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Singapore Stocks May Reverse Friday’s Losses

3/11/2012 8:15 PM ET (RTTNews) – The Singapore stock market turned lower again on Friday, one session after it had ended the three-day losing streak in which it had retreated more than 80 points or 2.7 percent. The Straits Times Index finished just below the 2,965-point plateau, and now analysts are forecasting renewed if mild [...] [...]

South Korea Stock Market May Extend Losses

3/6/2012 6:30 PM ET (RTTNews) – The South Korea stock market has closed lower now in consecutive trading days, giving away almost 35 points or 1.7 percent along the way. The KOSPI now rests just above the 2,000-point plateau, and now investors are bracing for additional carnage when the market kicks off trade on Wednesday.The [...] [...]

Japanese Market Trims Losses After Opening Sharply Lower

3/6/2012 9:00 PM ET (RTTNews) – The Japanese stock market is trading weak on Wednesday, extending its losses to a third successive session, amid worries about the economic crisis in the Eurozone due to uncertainty about the Greek bailout.A sharp fall on Wall Street overnight and concerns about a slowdown in Chinese growth are also [...] [...]

Losses May Accelerate For Indonesia Stocks

3/5/2012 8:48 PM ET (RTTNews) – The Indonesia stock market has finished lower in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had risen more than 120 points or 3 percent. The Jakarta Composite Index finished just below the 3,985-point plateau, and now analysts are forecasting continued [...] [...]

Asian Shares Extend Losses On Greece Default Worries

3/7/2012 4:41 AM ET (RTTNews) – Asian shares fell for a third day in a row on Wednesday as worries about a possible disorderly default by Greece and the uncertain global economic outlook made investors risk averse. Concerns that Greece may not secure a deal with private creditors by the Thursday deadline rendered the underlying [...] [...]

Asian Shares Extend Losses On Growth Worries

3/6/2012 4:39 AM ET (RTTNews) – Most Asian stocks fell on Tuesday, extending the previous session’s losses, as Beijing’s downward revision of its economic growth forecast dragged down miners and investors looked ahead to a meeting of Greece’s private sector creditors on Thursday for a final resolution to Greece’s long-standing debt crisis. Fears that the [...] [...]

Singapore Stock Market May Extend Losses

3/5/2012 7:18 PM ET (RTTNews) – The Singapore stock market has closed lower in two of three trading days since the end of the two-day winning streak in which it had collected almost 50 points or 1.6 percent. The Straits Times Index finished just above the 2,990-point plateau, and now traders are expecting continued contraction [...] [...]

China Stock Market May Extend Losses

2/29/2012 7:49 PM ET (RTTNews) – The China stock market on Wednesday wrote a finish to the eight-day winning streak in which it had surged almost 95 points or 3.9 percent en route to a fresh 14-week closing high. The Shanghai Composite Index finished just below the 2,430-point plateau, and now investors are expecting to [...] [...]

Taiwan Stock Market May Reverse Thursday’s Losses

3/1/2012 7:30 PM ET (RTTNews) – The Taiwan stock market on Thursday halted the two-day winning streak in which it had gathered almost 185 points or 2.5 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange finished just below the 8,120-point plateau, although now investors are anticipating renewed support when the market opens on Friday.The global forecast for the [...] [...]

CPI Data Trim QE Bets- Euro Well Supported as Yen Losses Accelerate

The yen remains under tremendous pressure with the low yielder off more than 4% this week alone. Here are the key levels to watch on the EUR/USD and USD/JPY. Daily Winners and Losers The euro is the top performing currency in early US trade with an advance of 0.20% against the greenback. The risk trade [...] [...]

Singapore Stocks May Reverse Thursday’s Losses

2/16/2012 7:14 PM ET (RTTNews) – The Singapore stock market on Thursday wrote a finish to the three-day winning streak in which it had risen almost 55 points or 1.8 percent en route to a six-month closing high. The Straits Times Index finished just above the 2,975-point plateau, although now analysts are predicting a modest [...] [...]

Gold flat as Greek deal optimism cuts losses

A man sights at gems displayed for barter later organism pawned by their proprietors at the Attribution Urban accessible pawnbroker in Pretty November 24, 2011. Believe: Reuters/Eric Gaillard/RegistersBy Outspoken Taste further Jan HarveyFRESH YORK/LONDON | Fri Feb 17, 2012 1:14am IST UNUSED YORK/LONDON (Reuters) – Nugget traded prone on Thursday, retracing ahead losses on optimism [...] [...]

Exclusive: Euro zone may drop bondholder losses from ESM bailout

By Julien Toyer and Luke BakerBRUSSELS (Reuters) – Euro zone states may ditch plans to impose losses on private bondholders should countries need to restructure their debt under a new bailout fund due to launch in mid-2013, four EU officials told Reuters on Friday.Discussions are taking place against a backdrop of flagging market confidence in [...] [...]

Taiwan Stocks May Reverse Losses

(RTTNews) – The Taiwan stock market on Friday turned lower again, one day after it had ended the four-day losing streak in which it had declined more than 570 points or 8.4 percent. The Taiwan Stock Exchange finished just below the 6,785-point plateau, and now analysts are predicting a modest rebound at the opening of [...] [...]

Fed’s Lockhart – Banks should shoulder own losses

ATLANTA | Fri Oct 7, 2011 10:49am EDT ATLANTA Oct 7 (Reuters) – Bankers, not taxpayers, should have to shoulder the losses in case of massive financial firm failures, a top Federal Reserve official said on Friday as growing discontent with Wall Street drove protests around the country.Dennis Lockhart, president of the Atlanta Federal Reserve, [...] [...]

Singapore Stock Market Expected To Reverse Losses

(RTTNews) – The Singapore stock market has closed lower now in three straight sessions, shedding nearly 140 points or 5 percent along the way. The Straits Times Index closed just above the 2,650-point plateau, and now investors are anticipating a firm recovery when the market opens on Tuesday.The global forecast for the Asian markets is [...] [...]

India gold reverses earlier losses

A shopkeeper arranges gold ornaments at a shop in Jammu April 12, 2006. Indian gold nipped into positive territory, reversing early losses as physical buyers stepped in for bargains ahead of forthcoming festivals and investors jumped in for gold bars, pushing premiums to their highest levels in over a year. Credit: Reuters/Amit Gupta/FilesMUMBAI | Wed [...] [...]

Thai Shares Poised To Reverse Losses

(RTTNews) – The Thai stock market on Tuesday wrote a finish to the modest two-day winning streak in which it had collected more than 30 points or 2.9 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand finished just below the 1,045-point plateau, and now investors are expecting to see renewed support when the market opens on Wednesday.The [...] [...]

Singapore Stock Market May Extend Losses

(RTTNews) – The Singapore stock market on Thursday wrote a finish to the modest two-day winning streak in which it had collected more than 135 points or 4.5 percent. The Straits Times Index finished just above the 2,865-point plateau, and now analysts are forecasting continued selling pressure when the market opens on Friday.The global forecast [...] [...]

Asian Stocks Recoup Losses On Earnings

Asian stock markets swung between gains and losses before closing on a mixed note Wednesday, as strong corporate earnings to some extent offset worries about Europe’s economic and debt problems and mixed economic data out of the United States. Housing starts fell 1.5 percent in July from June, the U.S. Commerce Department reported yesterday, while [...] [...]

Indian Market Extends Recent Losses On Global Sell-off

The Indian market went into a free-fall on Friday, extending recent sharp losses, as a rout in global equities amid concerns about a double-dip recession in the U.S. coupled with fears over the stability of European banks curbed appetite for riskier assets. A plunge in oil prices, which may help damp domestic inflationary pressures, reports [...] [...]

Indian Market Set To Extend Losses

The Indian market is poised to extend yesterday’s sharp losses on Friday, joining a global rout, as concerns about a global recession intensified. The other Asian markets are currently down between 0.8 percent and 4.6 percent, with the markets in South Korea, Hong Kong, Australia and Japan leading the losses. The U.S. stock futures continued [...] [...]

The Gap Trading strategy suffered some losses in the first half of June

“Sometimes the return of your money is more important than the return on your money.” – An old British banker Hello: It’s necessary that I give a monthly report of the results from the strategies I use for signals generation and trading. The trading results from my weekly trading updates aren’t discussed here, since those [...] [...]