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Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL US Tax avoidance strategies break no laws

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:29:47 +0000

Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL US Tax avoidance strategies break no laws HPQ, MSFT Using a perfectly legal global tax structure, Apple Inc holds billions of dollars in profits in Irish subsidiaries, they pay little or no taxes to any government, a US Senate report on the company’s offshore tax structure concluded Monday. In a 40-pg memorandum [...]

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Jim Rogers Still Likes Silver and Gold

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Tue, 21 May 2013 07:07:10 +0000

Jim Rogers Still Likes Silver and Gold Silver prices have slumped to their lowest level since September 2010 and Gold prices are down 18% YTD leading many market observers to declare that the super-rally in commodities is finished. Jim Rogers, the investor and Chairman of Rogers Holdings, says the commodities Bull Market continues. He calls [...]

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Singapore Dollar Weekly Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 19 May 2013 19:02:36 +0000

Singapore Dollar Weekly Preview Shayne Heffernan takes a look at Singapore Dollar trading for the week ahead. The Singapore dollar is undervalued next to the USD for now, a break above 1.26 is where I will recommence selling USD and buying SGD Technical Outlook Short Term: Overbought Intermediate Term: Bullish Long Term: Bearish Singapore Dollar [...]

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USD/ZAR South African Rand Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 19 May 2013 13:34:30 +0000

USD/ZAR South African Rand Outlook Shayne Heffernan takes a look at the USD/ZAR USD/ZAR closed above the upper band by 10.6%. Although prices have broken the upper band and an upside breakout is possible, the most likely scenario is for the current trading range that ZAR is in to continue for now but reverse and [...]

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Gold, Silver and Oil Trading Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:00:59 +0000

The Overall Fundamentals The latest report by the World Gold Council indicated that, in Q-1 of this year, recovery in the jewelery sector since Q-4 of Y 2012 continued but investment demand declined relative to Q-1 of Y 2012 and was solely attributable to the net outflows from ETFs. The ETF outflow upstaged the strong [...]

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USD Long Position Spikes

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sun, 19 May 2013 10:56:44 +0000

USD Long Position Spikes DXY, AUD, EUR, NZD USD/JPY: 103.12.. EUR/USD: 1.2832 The US Dollar Index broke through the 84.00 level early in Friday’s US session, hitting a high of 84.35 before pulling back slightly. The USD Index held near 84.24, closing at its best mark since July 2010. The net amount of investor cash [...]

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Gold Price, the Fundamentals are Still Firm

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sun, 19 May 2013 10:42:34 +0000

Gold Price, the Fundamentals are Still Firm The World Gold Council reported strong demand for the physical metal by consumers, industry and central banks in Q-1 of Y 2013 relative to the same time last year. This growth in demand, however, is being offset by lower speculative investment demand in the form of financial assets [...]

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Gold Investor Sentiment, the Bulls Vs. the Bears

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 19 May 2013 10:35:50 +0000

Gold Investor Sentiment, the Bulls Vs. the Bears Bullish Sentiment Toward Gold Lowest in 4 yrs + Gold has been on the decline for the last 7 months, the price fell from 1,800 level to a low below 1,325 in April. This price decline action created several interesting and historic developments. In April when the [...]

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The Daily Gold Price Report

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:20:57 +0000

The Daily Gold Price Report Shayne Heffernan takes a look at the Gold Price MARKETS Spot gold fell as much as 0.5% to $1,418.63 lowest since April 24. June- gold drops as much as 0.5% to $1,417. FACTORS U.S. equities rise limits gold’s safe haven appeal . DJIA gained 123.57 to close at a record [...]

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Gold Could Rise Further, But Needs Support From ETFs

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sun, 12 May 2013 11:02:43 +0000

Gold Could Rise Further, But Needs Support From ETFs NMR, GLD Gold prices are up from the lows notched in April, supported by strong physical demand from Asia, but selling out of Gold exchange-traded funds is limiting gains, said Nomura NYSE:NMR. “While we think Gold is likely to rise, it needs a turn from Gold [...]

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Oil Price Continues Higher

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:12:43 +0000

Crude Oil (Jun 13) intraday: the bias remains bullish. Pivot: 94.85 Our preference: LONG positions above 94.85 with 96.75 & 97.2 in sight. Alternative scenario: The downside penetration of 94.85 will call for 93.7 & 92.95. Comment: the RSI is mixed and calls for caution. Opinion published is an intraday view. Green Lines Represent Resistance [...]

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China Gold Fund

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:54:05 +0000

China Gold Fund HeffCap is launching a new China Gold Fund CFD, great protection in the current economic environment after the success of their Metals, Currencies and Private Equity Funds. There also CFD funds focused on Metals, Agriculture and Currencies, here is how they work. Contract for Difference, or CFDs as they are commonly known, [...]

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and the Week Ahead

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:19:42 +0000

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and the Week Ahead AAPL iss looking to rally more this week, the stock should open higher and head toward our short term $500 target. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Technical Outlook Short Term: Overbought Intermediate Term: Bullish Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) gapped up Friday (bullish) on normal volume. Possibility of a Runaway Gap which [...]

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Asset Bubbles Form as Money Printing Continues

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:03:30 +0000

Asset Bubbles Form as Money Printing Continues Asia Last month, the Bank of Japan announced it would pump the equivalent of $1.4 trillion into the economy over the next two years, administering unprecedented financial shock treatment to end two decades of stagnation through bold monetary expansion. The U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of England [...]

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Euro Crisis is Not Improving

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:27:52 +0000

Euro Crisis is Not Improving Italy’s economy is forecast to shrink by 1.4 percent this year and grow by 0.7 percent next year while unemployment will rise to a record high of 12.3 percent in 2014, figures from the national statistics agency ISTAT showed on Monday. The 2013 forecast is sharply down on the 0.5 [...]

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Japan Invests in Saudi Arabia

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 05 May 2013 18:57:29 +0000

Japan Invests in Saudi Arabia Japanese investors held talks with their Saudi counterparts on the sidelines of the recent official visit of Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe to the Kingdom. This was stated by Professor Etsura Honda, economic adviser to the premier. “The two parties discussed many opportunities in view of the important role trade plays [...]

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Market Report, Brent and Oman Crude Oil

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sun, 05 May 2013 08:34:24 +0000

Market Report, Brent and Oman Crude Oil Some are suggesting that as Brent Crude Oil will enter the new trading week with an improved UK economic view and a vastly improved US economic view. Some minor shipping setbacks on North Sea cargos, refinery glitches in the US and the potential for higher Middle East official [...]

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Outlook for Gold Prices This Week

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sun, 05 May 2013 08:12:35 +0000

Outlook for Gold Prices This Week Gold Survey participants are split on their opinion for the direction of the Gold market this week, with no majority formed, though there are a few more Bears this week. Out of 35 participants in the survey, 27 responded, 10 seeing prices up, 12 see prices see prices down, [...]

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Factory Orders an Economic Warning Sign

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 03 May 2013 15:47:20 +0000

Factory Orders an Economic Warning Sign Factory order reports provide a picture on the industrial activity of the United States This survey provides statistics on manufacturers’ value of shipments, new orders, end-of-month orders, unfilled orders (backlog), end-of-month total inventory, material and supplies, work-in-process and finished goods inventories. Establishments that report to the census bureau are [...]

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Gold and Silver Price, Charts, Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 03 May 2013 08:31:04 +0000

Gold and Silver Price, Charts, Outlook Silver Price, Charts, Outlook SILVER (Spot) intraday: aim @ 23.05 Pivot: 24.20 Our preference: SHORT positions below 24.2 with 23.05 & 22.6 as next targets. Alternative scenario: The upside breakout of 24.2 will open the way to 24.59 & 24.8. Comment: silver prices are challenging a declining trend line. [...]

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Gold Price Update

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Thu, 02 May 2013 18:12:45 +0000

Gold Price Update Overseas physical demand, a bounce from technical support, expectations for continued monetary easing and safe-haven buying are cited as factors helping Gold rise Thursday. The precious Yellow metal advanced even though the USD did too against the EUR as the DJIA rose sharply. The next Key focus for the market is likely [...]

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The Fed Helps China Buy US Companies

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:40:01 +0000

The Fed Helps China Buy US Companies CEO, BIDU China’s direct investment in the United States showed strong momentum in Q-1 of this year despite a weak Q-4 in Y 2012 and the negative impact of “national security” concerns on some deals. Shayne Heffernan said today, “The Fed maintains an active low dollar policy, this [...]

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Jim Rogers, Investing in Gold

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:02:06 +0000

Jim Rogers, Investing in Gold Commodities investor Rogers is concerned about the worldwide economy, but he is not worried about the recent sell off in Gold. In fact, he stands ready to buy the precious Yellow metal on another pull back. Gold prices are already making a comeback after their 2 day fall in April. [...]

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Best Hedge Funds 2013

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 01 May 2013 11:42:13 +0000

Best Hedge Funds 2013 Working with some of the World’s largest financial institutions HCM’s goal is to provide portfolio returns that exceed the S&P 500 Index benchmark while providing lower volatility of returns than the benchmark. As Warren Buffett has said, “Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly [...]

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Trading Preview, Gold, Silver and Crude Oil

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:39:25 +0000

Trading Preview, Gold, Silver and Crude Oil US Gold futures finished pit trade Tuesday with modest gains. Bargain hunters stepped up, they see the near-term technical posture of the Gold market healing, suggesting a market bottom is formed. Some short covering, technical buying were seen Tuesday. The focus now is on the conclusion of the [...]

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Investing in ASEAN

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:44:08 +0000

We Offer 4 Funds that are ASEAN focused. Guided by the Asean Economic Community (AEC) blueprint, the ASEAN Exchanges collaboration will jointly promote the development of ASEAN as an asset class, with the intention of increasing liquidity of the member exchanges. This will be achieved through creating ASEAN-centric investment products, implementing targeted promotional initiatives and [...]

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S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices Update

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:56:38 +0000

S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices Update Data through February 2013, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller (1) Home Price Indices, the leading measure of U.S. home prices, showed average home prices increased 8.6% and 9.3% for the 10- and 20-City Composites in the 12 months ending in February 2013. The 10- and [...]

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Gold Price Technical Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:39:18 +0000

Gold Price Technical Outlook The Gold Price closed above the lower band by 50.0%. Bollinger Bands are 220.23% wider than normal. The large width of the bands suggest high volatility as compared to PREC.M.XAU=’s normal range. Therefore, the probability of volatility decreasing and prices entering (or remaining in) a trading range has increased for the [...]

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Euro Crisis Data Points to Continued Contraction

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:18:36 +0000

Spain fell deeper into recession in the first three months of the year, the seventh straight quarter it has seen its economy shrink, data showed on Tuesday. Rising exports and weaker imports, reported separately, provided some relief by cutting the trade deficit. The data showing further contraction will add to a Europe-wide debate about whether [...]

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US Markets Overvalued Says Jim Rogers

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:49:02 +0000

US Markets Overvalued Says Jim Rogers Jim Rogers, Race To Insanity is Producing Artificial Market Gains Jim Rogers over the weekend has echoed the opinion of Shayne Heffernan, The world’s central banks are creating false markets that will result in a substantial pull back. HeffCap Global Dividend Focused CFD Fund, great protection in the current [...]

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Shayne Heffernan: How to Develop an Inflation Hedge 2013

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:01:23 +0000

Shayne Heffernan: How to Develop an Inflation Hedge 2013 QE1, QE2, QE3, the Bernanke “Twist” and QE4 are pumping out money at a rate never before seen in history. The Fed will not only generate US inflation but it will be exporting that inflation to the rest of the World, especially emerging markets. It is [...]

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What is the ASEAN Economic Community?

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 12:00:02 +0000

Shayne Heffernan takes a look at the ASEAN Economic Community and how it will change South East Asia The ASEAN Economic Community as the economic community is known, is a strategy to boost the region’s economic clout. A blueprint adopted in November 2007 sets targets and timelines to fuse the 10 disparate Southeast Asian countries [...]

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Is it Time to Widen CNY’s Daily Trading Range?

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:57:22 +0000

Is it Time to Widen CNY’s Daily Trading Range? HK:0144 A year after China widened the daily trading limit of its currency, the yuan, experts are arguing whether it is time to further enlarge the band to make the exchange rate more market oriented. In mid April 2012, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the [...]

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Gold Price to Continue to Rise

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:37:22 +0000

Gold Price to Continue to Rise Despite the recent pullback in the price of gold, the metal have a strong future. An analyst that I read writes, “Following the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act and the passage of derivative deregulation during the Clinton administration, the financial cognoscenti were aware that these conditions would enable excess [...]

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Silver to Price to Rally

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:34:45 +0000

Speculators Have Reversed Their Positions on Silver Over the past 10 weeks there was a fall in net Long positions in Silver, but now large speculators finally reversed course and added Silver contracts according to the most recent Commitment of Traders (COT) report. From 5 February through 9 April, the group saw its holdings drop [...]

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Gold Price: Long-term Investment Value

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:55:39 +0000

Gold Price: Long-term Investment Value Gold’s long-term fundamental drivers or strategic value remained solid, though market pressure would be mounted for some time, said World Gold Council (WGC) Friday in a report. In its quarterly “Gold Investor” report, the London-based industry organization said that following more than a year of range-bound prices, gold has come [...]

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Investing in Rare and Exotic Cars

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:00:28 +0000

Investing in Rare and Exotic Cars Rare and Exotic Trophy Motor Cars are Considered Fine Art in the Investment Community. Fine examples of rare sports, racing, muscle, classic, vintage and antique motor cars represents the historic marriage of art and machine. Collectors of these works of automotive art depend on experts to assist them in [...]

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The Fed Prepares for a European Meltdown

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 17:10:12 +0000

The Fed Prepares for a European Meltdown At first sight it is easy enough to dismiss The Fed’s latest rule as xenophobic nonsense, after all the big financial disasters have been home made, Madoff, Sub-Prime, Enron to name but a few, but on closer inspection of the rule you can see it actually has a [...]

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The Metals Hedge Fund: Inflation Protection

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 11:40:54 +0000

The Metals Hedge Fund: Inflation Protection Funds like HeffCap’s Metals Funds that have built a unique portfolio of Metals and Metal related derivatives and equities are set to see strong growth for the next few years. Marc Faber, S&P 500 Could Decline 40% Last month Economist Shayne Heffernan said, Sell in May, but start in [...]

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ASEAN Stock Exchange Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 20:06:22 +0000

iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (EWM), iShares MSCI Indonesia Investable Market Index Fund (EIDO), iShares MSCI Singapore Index Fund (EWS), Market Vectors Indonesia Index ETF (IDX), iShares MSCI Thailand Index Fund (THD), Market Vectors Vietnam ETF (VNM) Southeast Asia’s efforts to create a single market by 2015 are in their hardest phase owing to protectionist [...]

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Trading Preview, Gold, Silver and Crude Oil

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:03:21 +0000

Trading Preview, Gold, Silver and Crude Oil US Gold futures prices finished pit trade with strong gains and tapped a 2 wk high Thursday driven by technical buying and safe-haven demand. The worldwide demand for physical Gold is a good sign for the Gold market. Funds like HeffCap’s Metals Funds that have built a unique [...]

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Euro Crisis Continues to Worsen

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:57:15 +0000

Euro Crisis Continues to Worsen According to findings from the polling organization, Eurobarometer, a growing number of nationals in Spain, Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Poland have lost their trust in the EU, the Guardian reported on Wednesday. The surveyed countries jointly account for almost 350 million of the EU’s population of about 500 million. [...]

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Strong Silver Investment Demand

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:19:11 +0000

The Silver Institute Reports Continued Strong Silver Investment Demand Drove Annual Average Price to 2nd Highest on Record Jewelry Demand Remained Strong While Industrial Demand Eased Modestly Strong global Silver investor demand was the dominant driver of Silver prices last year, accounting for almost 25% of total Silver demand. Averaging 31.15 oz, Y 2012’s price [...]

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ASEAN Summit Begins in Brunei

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:14:56 +0000

ASEAN Summit Begins in Brunei South-East Asian leaders meet in Brunei Wednesday hoping to heal wounds from damaging infighting over China, while seeking to build momentum towards a giant free-trade pact. The summit of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) comes after the bloc suffered deep splits last year linked to territorial disputes [...]

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ASEAN Stock Exchange Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:10:15 +0000

ASEAN Stock Exchange Preview ASEAN Stocks are some of the stocks actively traded in the HeffCap Dividend Focused CFD Fund, great protection in the current economic environment after the success of their Metals, Currencies and Private Equity Funds. Durable goods orders slumped 5.7 percent as demand fell almost across the board, the Commerce Department said [...]

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Preview, Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trade

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:57:35 +0000

Preview, Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trade US Gold futures prices finished pit trade higher Wednesday, as traders and investors continue to step in buying the dip in prices. Demand for physical Gold worldwide is strong after last week’s price plunge. Outside market forces were Bullish for Gold and Silver Wednesday, as the USD index [...]

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Nikkei 225 Ready to Fall

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:02:48 +0000

Nikkei 225 Ready to Fall The dramatic move forward of the Nikkei is about to reverse. The Yen is headed back to 90 in USD terms. A spinning top occurred (a spinning top is a candle with a small real body). Spinning tops identify a session in which there is little price action (as defined [...]

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U.S. Oil & Gas Target of Foreign Investors

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:22:27 +0000

U.S. Oil & Gas Target of Foreign Investors Foreign Buyers Prop Up Deal Activity in the U.S. Oil & Gas Industry as Private Equity Pauses During First Quarter 2013, According to PwC US Q1 2013 Deal Volume and Value Increases Year-Over-Year Shale Deals Comprised 46% of Total Deal Volume The acceleration of deals at the [...]

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Apple NASDAQ:AAPL Plans Debt Debut, Investors Lined Up

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:15:18 +0000

Apple NASDAQ:AAPL Plans Debt Debut, Investors Lined Up MASFT, GOOG, INTC Apple’s announcement Tuesday that it plans to borrow for the 1st time could be as well received as its smart phone launches. Investors are desperate to take cash off the sidelines, even on high-quality securities that will yield relatively little. The bonds, which in [...]

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US Gasoline Supply Down Sharply

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:49:49 +0000

US Gasoline Supply Down Sharply USO, UGA The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report Wednesday. US commercial Crude Oil inventories increased by 900,000 bbls last week, bringing the total US commercial Crude Oil inventory to 388.6-M bbls, still well above the upper limit of the 5 yr range for this [...]

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Dhanin Chearavanont Takes Advantage of Strong Thai Baht

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:34:25 +0000

Dhanin Chearavanont Takes Advantage of Strong Thai Baht Dhanin Chearavanont Thailand’s richest man launched a $6.6 billion takeover bid for Thai discount retailer Siam Makro as rapid economic growth drives a boom in the kingdom’s retail sector. The agreed bid is the latest mega-deal involving billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont, whose sprawling empire includes a string of [...]

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Apple Inc. NASDAQ: AAPL Values at $500 on Buyback

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:44:53 +0000

Apple Inc. NASDAQ: AAPL Values at $500 on Buyback Apple Inc. NASDAQ: AAPL is now doubling its capital return program by saying that it plans to return $100-B to shareholders by Y 2015. That is an increase in share buybacks up to $60-B and it has raised its Quarterly dividend to 3.05 per share. Shayne [...]

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Goldman NYSE:GS Exits Bet on Gold’s Fall

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:17:30 +0000

Goldman NYSE:GS Exits Bet on Gold’s Fall Goldman Sachs Group Inc. cut its “near-term” outlook for commodities and reduced forecasts for Crude Oil and Coffee amid prospects for weak demand from China to Europe. The bank exited a bet on lower Gold prices. Goldman Sachs lowered its 3 and 12-month return forecasts for the Standard [...]

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Apple NASDAQ:AAPL Looks Bullish Before Earnings

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:01:45 +0000

Apple NASDAQ:AAPL Looks Bullish Before Earnings Institutions have been active in APPL 126 Institutions have increased their holdings AAPL is one of the stocks actively traded in the HeffCap Dividend Focused CFD Fund, great protection in the current economic environment after the success of their Metals, Currencies and Private Equity Funds. Apple NASDAQ:AAPL saw its [...]

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Gold and Silver Prices and Physical Divergence

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:39:50 +0000

Gold and Silver Physical Divergence Since April 01, COMEX gold stocks have declined from 21% to 25% from their all-time high seen in July 2011. But noticeably most of this decline began in October 2012, around the time the cartel began placing pressure on the gold and silver market. Here’s the chart for gold stored [...]

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International Demand Rises for China Rare Earths in Q-1

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 10:12:59 +0000

International Demand Rises for China Rare Earths in Q-1 Global demand for China’s rare earth metals rose in Q-1 on to falling prices despite domestic producers and processors reporting losses. Statistics from the General Administration of Customs suggest that rare earth exports rose 55% in March from February to 1,718 metric tons. Export volume in [...]

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Gold, Silver, and Crude Oil Trading News

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:11:45 +0000

Gold, Silver, and Crude Oil Trading News US Gold futures prices finished pit trade sharply higher Monday on Short covering and strong demand for physical Gold worldwide. The Gold Bulls have gained enough technical momentum to suggest a market bottom is formed. Jun Comex Gold last traded + 31.00 to 1,426.80 oz. Spot Gold was [...]

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Dubai Sparks Gold Bullion Shortage

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:56:03 +0000

Dubai Gold Buying Leads to Bullion Shortage Manic buying of gold jewellery at local shops since 12 April is now pushing up the premium retailers need to pay to ensure they have enough stock coming in on a daily basis. Premiums have touched $5 oz in the wholesale trade and even bullion banks have raised [...]

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Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) Still Value

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:56:50 +0000

Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) Still Value Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) still offers value, the stock is trading at less than 14 times earnings during a depressed period for oil prices, Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) is a long term growth stock due to the the major worldwide increase in oil and gas reserves, and an increasing demand for drilling [...]

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Apple in (AAPL) Earnings and Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:09:18 +0000

Apple in (AAPL) Earnings and Outlook AAPL is a pre earnings bargain and institution have been active buyers. Some more turmoil may hit the stock price after the news that Apple Inc’s top management is secretly looking for a replacement for chief executive Tim Cook, according to a report published in Forbes today. The reports [...]

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Gold Price News and Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:34:26 +0000

Gold spot up 1.4 % to $1,423.10. Gold June up 1.8 % to $1,420, gaining for a 3rd day . Silver up 1.1 % to $23.504 rising for the first time in four days Pivot: 1381.00 Our preference: LONG positions above 1381 with 1436 & 1473 as next targets. Alternative scenario: The downside penetration of [...]

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Gold’s Much Needed Pullback

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:58:05 +0000

Gold’s Much Needed Pullback BAC, GLD The pull back in Gold prices coincided with evidence of a slowing of the rate of price increases aka inflation. Last Tuesday, the US Labor Department said US consumer prices have increased by 1.5% over the past 12 months, the slowest rate of increase since July 2012. Bank of [...]

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The Start of Something Big in Gold and Silver

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:53:49 +0000

The Start of Something Big in Gold and Silver BLK, BAC, GS, ABX, NEM, RIO When the US economy is booming, Gold suffers, when the US economy looks dismal and shows little signs of growth, this strong because it signals that the US Fed will continue to keep the liquidity faucet wide open. In the [...]

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Looking for value stocks? Try using a map

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:45:37 +0000

From Warren Buffet to Sir John Templeton, the concept of value investing — finding equities that represent bargains — has been around for decades. But could this idea be used to group stocks according to country? A recent Thomson Reuters StarMine study suggests that the value approach may help identify nations that are attractive for [...]

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Islamic Finance News: Petronas Sukuk

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 15:08:28 +0000

Petronas Dagangan Bhd has been given the green light to issue up to RM2bil in a sukuk programme, pursuant to which Islamic commercial papers and Islamic medium-term notes may be issued from time to time. In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, the company said the proceeds would be utilised to finance the issuer’s capital expenditure, [...]

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Dividend Focused CFD Fund

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 05:16:29 +0000

Dividend Focused CFD Fund HeffCap is launching a new Dividend Focused CFD Fund, great protection in the current economic environment after the success of their Metals, Currencies and Private Equity Funds. There also funds focused on Metals, Agriculture and Currencies, here is how they work. Contract for Difference, or CFDs as they are commonly known, [...]

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Bank of Thailand and the Thai Baht

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:20:51 +0000

Bank of Thailand and the Thai Baht Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan takes a look at the Thai Baht. The Thai Baht has taken the path we suggested last year, in fact when I spoke to former Prime Minister in 2011 I informed him I had estimated that by 2015 the Thai Baht [...]

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Vietnam Cuts Taxes

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 19:47:39 +0000

Vietnam Cuts Taxes Vietnam announced a plan to cut corporate income tax to 22% from the current 25% starting 2014. It will reduce the taxes from January 1 and plans to bring it down further to 20$ in the 2016-2020 period. The new rate of 22 percent will apply to small and medium sized enterprises [...]

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Marc Faber Says Buy Gold

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:46:16 +0000

Marc Faber Says Buy Gold The drop in the Gold price is great news, says Marc Faber, 67 anni, one of Gold’s biggest fans. “I love the markets. I love the fact that gold is finally breaking down. That will offer an excellent buying opportunity”, said Mr. Faber in an interview. At the time of [...]

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Facebook, YouTube and Twitter Confirm Their Dominance

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:55:39 +0000

Facebook NASDAQ:FB, Google NASDAQ:GOOG 2013 Ranking of the Strongest Social Network Brands The department of Social Media Management of HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich, in cooperation with BV4 Certified Brand Valuation Experts, present the 2013 ranking of the most valuable social media brands. The four most valuable brands in 2012 were [...]

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Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) Earnings Summary

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:50:37 +0000

Baker Hughes Incorporated (NYSE: BHI) announced today adjusted net income (a non-GAAP measure) for the first quarter of 2013 of $290 million or $0.65 per diluted share. This compares to net income of $0.49 per diluted share for the fourth quarter of 2012, and $0.86 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2012. Adjusted [...]

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Bank of Japan Defends Currency War

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:30:16 +0000

Bank of Japan Defends Currency War Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Thursday he intends to attempt the impossible, that is, to explain to fellow members of the Group of 20 major economies that Japan’s bold monetary easing isn’t aimed at cheapening the yen. The finance ministers and central bankers of the G-20 are [...]

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Russia and China’s Oil Giants Raise Billions

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:06:29 +0000

Russia and China’s Oil Giants Raise Billions SPN, SHI Investing in Russia and investing in China are not exactly the easiest places for US institutions to commit billions of dollars for exposure. There are Russian ETFs and China ETFs and there are large public companies there. There are also ADRs that trade in New York [...]

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Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trading Preview

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:20:42 +0000

Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trading Preview BLK US Gold future prices finished pit trade with moderate gains Thursday, making a good recovery from the selling pressure during Asian trading hours. Jun Comex Gold last traded + 9.00 at 1,391.70 oz. Spot Gold was last quoted + 14.30 at 1,392.25 oz. May Comex Silver last [...]

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Insight into March Hedge Fund Performance

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:46:42 +0000

The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 1.21% in March. A new monthly commentary offers insight into hedge fund performance through the month of March. Some key findings from the report include: Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, finished March up 1.21%, with 9 out [...]

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Silver Price: Market Oversold

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:00:49 +0000

Bollinger Bands are 156.63% wider than normal. The large width of the bands suggest high volatility as compared to Silver Price’s normal range. Therefore, the probability of volatility decreasing and prices entering (or remaining in) a trading range has increased for the near-term. The bands have been in this wide range for 4 period(s). The [...]

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Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trading Preview

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:02:54 +0000

Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trading Preview Comex Gold futures prices finished pit trade moderately lower Wednesday, pressured by Bearish outside market forces that included a sharply higher USD index and sharply lower Crude Oil prices. Jun Comex gold last traded -12.20 at 1,375.40 oz. Spot Gold was last quoted + 6.30 at 1,376.00 oz. [...]

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Kevin Maloney on the Gold Price

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:45:53 +0000

Everyone has been asking these questions, so I thought you might find this of interest. What’s happened? The gold price has fallen heavily since last Thursday, dropping to a two-year low of $1355 an ounce. The speed and scale of the sell-off – with falls of more than 6% on both Friday and Monday – [...]

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Should You Be Selling Your Gold Too?

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:41:23 +0000

Should You Be Selling Your Gold Too? CME The US Comex Gold futures fell 4.06% last Friday and 9.34% Monday. The Monday’s percentage fall was the largest since Y 1983. The Gold futures traded at a record high of 751,058 contracts at the CME. On Tuesday in New York, the Gold futures rebounded 1.93% to [...]

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Oil Price Under Pressure

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:22:45 +0000

Crude Oil (May 13) intraday: the downside prevails. Pivot: 89.00 Our preference: SHORT positions below 89 with 86 & 84.2 as next targets. Alternative scenario: The upside penetration of 89 will call for a rebound towards 90.4 & 91.45. Comment: as long as 89 is resistance, look for choppy price action with a bearish bias. [...]

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Shanghai, Customers search stores for Bargain Gold

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:38:12 +0000

Shanghai, Customers search stores for Bargain Gold Without hesitation she swiped her card, paying 12,600 Yuan (US$2,032) for the items, a gift to her daughter who is getting married soon. The set, which included a pair of earrings, a necklace and a bracelet, cost around 14,000 Yuan just a week ago. “I’ve been waiting for [...]

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SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSEARCA:GLD) Technicals

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:55:09 +0000

SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSEARCA:GLD) Technicals Bollinger Bands SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSEARCA:GLD) closed below the lower band by 43.7%. Although prices have broken the lower band and a downside breakout is possible, the most likely scenario is for the current trading range that SPDR GOLD TRUST is in to continue. Making the picture somewhat [...]

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Bullish Divergence

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:49:55 +0000

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Bullish Divergence Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) price has set a new 14-period low while our momentum oscillator has not. This is a bullish divergence. Technical Outlook Short Term: Oversold Intermediate Term: Neutral Long Term: Bullish AAPL gapped down yesterday (bearish) on normal volume. Possibility of a small Runaway Gap which usually signifies a [...]

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Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trading

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:25:59 +0000

Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trading Gold and Silver prices finished lower on panic selling Monday driving both market to more-than 2 yr lows. Fear is in the raw commodity sector this week as the 2 session, 175+ drop in Gold prices also sent Crude Oil prices sharply lower and has spooked the market. Silver [...]

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No Bull, It’s a Bubble

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:34:51 +0000

No Bull, It’s a Bubble Shayne Heffernan on Markets as Global Growth Set for Downgrade As I have warned a number of times we are not in a Bull Market, we are in a Central Bank Bubble. There is no underlying rally in commodities to support a move forward in the global economic outlook, in [...]

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Philippines Stock Exchange Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:55:31 +0000

Philippines Stock Exchange Preview Technical Outlook Short Term: Overbought Intermediate Term: Bullish Long Term: Bullish Philippines Stock Exchange is currently 19.7% above its 200-period moving average and is in an upward trend. Volatility is high as compared to the average volatility over the last 10 periods. Our volume indicators reflect volume flowing into and out [...]

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Singapore Stock Exchange Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:46:01 +0000

Singapore Stock Exchange Preview The Singapore dollar slid as much as 0.2 percent to 1.2393 against the U.S. dollar Friday. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) lowered its inflation forecast for 2013 to 3 percent to 4 percent from the previous range of 3.5 percent to 4.5 percent and cut its outlook for core inflation [...]

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Stock Exchange of Thailand Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:37:06 +0000

Stock Exchange of Thailand Preview Thai Fund Inc.(NYSE:TTF) Public Holidays The Stock Exchange of Thailand Index is currently 13.0% above its 200-period moving average and is in an downward trend. Volatility is extremely high when compared to the average volatility over the last 10 periods. There is a good possibility that volatility will decrease and [...]

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Jakarta Stock Exchange Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:15:47 +0000

Jakarta Stock Exchange Preview Technical Outlook Short Term: Neutral Intermediate Term: Bullish Long Term: Bullish Jakarta Stock Exchange gapped up Friday (bullish) on normal volume. Possibility of a Runaway Gap which usually signifies a continuation of the trend. Four types of price gaps exist – Common, Breakaway, Runaway, and Exhaustion. Gaps acts as support/resistance. Jakarta [...]

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Gold and Silver Prices in Focus

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 07:56:08 +0000

Precious metals investors can’t look back at this week’s declines in gold and silver and not be a little upset. But it’s important to keep in mind that nothing happened this week that reversed the decade long bullish trends for gold and silver. So, keep in mind that for over a decade gold and silver [...]

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Silver Price Ready to Turn

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:53:40 +0000

Candlesticks A spinning top occurred (a spinning top is a candle with a small real body). Spinning tops identify a session in which there is little price action (as defined by the difference between the open and the close). During a rally or near new highs, a spinning top can be a sign that prices [...]

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Gold Price May Rally

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:45:34 +0000

Gold broke below the downside support level of 1,567.81, 1 day(s) ago. This is a bearish sign. This previous support level of 1,567.81 may now provide upside resistance. Volume on the day of the breakout was quite heavy–0% above average. This makes the breakout even more significant. If you decide to trade Gold, you may [...]

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Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL Trading Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:17:08 +0000

Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL Trading Outlook Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL broke above the upside resistance level of 429.96 today. This is a bullish sign. This previous resistance level of 429.96 may now provide downside support. Volume on the day of the breakout was neither extremely heavy nor extremely light–providing no convincing evidence either way as to the [...]

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NTT Communications Expands Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Global Reach with arrownet-Global to Hong Kong

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 04:22:38 +0000

Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) partners with NTT Communications Corporation to launch its arrownet-Global network service in Hong Kong. Leveraging NTT Communications’ Ethernet Leased Line service and ultra-low latency cable systems, including the Asia Submarine Cable Express (ASE), the new connectivity offering will enable global financial service institutions in Hong Kong to directly access JPX Co-location [...]

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Oil Price Moving Higher

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:35:23 +0000

Crude Oil (May 13) intraday: further upside. Pivot: 93.40 Our preference: LONG positions above 93.4 with 94.4 & 94.8 as next targets. Alternative scenario: The downside breakout of 93.4 will open the way to 92.9 & 91.9. Comment: the RSI is mixed and calls for caution. Opinion published is an intraday view. Green Lines Represent [...]

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ASEAN Stock Exchanges Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:32:48 +0000

Singapore CapitaLand’s serviced residence business unit, The Ascott Limited (Ascott), said on Monday that it has secured a contract to manage its first serviced residence in Nanjing, China. The contract was awarded by Nanjing Lek Yuen Property Development Company Limited, a major property developer in Nanjing. The Ascott said Citadines Baijia Lake Nanjing will have [...]

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GOLD, UBS NYSE:UBS Upbeat, But Lowers 2013 Price Forecast to 1,740 oz

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 18:37:04 +0000

GOLD, UBS NYSE:UBS Upbeat, But Lowers 2013 Price Forecast to 1,740 oz Tuesday, UBS said it is upbeat on Gold but nevertheless revised downward its Y 2013 forecast for the precious Yellow metal. The bank also lowered its forecasts for most other base and precious metals, although the expected Y 2013 averages for all of [...]

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OPEC March Crude Oil Production Declines

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:58:04 +0000

OPEC March Crude Oil Production Declines Crude Oil output from members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries fell in March to its lowest monthly level since October 2011, according to data released Tuesday by the US Energy Information Administration. OPEC members pumped 29.83-M BPD last month, down from a revised 29.88-M BPD in [...]

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Malaysia to Grow 5.3% in 2013

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 05:27:21 +0000

Malaysia to Grow 5.3% in 2013 The Asian Development Bank forecasts Malaysia’s economy to grow 5.3% this year and pick up to expand at 5.5% in 2014. In its Asian Development Outlook 2013 issued on Tuesday, it said inflation was expected to rise to 2.2% this year and to 3.0% in 2014. On Asia’s economy, [...]

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2013 Oil & Gas Industry Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:38:22 +0000

U.S. Rig Activity (USRA) introduces the most advanced source of rig intelligence for oil & gas industry and financial decision-makers, with a product focused on maximizing your organization’s efficiency by quickly turning rig data into actionable information. Whether you are trying to uncover an investment thesis, fine tune your financial and operation model’s production estimates, [...]

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Bursa Malaysia Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:22:56 +0000

iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (ETF) (NYSEARCA:EWM) Technical Outlook Short Term: Overbought Intermediate Term: Bullish Long Term: Bullish KLCI is currently 3.0% above its 200-period moving average and is in an upward trend. Volatility is high as compared to the average volatility over the last 10 periods. Our volume indicators reflect very strong flows of [...]

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Singapore Straits Times Index Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 17:13:06 +0000

Singapore Straits Times Index Preview Technical Outlook Short Term: Neutral Intermediate Term: Bullish Long Term: Bullish Singapore Straits Times Index is currently 6.2% above its 200-period moving average and is in an upward trend. Volatility is extremely low when compared to the average volatility over the last 10 periods. There is a good possibility that [...]

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Vietnam Stock Exchange Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 16:49:04 +0000

Market Vectors Vietnam ETF. (NYSEARCA:VNM) Technical Outlook Short Term: Neutral Intermediate Term: Bullish Long Term: Bullish Vietnam Stock Exchange is currently 18.7% above its 200-period moving average and is in an upward trend. Volatility is relatively normal as compared to the average volatility over the last 10 periods. Our volume indicators reflect volume flowing into [...]

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The Reality of Gold and Silver Prices

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 06:55:05 +0000

Gold and Silver Mark Lundeen 5 April 2013 The funk is not gold and silver themselves, here is why; the old monetary metals have done as well or better than the Dow Jones since their credit crisis lows four years ago. Look at gold below (Blue Plot) compared to the Dow Jones (Green Plot). Gold [...]

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VietinBank Upgraded to a Must Own

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 10:16:02 +0000

Shayne Heffernan Uprgrades VietinBank to Must Own VietinBank is now among HeffCap’s best stocks to own in ASEAN. S&P raised its long-term issuer credit rating on Vietinbank (security code: CTG) to BB- from B+ with the outlook “stable”… On Dec. 28, 2012, The famous rating agency Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services raised its long-term issuer [...]

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Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Prices

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:42:03 +0000

Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Prices Gold prices finished pit trade about flat Thursday, moving up from the daily low by the close. Gold prices even pushed modestly above unchanged in after-hours electronic trading Thursday afternoon. A weakening USD index as the session wore on lifted gold prices up from a 10-month low hit in [...]

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Global Warming Brings $1.8bn Loss to Europe

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 18:49:27 +0000

Global Warming Brings $1.8bn Loss to Europe Severe winter weather brings $1.8bn economic loss to Europe in March, according to Impact Forecasting global catastrophe report Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, today releases the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils [...]

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USD/CHF Rebound

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:13:30 +0000

USD/CHF intraday: rebound. Pivot: 0.9465 Our preference: Long positions above 0.9465 with targets @ 0.9525 & 0.955 in extension. Alternative scenario: Below 0.9465 look for further downside with 0.9435 & 0.941 as targets. Comment: the pair is rebounding and is approaching its next resistance. Opinion published is an intraday view. Green Lines Represent Resistance | [...]

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Gold Price Under Pressure

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:59:28 +0000

GOLD (Spot) intraday: the downside prevails. Pivot: 1563.00 Our preference: SHORT positions below 1563 with targets @ 1535 & 1525. Alternative scenario: The upside penetration of 1563 will call for a rebound towards 1577 & 1584. Comment: the RSI is capped by a bearish trend line. Opinion published is an intraday view. Green Lines Represent [...]

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Asia’s Best Hedge Funds

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:00:34 +0000

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Huge Sale on Thomson Reuters MetaStock

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:58:07 +0000

Huge Sale on Thomson Reuters MetaStock MetaStock is specifically designed for traders who do their analysis after the markets close (If you are interested in real-time trading, check out MetaStock Pro). Whether you’re an experienced, active trader or just learning how to trade the markets, MetaStock helps you succeed. It contains powerful analysis tools so [...]

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Offshore Banking, Funds, Corporations

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:59:05 +0000

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Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trading

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:24:23 +0000

Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trading Gold prices finished pit trade sharply lower and hit a 10-month low Wednesday. Heavy selling pressure came on chart related pre-placed sell stop orders being triggered when technical support levels were breached. Sharply lower Crude Oil prices and a generally weak raw commodity sector Wednesday also led to Southside [...]

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US Manufacturing Drops, EU unemployment 12% , Cyprus asks for time, Germany Near Contraction

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:42:08 +0000

US Manufacturing Drops, EU unemployment 12% , Cyprus asks for time, Germany Near Contraction The Global economy has some serous issues and does not justify the current trading. Gold may fall on a further rally, and again on a major sell off but will hit new highs in 2013 US: The ISM factory index fell [...]

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Agriculture the New Philippines Boom Sector

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:33:28 +0000

Loans released under the Agro-Industry Modernization Credit and Financing Program (AMCFP) grew by 151 percent to P1.12 billion in 2012 from that of the previous year as the number of farmer clients also grew by 15 percent to 29,496, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said in a report. The amount of loans released by the [...]

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Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trading

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:06:34 +0000

Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trading Comex Gold futures prices finished pit trade near the daily high Wednesday, and back above the Key 1,600.00 mark. Safe-haven demand in the market, as there are continuing worries about the Cyprus banking crisis causing a “run” on European Union banks. Cyprus banks are scheduled to reopen Thursday and [...]

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Gold Price Under Pressure

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:54:13 +0000

GOLD (Spot) intraday: the downside prevails. Pivot: 1601.00 Our preference: SHORT positions below 1601 with targets @ 1590 & 1576. Alternative scenario: The upside penetration of 1601 will call for a rebound towards 1608 & 1617. Comment: as long as the resistance at 1601 is not surpassed, the risk of the break below 1590 remains [...]

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Oil Price to Move HIgher

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:53:14 +0000

Crude Oil (May 13) intraday: the bias remains bullish. Pivot: 94.85 Our preference: LONG positions above 94.85 with 96.4 & 97.85 in sight. Alternative scenario: The downside penetration of 94.85 will call for 94.1 & 93.6. Comment: the RSI has just landed on a support around 30% and is reversing up. Opinion published is an [...]

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Luxembourg Next to Face Euro Collapse

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:35:53 +0000

Luxembourg is trying to saver its large financial sector after a bloated banking system forced Cyprus into seeking a bailout. Land-locked Luxembourg, the European Union’s second-smallest nation with about 500,000 inhabitants, boasts a banking sector about 20 times its annual economic output, which doesn’t even take into account investments funds based there. Cyprus had a [...]

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UK Economy in Ruins

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:31:16 +0000

Britain’s economy contracted by 0.3 percent in the final quarter of 2012, official data confirmed on Wednesday. “UK gross domestic product (GDP) in volume terms was estimated to have decreased by 0.3 percent between the third and fourth quarter of 2012, unrevised from the previous publication,” the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. [...]

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Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) Trading Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:42:09 +0000

Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) Trading Outlook Shayne Heffernan takes a look at Google Inc NASDAQ:GOOG for the trading week ahead. Technical Outlook Short Term: Neutral Intermediate Term: Bearish Long Term: Bullish Three black candles occurred in the last three days. Although these candles were not big enough to create three black crows, the steady downward pattern [...]

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Thailand Auto Production Leads to Long Term Growth

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:31:22 +0000

Shayne Heffernan on Thailand Growth and the Auto Sector. While I am remain concerned about Global Markets, Thailand still stands out as a great long term investment, the Auto Sector is a major contributor to my confidence in Thailand. Over the last decade Thailand has built a strong Auto sector that is growing at a [...]

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BP plc NYSE:BP Announces USD 8-B Share Repurchase

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 08:07:08 +0000

BP plc NYSE:BP Announces USD 8-B Share Repurchase British Oil giant BP said Friday that it intends to carry out a share repurchase program with a total value of up to 8 billion U.S. dollars, following the completion of the sale of BP’s 50% interest in TNK-BP to Rosneft in Russia. The announced repurchase, also [...]

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Singapore Dollar is Still a Buy

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:24:58 +0000

Economist and Fund manager Shayne Heffernan on the SGD SGD is currently 1.0% above its 200-period moving average and is in an upward trend. Volatility is extremely low when compared to the average volatility over the last 10 periods. There is a good possibility that there will be an increase in volatility along with sharp [...]

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BP plc (NYSE:BP) Skips Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:38:06 +0000

BP plc (NYSE:BP) Skips Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale CVX, CIE, APC, COP, XOM, MRO The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) received bids on 1.7 million acres in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico at Wednesday’s auction, but no bids came from BP plc. According to the BOEM, 47 companies bid on the more [...]

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Surprise Drop in US Crude Oil Inventory

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:35:33 +0000

Surprise Drop in US Crude Oil Inventory USO, UGA The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its weekly petroleum status report this morning. US commercial crude inventories decreased by 1.3-M bbls last week, bringing the total US commercial Crude Oil inventory to 382.7-M bbls. That is well above the upper limit of the 5-yr range [...]

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Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL will Rise to Samsung Challenge

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:32:15 +0000

Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL will Rise to Samsung Challenge Samsung is a great company, one of my favorites and has been a strong buy at Heffcap for many years. And their new products are also great, but, so is Apple Inc NASDAQ:AAPL , in fact a lot of this business Apple invented. I do not expect [...]

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Gold Price Update

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 07:47:18 +0000

GOLD GOLD (Spot) intraday: further upside. Pivot: 1597.00 Our preference: LONG positions above 1597 with 1611 & 1619 in sight. Alternative scenario: The downside penetration of 1597 will call for a slide towards 1590 & 1584. Comment: the price is holding above its channel support. The upside prevails, as long as 1597 is support. Opinion [...]

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Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trading Preview

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:50:26 +0000

Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trading Preview US Gold prices finished pit trade with good gains, notching a 3-wk high and closed above the Key 1,600 mark Monday. A escalation in the EU debt crisis has traders and investors seeking safe assets, including Gold. The near-term technical posture of the precious Yellow metal has improved [...]

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Euro in Crisis Mode

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:16:00 +0000

UR/USD intraday: the downside prevails. Pivot: 1.2980. Our preference: SHORT positions @ 1.297 with 1.2875 & 1.2815 as next targets. Alternative scenario: The upside breakout of 1.298 will open the way to 1.304 & 1.3105. Comment: the pair has broken below its previous low and remains on the downside, the RSI is badly directed but [...]

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Gold Price Looking to Breakout

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:13:41 +0000

Gold Price Looking to Breakout EURO ZONE : Unprecedented levy on Cyprus’s bank savings raised fresh EU concerns. EURO ZONE : EU FM reached an agreement on March 16th asking depositors in Cypriot banks to share in the cost of the aid package. EURO ZONE : Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades seeking support to back a [...]

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Oil to Rally after Dip

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:09:57 +0000

Crude Oil (Apr 13) intraday: further upside. Pivot: 91.90 Our preference: LONG positions above 91.9 with 93.8 & 94.45 as next targets. Alternative scenario: The downside breakout of 91.9 will open the way to 90.8 & 90.2. Comment: intraday support around 91.9 Opinion published is an intraday view. Green Lines Represent Resistance | Red Represent [...]

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Silver Trading Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:48:14 +0000

Technical Outlook Short Term: Neutral Intermediate Term: Bearish Long Term: Bullish A long upper shadow occurred. This is typically a bearish signal (particularly when it occurs near a high price level, at resistance level, or when the security is overbought). Three black candles occurred in the last three days. Although these candles were not big [...]

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Asia’s Leading Management Consultants

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:38:46 +0000

Asia’s Leading Management Consultants The Heffernan Group of Companies use a top down approach developed by Dr. Heffernan Ph.D. to develop value protected, growth driven portfolios with in the guidelines of the clients risk tolerance and regulatory requirements. We provide managerial services, strategy, timing and research and advisory services to corporations and institutions globally. Our [...]

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ASEAN Stocks, Belle Corp, Bumi, Astro, Golden Agri, PTT

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:49:47 +0000

ASEAN Stocks, Belle Corp, Bumi, Astro, Golden Agri, PTT Philippines Belle Corp. and Macau casino giant Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (MCE) have finalized their deal for the operation of the $1-billion Belle Grande hotel and casino, which is being built at the Pagcor Entertainment City in Parañaque City. In a disclosure, Belle said its subsidiary, [...]

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Singapore Stocks: Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust a Buy

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:04:34 +0000

Singapore Stocks: Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust a Buy Fortune Real Estate Investment Trust a Buy on a pending dip in the market, I am looking for an entry at the 6.60 level. Technical Outlook Short Term: Neutral Intermediate Term: Bearish Long Term: Bullish FORTUNE REIT is currently 15.4% above its 200-period moving average and [...]

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Oil Price and Chart Review

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:53:06 +0000

Economist Shayne Heffernan takes a look at Oil Crude Oil (Apr 13) intraday: the bias remains bullish. Pivot: 91.60 Our preference: LONG positions above 91.6 with targets @ 93.5 & 94.45. Alternative scenario: The downside breakout of 91.6 will open the way to 90.8 & 90.2. Comment: intraday support around 91.6 Opinion published is an [...]

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OTC Funding an Equity Investing Experience

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:23:27 +0000

OTC Funding an Equity Investing Experience Live Trading News equity investment group helps raise funds and invests in OTC’s, growth companies, buyouts, and special situations. We typically invest as a minority partner with management, private equity sponsors, and other professional investors. Live Trading News specializes in helping OTC companies in raising funds. We seek to [...]

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OTC Shells for Sale Now

Knightsbridge Law — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:12:00 +0000

OTC Shells for Sale Knightsbridge Law www.knightsbridgelaw.com are the experts in Shells, Reverse Mergers and S1 Registrations for the OTC. Contact Us for more information at info@knightsbdrigelaw.com The Knightsbridge Law Reverse Merger In a Reverse Merger the private company shareholders purchase control of the public company and then reverse merge it with their own private [...]

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Become a Professional Day Trader

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:33:00 +0000

Firstly, start using the tools of professionals, we offer a free 30 Day trial download Thomson Reuters latest product that will start you on the way, Thomson Reuters Latest Charting and News Technology, Runs on Your Desktop and your iPad The first information that new traders should learn are the basics of trading. A good [...]

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Gold Price and Technicals

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 12:27:01 +0000

GOLD (Spot) intraday: rebound. Pivot: 1581.00 Our preference: LONG positions above 1581 with 1599 & 1609 in sight. Alternative scenario: The downside breakout of 1581 will open the way to 1575 & 1568. Comment: the break above 1587 is a positive signal that has opened a path to 1599. Opinion published is an intraday view. [...]

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Saudi Arabia Oil and Gas Update

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:33:51 +0000

Oil and energy sector in the region is a major contributor to the economies of the GCC and remains an opportune source for investments, said Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) Gov. Abdullatif Al-Othman. Speaking at the Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference in Bahrain, Al-Othman said: “Today our industry commands respect and [...]

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Singapore Stock Exchange Leading ASEAN Exchange Developments

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 05:23:03 +0000

Singapore Stock Exchange Leading ASEAN Exchange Developments The Philippines PSE and Singapore’s SGX announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the development of Philippine-linked derivative products to “address the demands of international investors.” A derivative is a tradeable financial instrument whose value is based on an underlying index, commodity or currency. [...]

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Philippines Peso Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:56:42 +0000

Technical Outlook Short Term: Neutral Intermediate Term: Bearish Long Term: Bearish On 3/13/2013, FOREX PHP= closed above the lower band by 14.1%. Bollinger Bands are 72.02% narrower than normal. The narrow width of the bands suggests low volatility as compared to FOREX PHP=’s normal range. Therefore, the probability of volatility increasing with a sharp price [...]

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ASEAN: PTT and Pertamina Petrochemical Expansion

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:42:00 +0000

ASEAN: PTT and Pertamina Petrochemical Expansion Indonesia’s Pertamina has chosen Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical as a partner in the development of a $5 billion petrochemical facility in Indonesia, it announced on Monday. The decision was made after months of deliberations with 11 companies being considered, including South Korea’s SK Global Chemical and Japan’s Mitsubishi. “PTT [...]

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Singapore Energy Outlook 2013

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:46:35 +0000

Singapore Energy Outlook 2013 Singapore’s strategic location between the Indian and Pacific Oceans has allowed it to become one of Asia’s major petrochemical and refining hubs. Easy access to the sea and a strategic location near the Strait of Malacca has enabled Singapore to become one of Asia’s main energy and petrochemicals hubs and one [...]

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Shayne Heffernan on the Gold Price and China

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:03:26 +0000

Shayne Heffernan as an Economist, trader and venture capitalist writes about a possible gold backing of the Chinese Renminbi. If one compares the dollar amount of base money with the gold reserves, it shows that the dollar is only covered to 16 percent now, in 1980 that number was 168% – because the price of [...]

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Euro Crisis: France Fails to Deliver

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:14:15 +0000

President Francois Hollande said Tuesday that France’s public deficit would probably amount to 3.7 percent of national output this year, publicly renouncing his government’s goal of coming in below the EU limit of three percent. “The public deficit in 2011 reached more than five percent of national wealth, it was 4.5 percent at the end [...]

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Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Price Preview

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 18:30:57 +0000

Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Price Preview US Gold prices finished pit trade higher in quiet trade Monday. Some Short covering and bargain hunting were featured. The weak near-term technical mode of Gold and Silver is limiting trader and investor buying interest in both precious metals. Apr Comex Gold last traded + 1.50 at 1,578.40 [...]

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Japan Manipulates Yen, JPY Heads to 100

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:10:43 +0000

USD/JPY intraday: further upside. Pivot: 95.45 Our preference: Long positions above 95.45 with targets @ 96.5 & 96.8 in extension. Alternative scenario: Below 95.45 look for further downside with 94.8 & 94.35 as targets. Comment: the pair remains on the upside and should reach its previous high, the RSI stands above its neutrality area and [...]

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Singapore Becomes China Currency Swap Hub

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:01:59 +0000

Singapore Becomes China Currency Swap Hub China and Singapore doubled a currency swap agreement to 300 billion yuan (US$48.3 billion) after the city-state became the third offshore center for the yuan last month. Under the new arrangement, the funds will be available to eligible financial institutions in Singapore and those operating in China for a [...]

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Singapore IPO News, SPH, State Oil

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:37:26 +0000

Singapore IPO News, SPH, State Singapore press Holdings are planning a REIT listing for the Singapore Exchange following the success of recent similar listings in Singapore. “The establishment of the Reit and the listing of the Reit on the SGX-ST will be subject to, among other things, market conditions, the relevant regulatory and other approvals [...]

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Myanmar Oil and Gas News

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:57:30 +0000

Myanmar plans to put over 20 offshore oil and gas exploration blocks up for auction by April as the country pushes to attract foreign investment and expertise to help overcome an energy deficit that’s a legacy of gas export deals made by its former military rulers. Myanmar produces more than enough natural gas, which is [...]

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Gold Price: Factors to Watch

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 08:44:17 +0000

MARKETS Spot up 0.6 % to $1,585.02 at $1,578.40 in Asia , Gold April up 0.8 % at $1,584.30, Silver up 0.2 % to $28.63. Spot platinum climbed 0.2 % to $1,575.26 and palladium slipped 0.5 % to $720 an ounce. FACTORS USD was little changed against a six-currency basket today after gaining on March [...]

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Shayne Heffernan Dow Jones Target 10,500

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:45:34 +0000

Shayne Heffernan Dow Jones Target 10,500 I have lowered my Dow Jones target for 2013-2014 to 10,500 despite the Fed’s never ending QE and the political talk of a recovery. My view remains negative as we have to look at this market in context, both financial and political, the chart and the context concern me. [...]

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GBP/USD Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:17:08 +0000

GBP/USD Outlook Technical Outlook Short Term: Neutral Intermediate Term: Bearish Long Term: Bearish Bollinger Bands are 130.98% wider than normal. The large width of the bands suggest high volatility as compared to FOREX GBP=’s normal range. Therefore, the probability of volatility decreasing and prices entering (or remaining in) a trading range has increased for the [...]

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Gold, Silver and Oil Price Preview

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 07:39:05 +0000

Gold, Silver and Oil Price Preview The Overall Fundamentals Precious Metals Despite a modest rebound earlier last week, the selloff resumed with the benchmark Comex Gold contract losing -0.03% on the week. The decline in PGMs prices was deeper with Platinum and Palladium losing -2.11% and -2.03% respectively. The South African government is proposing measures [...]

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Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trade

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 06:30:53 +0000

Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trade Crude Oil finishes off 2.6% on the week, below 91 bbl mark ] Apr Crude Oil fell for a 2nd straight session on weak Chinese manufacturing data and strength in the USD index. The energy component tapped 90.04 in late afternoon action and pared the loss into the close, [...]

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South Korea Ecomomic Update

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 11:46:19 +0000

South Korea’s trade balance posted a surplus last month, continuing to stay in the black for the 13 consecutive month, as a drop in imports outstripped a fall in exports, the government said Friday. The country’s exports came to US$42.32 billion in February, down 8.6 percent from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of [...]

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Foreign Exchange Update

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:18:29 +0000

Foreign Exchange Update MARKETS The euro was firm on Thursday, EUR at $1.3134, having bounced from an eight-week trough of $1.3018 earlier in the week. Against the yen, the euro fetched 121.14, up from a five-week low of 120.20. FACTORS Smooth auction of Italian government bonds helped ease worriesabout the election Yen Falls for Third [...]

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Thailand Stock Exchange Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:15:58 +0000

Thailand Stock Exchange Outlook Technicals from Shayne Heffernan The current value of the RSI is 70.36. This is where it usually tops. The RSI usually forms tops and bottoms before the underlying security. A buy or sell signal is generated when the RSI moves out of an overbought/oversold area. The last signal was a sell [...]

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China to Drive Energy Prices

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 06:42:10 +0000

Energy consumption by China, the world’s leading emitter of C02, rose 3.9 percent in 2012 from the previous year but fell by 3.6 percent per unit of gross domestic product, the government said. The country used the equivalent of 3.62 billion tonnes of coal, the National Bureaus of Statistics reported in a paper on the [...]

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Euro Crisis Returns to the Headlines

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 06:18:13 +0000

The Euro Crisis has been forgotten in 2013 but is set to make a return to the headlines in the coming months. Despite a series of promises from EU leaders Europe is headed to a lengthy recession with very high unemployment and the likelihood of more defaults. The eurozone faces another full year of recession [...]

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JP Morgan NYSE:JPM Proprietary Trading Chief Readies Hedge Fund

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 12:09:07 +0000

JP Morgan NYSE:JPM Proprietary Trading Chief Readies Hedge Fund MNGPY The head of global equity proprietary trading at JP Morgan is preparing to launch a hedge fund LTN has learned. Deepak Gulati, who joined JP Morgan almost a 10 yrs from Dresdner Kleinwort, has set up Zurich-based Argentiere Capital, named after a main ski resorts [...]

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will Maximize Cash Assets

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:50:05 +0000

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will Maximize Cash Assets While the debate continues over what Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) should do with their huge pile of cash it is becoming clear they are on the eve of doing something. Some shareholders have petitioned the company for a range of possible distributions of the cash pile but so far [...]

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Gold Headed Lower

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:22:16 +0000

GOLD (Spot) intraday: the downside prevails. Pivot: 1659.00 Our preference: SHORT positions below 1659 with targets @ 1636 & 1625. Alternative scenario: The upside breakout of 1659 will open the way to 1664 & 1673. Comment: the 50 period moving average is heading down. The RSI is below its neutrality area at 50. A new [...]

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Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Price Outlook

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 20:40:05 +0000

Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Price Outlook US Gold prices finished pit trade lower tapping a 5-wk low Monday on technical selling April Comex Gold dropped back below its Key 200-Day MA. Apr Gold last traded – 18.10 at 1,648.70 oz. Spot gold was last quoted -19.60 at 1,648.00 oz. Mar Comex Silver last traded [...]

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Gold Prices Fall Ahead of G7 Meeting

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:12:53 +0000

Gold Prices Fall Ahead of G7 Meeting Gold prices were plunging Monday ahead of this week’s Group of Seven meeting. Gold for April delivery was dropping 18.40 to 1,648.50 an ounce at the Comex division of the New York Merc. The Gold price traded as high as 1,667.90 and as low as 1,644.10, while the [...]

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ASEAN Market Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 21:10:36 +0000

It will be a lower open today in ASEAN as concerns creep in regarding Europe and Wall St. In technical terms Wall St looks to be approaching heavy resistance and investors should begin to hedge their equity bets, Today I have lowered my Dow Jones target for 2013-2014 to 10,500 despite the Fed’s never ending [...]

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Apple Inc (AAPL) What to do with all that Cash?

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 14:23:53 +0000

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) What to do with all that Cash? AAPL is facing some serious questions from shareholders and will be forced to offer up some sort of answer at the upcoming shareholders meeting at the end of February. AAPL has a huge, unused, non income producing cash reserve and as a share holder that [...]

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FX: EUR Under Political Pressure

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:27:04 +0000

FX: EUR Under Political Pressure EUR JPY will probably be the first target then EUR USD as Europe looks to gain control of an Economy on the brink of collapse. Europe remains an economic wasteland with little room for growth and mis-directed austerity measures, Govt spending remains high and the incentives to business are shrinking, [...]

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Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trade

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:50:58 +0000

Gold, Silver and Crude Oil Trade US Gold prices finished pit trade higher Wednesday. Some Short covering and technically related buying by shorter-term traders was featured. Gold and Silver traders and investors are still looking for some fundamental news to drive their markets. Apr Gold last traded + 4.20 at 1,677.70 oz. Spot gold was [...]

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Apple HDTV the New Apple NASDAQ:AAPL Core

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:45:44 +0000

What’s The New Core In Apple NASDAQ:AAPL? SSNLF, GOOG, SHCAY A look at Apple’s balance says that the revolutionary company that changed how we listen to music, use a computer, energized the SmartPhone and tablet industries is alive and well. Its has more than $40-B in profits for F-Y 2012, more than any non-Oil company [...]

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Changyou.com Limited NASDAQ:CYOU a Dividend Must Own

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 09:10:21 +0000

Changyou.com Limited NASDAQ:CYOU a Dividend Must Own Shayne Heffernan of HeffCap has upgraded CYOU to a must own company in China with a price target of $60 in 2015. For the first quarter of 2013, Changyou expects: Total revenues to be between US$168.0 million and US$174.0 million, including online game revenues of US$160.0 million to [...]

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Gold Price Preview and Charts

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:44:45 +0000

Gold Price Preview and Charts Gold Prices will start getting some upward pressure this week, the Fed is going to hold rates artificially low and the spill over of course will be inflation. On 2/1/2013, Gold closed above the lower band by 42.1%. Bollinger Bands are 41.32% narrower than normal. The narrow width of the [...]

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Copper Price Update

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 08:46:51 +0000

Copper rose on Friday to hold near four-month highs struck the session before after China’s factory output grew in January, bolstering confidence in a global economic recovery. 3M copper climbed by 0.45 % to $8,202 erasing losses from the previous session when it retreated after hitting the highest in nearly four months. Reuters reported that [...]

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USD/JPY Currency Wars

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 18:52:21 +0000

USD/JPY Currency Wars Japanese Yen’s depreciation has limited impact on Asian economies JPY, CS, NMR Japan’s latest move to reeve up its economy by weakening the Yen has raised some concerns that might hurt its Asian neighbors, particularly the emerging economies in the region. Research groups here say that the impact of the Japanese move [...]

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Oil to Continue Rally

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 13:46:15 +0000

Crude Oil (Mar 13) intraday: the bias remains bullish. Recent rises in oil prices have been the result of an improving global economy, and positive manufacturing reports from the U.S. and China. But significant gains could be capped by demand constraints and ample supply. Traders are a waiting on the release of other U.S. economic [...]

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Affiliated Managers Group Inc NYSE: AMG Earnings Jump

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:18:56 +0000

Affiliated Managers Group Inc NYSE: AMG Earnings Jump Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG) today reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year 2012. For the fourth quarter of 2012, Economic earnings per share (“Economic EPS”) were $2.55, compared to $1.76 for the same period of 2011, while diluted earnings [...]

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Hedge Fund Consultants

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:04:59 +0000

Hedge Fund Consultants The Heffernan Group of Companies use a top down approach developed by Dr. Heffernan Ph.D. to develop value protected, growth driven portfolios with in the guidelines of the clients risk tolerance and regulatory requirements. We provide managerial services, strategy, timing and portfolio-level research and advisory services to institutions globally. Our clients are [...]

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Oil War in the Middle East

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:51:57 +0000

Oil War in the Middle East A group looking after security issues for journalists working in hostile territory warned that credible reports revealed a threat to Crude Oil installations in Libya. Islamists based in Libya are said to have played a role in deadly January attacks on the In Amenas Nat Gas facility in eastern [...]

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The Nikkei and The Yen

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:16:15 +0000

The Nikkei and The Yen Right now I am waiting for the Yen to approach 100, should that happen I will be buying the Yen and selling the Nikkei, Abe’s rogue attack on the currency is unlikely to be tolerated by the rest of the workd and as the currency strengthens the Nikkei will pull [...]

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Gold Price Charts and Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 16:35:25 +0000

Gold Price Charts and Outlook The Gold price is currently 0.3% below its 200-period moving average and is in an upward trend. Volatility is relatively normal as compared to the average volatility over the last 10 periods. Our volume indicators reflect very strong flows of volume into Gold (bullish). Our trend forecasting oscillators are currently [...]

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Gold and Silver: Good / Stocks and Bonds: Bad

LiveTradingNews.com wire staff — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 08:31:56 +0000

Gold and Silver: Good / Stocks and Bonds: Bad Well, it appears that the Dow Jones is going to take out its last all-time high of October 2007, even as market trading volume is collapsing. That fact alone should make us wary of the stock market, but the Dow Jones doesn’t seem to care; the [...]

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Global Economy Remains Unstable

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:25:38 +0000

Asia remains a bright spot in the Global Economy while problems in the USA and Europe continue to drag down Global growth. While the Wall St numbers look impressive they are a result of Fed action and not economic growth of good government from Washington. Underneath what many are calling a rally is a huge [...]

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Technical Alert: Google Inc NASDAQ:GOOG

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 14:11:42 +0000

Technical Alert: Google Inc NASDAQ:GOOG The security price has set a new 14-period high while our momentum oscillator has not. This is a bearish divergence. Google Inc NASDAQ:GOOG is currently 14.6% above its 200-period moving average and is in an downward trend. Volatility is extremely high when compared to the average volatility over the last [...]

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Japan Becomes Number 1 Currency Manipulator

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:50:52 +0000

Japan Becomes Number 1 Currency Manipulator Japan’s Finance Minister Taro Aso rejected claims Tokyo was orchestrating a slide in the yen, a day after German leader Angela Merkel voiced concern over the new government’s exchange rate policy. “The criticism that [the government]is manipulating the currency rate is completely off the mark,’’ Aso was quoted as [...]

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Crude Oil Supply Up, Prices Up Too

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:43:30 +0000

USO, UGA The US Energy Information Administration EIA released its weekly petroleum status report Thursday. US commercial Crude Oil inventories increased by 2.8-M bbls last week, bringing the total US commercial Crude Oil inventory to 363.1-M bbls, well above the upper limit of the 5 yr range for this time of the year. Total gasoline [...]

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Korea Teachers selects US-based Private Equity firms

Paul A Ebeling Jr — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 07:27:59 +0000

Korea Teachers selects US-based Private Equity firms KKR The $11-B pension fund chose Hamilton Lane and Paul Capital to invest $30-M each in global private equity plays as it moves to increase its international PE exposure. Korea Teachers Pension Fund KTPF has assigned two US-based PE funds to invest $30-M each as it moves to [...]

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Gold Price Update

Shayne Heffernan — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 07:21:03 +0000

Gold advanced toward a one-month high on expectations for more stimulus. Speculators raised their net long positions in U.S. gold futures and options by 8 percent on the week to 99,458 contracts in the week ended Jan. 15, said U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commision. Net length in silver also increased. Spot gold up 0.4 % [...]

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AUD/USD Preview 1.06 Key Level

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 16:30:56 +0000

AUD/USD Preview 1.06 Key Level AUD appears to be locked in a trading range bounded by upside resistance and downside support. The AUD/USD hit a high of 1.0577 on Monday and ended the week at 1.0510 down for the week. China’s Gross domestic product increased by 7.8 percent in 2012, down from 9.3 percent in [...]

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Gold Price May Consolidate Before Rally

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:36:10 +0000

Gold Price May Consolidate Before Rally Monday we expect to see the Gold Price consolidate and perhaps sell off a little before the next leg up in a long over due rally. Gold pushed to a high of $1,694.90 in early trade, close to the previous session’s one-month peak, but retreated ahead of the long [...]

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Thailand: Thai Baht on Target for 28.50

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:00:58 +0000

Thailand: Thai Baht on Target for 28.50 For all of 2012, the baht strengthened about 3 percent. Economist and Hedge Fund Manager Shayne Heffernan remains convinced that the Thai Economy is set to become one of the regions fastest growing in ASEAN, long term the Baht should continue to strengthen. The Bank of Thailand has [...]

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Hedge Fund Performance in 2012

Shayne Heffernan — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 05:38:57 +0000

Hedge Fund Performance in 2012 The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index team today released its 2012 Hedge Fund Market Review. The report includes statistics on hedge fund performance and asset flows in 2012. Some key findings from the report include: Hedge funds, as measured by the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index, [...]

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Volume Record in Oil Futures

Shayne Heffernan — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:02:28 +0000

Volume Record in Oil Futures CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced a record in daily trading volume for its NYMEX Brent (BZ) crude oil futures contract. These contracts are listed by and subject to the rules of NYMEX. Brent Crude Oil Last Day Financial Futures trading volumes jumped yesterday [...]

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ECB Turns Fascist on Critics

Shayne Heffernan — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:44:36 +0000

ECB Turns Fascist on Critics The ECB has decided that the best way to stop the Euro Crisis is to pretend it does not exist, while they have been unable to pass legislation to solve the Debt problems, they have managed to pass an outrageous bill to silence the critics. The European parliament has agreed [...]

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Gold Price Technical Outlook

Shayne Heffernan — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 13:41:01 +0000

Gold Price Technical Outlook Pivot: 1673.00 Shayne Heffernan says: LONG positions above 1673 with 1685 & 1695 as next targets. Currently the MACD is bullish since it is trading above its signal line.The MACD crossed above its signal line 12 period(s) ago. Since the MACD crossed its moving average, PREC.M.XAU=’s price has increased 0.44% , [...]

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Indonesia: Currency and Inflation Risks

Shayne Heffernan — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:25:25 +0000

Indonesia: Currency and Inflation Risks The depreciating Rupiah has weakened sentiment towards the country’s stocks and bonds and dented the fast growing G20 economy’s appeal as a safe haven for investors. There has been no big sell-off in rupiah assets so far, with foreign bond ownership rising to record levels at 33 percent of the [...]

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ASEAN Stock Market Preview

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:32:26 +0000

ASEAN Stock Market Preview Investors continue to eye the looming debt ceiling debate. On Monday, President Barack Obama rejected any negotiations with Republicans over raising the U.S. debt ceiling. The United States could default on its debt if Congress does not increase the borrowing limit. Resolving the debt ceiling debate is more a question of [...]

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Japanese Yen: USD YEN a Sell

Shayne Heffernan — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:04:20 +0000

Japanese Yen: USD YEN a Sell Yes the Yen long-term trend is bullish. Unfortunately the short-term trend is bearish, so wait for the next short-term buy signal before considering going long, for now it is time to sell. If trading long positions, exit all long positions today with a Market On Close (MOC) order or [...]

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