Euro News

The EUR/USD is now one of the weakest of the popular pairs and crosses. Since January 2, 2015, the price has fallen by roughly 900 pips. There was a massive drop in the market last week, enabling the price to drop below the support line at 1.1150. Although the price bounced upwards after that, the […]

“GE (NYSE:GE) ended the year with strong fourth-quarter industrial earnings and margin growth. the environment remains volatile, but we continue to see infrastructure growth opportunities. We are pleased with our execution in 2014, meeting our commitment to grow industrial segment profits 10%, industrial segment organic growth of 7%, increasing operating margins 50 basis points...

The man who would like to think that he is the most influential person in the world gave a speech last night. It seems as though no one from the financial world listened to it, but that’s not really the case. The fact is that the financial world has bigger fish to fry and whole […]

In the world of modern media, stories are told as headlines, with one replacing another in rapid sequence, often creating a public impression that the story is over. Reality is quite a different thing. The stories continue to unfold for weeks and months – and even years – beyond the initial headlines. The decision last […]

Here’s the market outlook for the week: EURUSD Dominant bias: Bearish This pair moved downwards by over 300 pips last week, reaching a low of 1.1459. There is a strong Bearish Confirmation Pattern in the market and price may test the support line at 1.1450, even if there would be an upwards bounce after that. […]

FXCM (NYSE:FXCM) announced late this afternoon that it had entered into a funding agreement with Leucadia National Corporation (NYSE:LUK) by which the latter would provide $300 million in cash that will bring FXCM into compliance with regulatory financial requirements. FXCM had become insolvent overnight, losing $225 million following the Swiss National Bank’s decision to un-peg […]

No one saw it coming. There was not even a hint in advance that the Swiss National Bank (SNB) was about to stab the financial world in the back. As we reported yesterday, the euro and the U.S. dollar took immediate hits. But we also expected broader and longer term fallout would follow. In the […]

The financial world is in disarray today.  It all started with an unexpected and startling press release by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) that said: “The Swiss National Bank (SNB) is discontinuing the minimum exchange rate of CHF 1.20 per euro. At the same time, it is lowering the interest rate on sight deposit account balances that exceed […]

Transatlantic deal Sonoco (NYSE:SON), one of the largest diversified global packaging companies, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG), Europe’s leading provider of composite cans along with composite drums and rigid plastic containers, for €286 million, or approximately $360 million, in cash. According to M. Jack Sanders, Sonoco...

Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx will “Identify More Patients for Treatment With PARP Inhibitors” Myriad Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MYGN) today announced it has established a Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx laboratory in Europe. Myriad’s next-generation Tumor BRACAnalysis CDx test is a companion diagnostic that will identify up to 50 percent more patients with BRAC mutations who may benefit from...