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With Wells Fargo Capital Finance SeaSpine Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ:SPNE), a global medical technology company focused on surgical solutions for the treatment of spinal disorders, announced today that it has signed a three-year credit facility with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, with the option to extend for a fourth year. The facility provides up to $30 million […]

Appointment of Chief Credit Officer of First Financial Northwest Bank First Financial Northwest, Inc.(NASDAQ:FFNW), the bank holding company for First Financial Northwest Bank, today announced that Gregg H. DeRitis had been appointed as Senior Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of the Bank effective January 6, 2016. Mr. DeRitis’ appointment is in connection with Herman […]

The USD/JPY had trended nicely downwards last week. The price has moved down by 110 pips, now below the supply level at 120.50, and going towards the demand level at 120.00. There is a very strong Bearish Confirmation Pattern in the chart; plus it is likely that the price would go further south when momentum […]

Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bullish EURUSD moved upwards 100 pips last week, still showing determination to go further upwards. The market would experience some equilibrium movement this week, owing to thin activities in the markets, but possibilities of surprise movements cannot be ruled out (especially on some other EUR […]

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Last week, the USD/JPY tested the demand level at 120.50 and later rallied to test the supply level at 123.50. Afterwards, the price dropped by 230 pips to close below the supply level at 121.50. In face of these wild swings, the bias on the market is bearish, which means that the support level at […]

Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bullish Although the dominant bias on this pair is bullish, the bias is seriously threatened. After testing the resistance line at 1.1050, the price went down by roughly 250 pips, almost reaching the support line at 1.0800. Based on the bearish expectation on EUR (and […]

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Parties Announce Anticipated Closing Date The Boards of Directors of Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:LBAI), the parent company of Lakeland Bank, and Pascack Bancorp, Inc. (OTCQX:PSBR), the parent company of Pascack Community Bank, announced today that the shareholders of Pascack Bancorp have approved the merger of Pascack Bancorp with and into Lakeland Bancorp. Approval of the […]

The EUR/JPY consolidated in the first few trading days of last week, and then traded lower. The lower movement was shallow because the extant bias remains bullish. It is possible that the price would continue trading lower, which may threaten the bullish bias. The only thing that can change this is when the Yen loses […]