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• Crude drops; dollar gains with eyes on central banks

  14-03-2016 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - Oil prices fell on Monday as Iran dashed hopes of a coordinated production freeze, while the dollar rose ahead of a policy meeting at the U.S. central bank. A gauge of stocks across the globe ticked up, with Wall Street weighed by commodity shares as Europe rose partly on a positive view of the auto industry. Attention switched this week to policy decisions from the Bank of Japan, the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, among others.
  
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• Wall St. ends flat as Fed meeting looms

  14-03-2016 21:54 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wall Street closed little changed in light trading on Monday as consumer discretionary gains countered losses in energy shares and investors laid low ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. The Fed is not expected to raise interest rates at the two-day meeting, which begins on Tuesday, but investors will be on the lookout for clues about future hikes. "If investors are inclined to make a bet, then they're better served by waiting a few days," said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Pri
  
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• Wall Street ends flat as U.S. Fed meeting looms

  14-03-2016 21:37 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street closed little changed in light trading on Monday as consumer discretionary gains countered losses in energy shares and investors laid low ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting. The Fed is not expected to raise interest rates at the two-day meeting, which begins on Tuesday, but investors will be on the lookout for clues about future hikes. "If investors are inclined to make a bet, then they're better served by waiting a few days," said Jack Abli
  
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• US STOCKS-Wall St ends flat as Fed meeting looms

  14-03-2016 21:34 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wall Street closed little changed in light trading on Monday as consumer discretionary gains countered losses in energy shares and investors laid low ahead of a U.S (Other OTC: UBGXF - news) . The Fed is not expected to raise interest rates at the two-day meeting, which begins on Tuesday, but investors will be on the lookout for clues about future hikes. "If investors are inclined to make a bet, then they're better served by waiting a few days," said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO P
  
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• Stocks Look to Rally Further Until this Changes

  14-03-2016 20:10
  Heavily one-sided positions warn that the S&P 500 and German DAX are at or near important highs. But here’s why we still think they’re worth buying.
  
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• Gold Price Forecast May have Finally Turned

  14-03-2016 20:05
  Our retail forex trader data shows the majority of traders remain short Gold prices versus the US Dollar, and a contrarian view of crowd sentiment has led us to call for continued price gains.
  
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• German DAX Targets Further Highs until this Changes

  14-03-2016 20:05
  Retail traders continue to sell aggressively into gains for the GER30, which tracks the German DAX, and a contrarian view of ‘crowd’ sentiment leaves us in favor of buying into DAX gains.
  
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• Euro Forecast to Stay Below Key Price Resistance Levels

  14-03-2016 20:05
  Retail FX traders have most recently sold into Euro/US Dollar strength as it trades near important range highs.
  
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• British Pound Outlook Calls for Further Declines

  14-03-2016 20:05
  Our retail forex trader data shows that the majority of traders remain long the British Pound versus the US Dollar, and a contrarian view of herd sentiment leaves us calling for price weakness.
  
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• Australian Dollar Outlook Unclear until this Changes

  14-03-2016 20:05
  Retail FX traders remain heavily short the Australian Dollar, and overall the trend favors continued AUD/USD gains.
  
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• COT-Largest Position Change for Copper...Ever

  14-03-2016 19:52
  Last week’s change in hedger activity and trend follower activity for copper was the largest ever. (trend followers bought and hedgers sold). Major shifts in positioning often indicate at least near term capitulation.
  
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• Wall St. treads water ahead of Fed meeting, data

  14-03-2016 19:49
  
  By Laila KearneyNEW YORK (Reuters) – Wall Street was flat on Monday afternoon as losses in energy shares were offset by consumer discretionary gains and investors laid low ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
  The Fed is not expected to raise interest rates at the two-day meeting, which begins on Tuesday, but investors will be on the lookout for clues about future hikes.
  “If investors are inclined to make a bet, then they’re better served by waiting a few days,” said J
  
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• US STOCKS-Wall St treads water ahead of Fed meeting, data

  14-03-2016 19:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wall Street was flat on Monday afternoon as losses in energy shares were offset by consumer discretionary gains and investors laid low ahead of a U.S (Other OTC: UBGXF - news) . "If investors are inclined to make a bet, then they're better served by waiting a few days," said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank in Chicago. Global oil prices fell as much as 4 percent on concerns a six-week market recovery has gone beyond fundamentals.
  
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• AUD/JPY Fails at Resistance Ahead of RBA Minutes- Support 84.72

  14-03-2016 18:43
  AUDJPY is responding to a near-term resistance confluence but the broader outlook remains constructive. Here are the updated targets & invalidation levels that matter.
  
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• World stocks firm as traders look to central banks

  14-03-2016 18:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  European and Asian shares got the week off to a solid start Monday, with Frankfurt breaking through the psychological level of 10,000 points, as investors eyed possible central bank action. Wall Street took a pause after a big rally, with trading steady after slipping on opening, and ahead of US Federal Reserve talks later in the week which will be closely watched for clues on any further rate hikes. "US stocks are trending lower as decreasing oil prices weigh on energy stocks and investors paus
  
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• EUR/USD Retail FX Remain Net-Short; Bear Trap or Continuation?

  14-03-2016 17:58
  The retail FX crowd remains net-short EUR/USD following the ECB meeting despite the near-term breakout in the exchange rate.
  
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• China’s Market News: ABS on Non-Performing Loans Will Be Restricted to Institutional Investors

  14-03-2016 17:50
  China’s financial market regulators took questions at the press conference.
  
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• Crude drops; dollar up with eyes on central banks

  14-03-2016 16:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Rodrigo Campos NEW YORK (Reuters) - A gauge of stocks across the globe ticked up on Monday, with Wall Street shares again tracking the price of oil lower and Europe up on bets banks will benefit from monetary policy. Oil prices fell as Iran dashed hopes of a coordinated production freeze any time soon, returning the focus to the supply glut that has sent prices crashing.
  
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• Wall St flat as energy drags, consumer gains

  14-03-2016 16:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Wall Street was little changed on Monday as losses in energy shares were offset by gains in consumer discretionary stocks and investors paused ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's meeting on monetary policy this week.
  
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• FTSE edges higher with commodity picture mixed

  14-03-2016 16:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Kit Rees and Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - British equities edged higher on Monday but underperformed euro zone shares as a fall in the price of oil weighed on energy firms and counteracted a fading boost to UK-listed miners from well-received Chinese data. FTSE 100 index rose 40.00 points 0.7 percent to 6,179.79 points by 1510 GMT. Assurance from a top securities regulator that China will not reintroduce a circuit breaker mechanism to stop volatility on its stock market in the next few y
  
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• Webinar: USDOLLAR FOMC Preview- Key Levels to Know

  14-03-2016 15:51
  Setups we’re tracking as we head into major event risk this week. Here are the updated targets & invalidation levels that matter.
  
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• Long-term Low in Silver?

  14-03-2016 15:50
  Timing symmetry at January low, Neckline of potential invers H&S pattern acting as resistance.
  
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• Wall St slips as energy stocks drag; Fed meet awaited

  14-03-2016 15:46
  By Abhiram NandakumarREUTERS – Wall Street was slightly lower on Monday as a fall in oil prices weighed on energy stocks and investors paused ahead of the release of a slew of economic data and the U.S. Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting. Crude prices, which have dictated the direction of the stock market this year, fell about 3 percent after Iran quashed hopes of a quick deal by major producers to freeze output. [O/R] Steadying oil prices and data pointing to strengthening U.
  
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• Stocks higher ahead of key central bank meetings

  14-03-2016 15:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  European stock markets rose on Monday, with Frankfurt hitting levels above 10,000 points, following a strong start to the week across Asia as traders looked ahead to more central bank action. The Bank of Japan started a two-day meeting Monday, while the Federal Reserve and Bank of England also gather this week to decide over the direction for interest rates and stimulus. Ahead of that US meeting, shares on Wall Street opened marginally lower, taking a pause after a big rally.
  
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• Analytical review of the stocks of HP Inc.

  14-03-2016 15:02 via liteforex.com
  Forex analytics: HP Inc., #HPQ [NYSE]Technologies, Computer systems, USА
  Financial performance of the company:Index – S&P 500;Beta – 1.66; Capitalization – 20.20 В;Return on asset - 4.40%; Income - 4.55 B;Average volume – 17.65 М; P/E - 5.29;ATR – 0.41.Analytical review:
  The company ranks the second on capitalization in the sector of “computer systems” among the issuers traded in the American ...
  
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• Chinese Regulators Will Continue to Protect Stock Prices

  14-03-2016 14:33
  Chinese regulators made a litany of announcements this weekend, key of which is the continued participation of CSFC to continue supporting stock prices.
  
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• XAU/USD: A meeting of the US Fed is in the center of attention

  14-03-2016 13:32 via liteforex.com
  Forex analytics: It is obvious that a meeting of the US Fed on 15-16 March will be in the center of attention. The decisions adopted at the meeting will affect the prices of the USD, commodities and precious metals in the short terms.From the technical point of view the pair is near resistance level of 1258.00 (ЕМА200 on the weekly chart). On the daily and weekly charts the indicators OsMA and Stochastic are ...
  
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• XAU/USD: The price keeps the highs

  14-03-2016 13:27 via liteforex.com
  Forex analytics: Uncertainty about the outcome of the developments of this week keeps the price of gold near the recent highs at the level of 1258.00.This week, along with the US Fed, interest rate decisions will be taken by the Central banks of Japan, Switzerland and the UK.The main events of this week are the meeting of the US fed on 15-16 March and interest rate decision by the US Fed, which will be ...
  
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• Beware the Ides of March; Dow Jones at Risk of Topping

  14-03-2016 13:03
  Dow Jones pressed into the target zone, the patterns appear shifting towards an ensuing sell off. Below 17,000 suggests a high is in place.
  
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• As Markets Await FOMC, Did the ECB Signal a Détente in FX Wars?

  14-03-2016 13:00
  Markets are at a sentiment turning point. The only hurdle happens to be the biggest one of them all: the FOMC meeting this Wednesday.
  
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• Silver Prices Are Slightly Higher

  14-03-2016 12:58
  The trend of silver prices is upwards above Thursday’s low of $15.16.
  
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• AUD/USD: indicators show a trend reversal

  14-03-2016 12:15 via liteforex.com
  Forex analytics: Our previous review on the pair AUD/USD indicated that the pair AUD/USD had reached resistance level of 0.7323 after the news that interest rate in Australia was left unchanged at the level of 2.0%.In case of breakdown of the resistance level of 0.7323, the pair can grow up to 0.7415 (ЕМА50 on the weekly chart) and 0.7510 (Fibonacci 23.6%).It seems that our forecast proved to be correct. ...
  
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• Goldman revamps electronic stock trading to catch rival

  14-03-2016 11:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Raj Mahajan achieved a rare when he rejoined Goldman Sachs Group Inc last year with the coveted title of partner, the Wall Street bank's highest rank. Goldman hired the tech-savvy Mahajan to revamp the business in March 2015. Since then, he has hired dozens of technologists and support staff to elevate Goldman's position in a fast-growing slice of the market and win back business from its chief competitor, Morgan Stanley .
  
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• Sensex rises for second session on Tata Motors, global markets

  14-03-2016 11:33 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The BSE Sensex rose for a second consecutive session on Monday, led by Tata Motors after it posted robust sales for February and on improved global risk appetite after gains on Wall Street and in Europe last week. The benchmark Sensex ended up 0.35 percent at 24,804.28, while the broader NSE Nifty rose 0.38 percent to end at 7,538.75. Tata Motors rose 3.4 percent, posting its second session of gains, after the auto maker said on Friday global wholesale sales in February, including that of Jaguar
  
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• AUD/USD: eventful week

  14-03-2016 11:31 via liteforex.com
  Forex analytics: At the last meeting on 1 March, RBA left interest rate unchanged at the level of 2.0%. The latest news on the Australian economy is all positive. It became known that GDP for Q4 2015 rose by 3.0%, which was above the forecast of 2.6%. In the quarter before that GDP rose by 2.7%. Growing GDP of the country indicates stabile state of the economy and reduces concerns of possible recession.In ...
  
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• The FTSE 100 May Be About To Break Its Range

  14-03-2016 11:00
  The FTSE 100 is trading sideways between last week’s low of 6002 and the March 4 high of 6221.
  
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• FTSE edges higher as mining stocks outperform

  14-03-2016 10:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Kit Rees LONDON (Reuters) - British equities advanced on Monday as investors took heart from comments on Chinese stock market stability and encouraging macroeconomic data there, sending shares in British mining companies higher. Britain's FTSE 100 index rose 0.6 percent to 6,176.75 points by 0939 GMT, slightly underperforming the broader European market. Assurance from a top securities regulator that China will not reintroduce a circuit breaker mechanism to its stock market in the next few ye
  
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• Britain's FTSE edges higher as mining stocks outperform

  14-03-2016 10:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  British equities advanced on Monday as investors took heart from comments on Chinese stock market stability and encouraging macroeconomic data there, sending shares in British mining companies higher. ...
  
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• MIDEAST STOCKS-Saudi slips in early trade on profit-taking

  14-03-2016 10:31 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Saudi Arabia's stock market slid in early trade on Monday as investors booked profits in the petrochemical sector. Sectors seen as relatively immune to a global or local economic downturn showed some resilience, however, with Savola Group, the largest food producer in the Gulf, adding 0.2 percent to 41.60 riyals.
  
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• AUD/USD Technical Analysis: Looking to Sell as FOMC Looms

  14-03-2016 09:41
  The Australian Dollar spiked to the highest level in eight months against its US namesake, with prices attempting to set up a test of the 0.76 figure.
  
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• USD/CNH Technical Analysis: Yuan Hits Three-Month High

  14-03-2016 09:26
  The US Dollar came under renewed selling pressure after a brief period of consolidation, dropping to the lowest level in three months against the Chinese Yuan in offshore trade.
  
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• Sensex gains for second session; focus on CPI data

  14-03-2016 09:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The BSE Sensex rose for a second consecutive session on Monday, led by Tata Motors after it posted robust sales for February and on improved global risk appetite after gains on Wall Street and in Europe last week. Analysts polled by Reuters expect a 5.6 percent rise in consumer prices in February from 5.69 percent in January, which could leave the door open for a rate cut by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). "We have been gaining on rate cut hopes since the budget (on Feb. 29)," said Daljeet Sing
  
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• DAX 30 Is Testing The January 27 high of 9931

  14-03-2016 09:13
  The trend of the DAX 30 is bullish above Thursday’s low of 9397 and bearish below.
  
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• Yen May Rise as Aussie Dollar Weakens on FOMC Pre-Positioning

  14-03-2016 07:54
  Risk aversion amid pre-positioning for the much-anticipated FOMC monetary policy announcement may see the Yen rise as the Australian Dollar weakens.
  
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• Asian stocks higher as investor focus pivots to Fed meeting

  14-03-2016 06:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Monday, extending a global rally after a strong finish last week on Wall Street, as investors turned their attention to upcoming meetings by the Fed and other major central banks.
  
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• Turkey - Factors to Watch on March 14

  14-03-2016 06:50 via news.yahoo.com
  
  ISTANBUL, March 14 (Reuters) - Here are news, reports and events that may affect Turkish financial markets on Monday. The lira stood at 2.8710 against the dollar at 0650 GMT, weakening from 2.8650 at the end of Friday. The main share index rose 0.45 percent to 79,380 points on Friday. The benchmark 10-year government bond yield ended spot trade at 10.20 percent on Friday and was at 10.18 percent in Monday-dated trade. GLOBAL MARKETS Asian shares began a central-bank focused week on firm footing
  
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• Asian stocks lifted by Wall Street gains

  14-03-2016 05:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  By Lisa Twaronite TOKYO (Reuters) - Asian shares began a central-bank focused week on firm footing on Monday, buoyed by gains on Wall Street and glimmers of strength in weekend data from China. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose 1 percent, while Japan's Nikkei stock index added 1.8 percent. In China, the blue-chip CSI300 index rose 2.7 percent, while the Shanghai Composite Index .SSEC gained 2.6 percent, after both had lost more then 2 percent last week.
  
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• AUS200 Rally is Losing Momentum within the Range

  14-03-2016 04:35
  The rally in ASX 200 is losing momentum in between 5074-5293 range as signals point to new downward pressure. Range trade is possible
  
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• Asian stocks higher as investors await central banks

  14-03-2016 04:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Monday, extending a global rally after Wall Street finished last week strongly, as investors turned their attention to several key upcoming central bank meetings.
  
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• Oil, Copper Prices Stabilize after the Lowest China IP Since 2008

  14-03-2016 03:28
  Last week’s risk rally is dampened by growth concerns following Chinese data. Oil and copper stabilize while gold lies low
  
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