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No ‘Sweet 16’ For The USD – HSBC

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The US dollar had an excellent 2015 and is beginning 2016 on a strong footing against most currencies. Can this last? The team at HSBC sees a sour 2016 for the dollar against the euro and the yen, and sets targets: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: In contrast to a consensus that expects […]

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Market Crash Continues: Majors up, minors down

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The doom and gloom mood has escalated: Chinese stock markets were closed for the day after a short period of time (14 minutes and 17 seconds) and oil fell even further, now at the $32 handle. The outcome for currencies is more “risk off”. The winners are the euro and the yen, while commodity currencies […]

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China Stock Trading Suspended After 7% Drop

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Chinese stocks nosedived Thursday, tumbling more than 7 percent in the first half-hour of trading, causing Beijing’s securities regulator to step in and suspend trading for the day. It was the second time this week that “circuit breakers” were used to suspend trading. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index tumbled 7.3 percent to 3,115.89 Thursday, while […]

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How Voice Search Is Changing SEO

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Voice search is actively shaping the future of SEO and changing how SEO techniques are adopted in the mobile age. While Google’s most recent mobile update put quite a bit of attention on the importance of mobile optimized pages, it’s essential for digital marketers to consider Siri in their 2016 search engine strategies. The Emerging […]