaught of corporate defaults in "Minsky Moment" China, now that the bankruptcy seal has been broken, we warned that the worst is about to come.
15 March 2014 Unemployment Claims 4 Week Average Marginally Improves
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Steven Hansen
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:02 AM EDT
The market was expecting the weekly initial unemployment claims at 320,000 to 335,000 (consensus 325,000) vs the 320,000 reported.
Ukraine: Is It Just A Business Plan?
Article By:
Rolf Norfolk
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 10:00 AM EDT
Were the protests really started by democrats fed up of a corrupt government? We don't seem to manage that here, so why there? These things need organizing, so who organized it? Any involvement from the West?
Thursday Failure – Big Bounce Lines Falling Short Ahead Of Quad Witching
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Phil Davis
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 9:45 AM EDT
So close and yet so far. Last week, we set our 5% Rule's™ "strong bounce" goals for this week at Dow 16,300, S&P 1,860, Nasdaq 4,300, NYSE 10,400 and Russell 1,190 and yesterday we finished at Dow 16,222, S&P 1,860, Nasdaq 4,307, NYSE 10,359 and Russell 1,195 - not bad for estimates made a week ago but still not good enough to flip us bullish again.
Oil Theft Could Derail Oil Growth In Nigeria
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OilPrice
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 9:27 AM EDT
Theft in the Niger Delta may prevent Nigeria from meeting its ambitious goal of boosting oil output by 30% by 2020, according to oil officials there. An official from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation said that theft and sabotage cost Nigeria an estimated 300,000 barrels of oil per day in lost production in 2013.
Dollar Surges, Chinese Yuan Plunges In FOMC Aftermath
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Tyler Durden
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 9:13 AM EDT
In the aftermath of yesterday's key market event, the FOMC's $10 billion tapering and elimination of QE with "QualG", not to mention the "dots" and the "6 month" comment, the USD has been on fire against all key pairs, with the EURUSD sliding below 1.38
US Monetary Policy Moving In The Right Direction
Article By:
Sober Look
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 8:40 AM EDT
The Fed struck a somewhat more hawkish tone today - certainly enough to spook the markets. Expectations for the first rate hike have shifted forward by nearly a quarter, pointing to late spring of 2015 as the starting point.
The March FOMC Decision
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Acting Man
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 8:25 AM EDT
As always, Kremlinologists can check the WSJ's trusty FOMC statement tracker to see what has actually changed. Ever since the first 'taper' announcement in December, the statement has become a lot more convoluted.
Seven Of Тhe Biggest Problems With The New IOS 7.1 Update
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Inneractive
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 8:11 AM EDT
The iOS 7.1 update has proven to be quite disastrous. And it just doesn’t make sense to me because Apple doesn’t have a record of releasing software that simply doesn’t work. Sure, previous versions may have had a few minor bugs here and there. But iOS 7.1? Just too many!
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The Music Just Ended: "Wealthy" Chinese Are Liquidating Offshore Luxury Homes In Scramble For Cash
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Tyler Durden
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 6:58 AM EDT
One of the primary drivers of the real estate bubble in the past several years, particularly in the ultra-luxury segment, were mega wealthy Chinese buyers, seeking to park their cash into the safety of offshore real estate where it was deemed inaccessible to mainland regulators and overseers, tracking just where the Chinese record credit bubble would end up.
Stay On The Energy Train, Even If Oil Prices Derail
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OilPrice
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 6:48 AM EDT
Energy is in a boom, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that oil is booming, at least in terms of price. There are several factors that lead me to conclude that, while NYMEX crude is unlikely to collapse, upward momentum will be hard to come by over the next couple of years.
Japan: Exports Falter Again
Article By:
John Lounsbury
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 6:37 AM EDT
Econintersect: Japan saw an increase in exports (year-over-year) of 9.8% in February, up from 9.5% in January. While this may sound good, expectations had been for an increase of 12.4% in a poll of economists by Reuters.
4 Rules For Using Double Bollinger Bands ®, The Most Useful Technical Indicator: Part 2
Article By:
Cliff Wachtel
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Thursday, March 20, 2014 6:22 AM EDT
This is part of FXEmpire’s continuing series of special features on trader education, and provides a solid basis for understanding double Bollinger bands.