http://ecpulse.com/ An online news and analysis portal that delivers the latest currencies and stocks news, and provides daily analysis and in-depth studies for the major financial markets all around the globe. en 2008-2009 ecPulse.com Mon, 28 Sep 2009 04:24:16 EDT admin@ecpulse.ccom Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:01:50 GMT 142 18 http://ecpulse.com/ http://www.ecpulse.com/images/logo_print.gif Scientists have been able to read the thoughts going in the minds of some of healthy volunteers, through their admission to the organs using magnetic resonance which images the brain after they have watched three small movies, so the researchers were able to see the specific sections that drain could retrieve. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/clusters/2010/03/14/reading-thoughts Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:26:23 GMT An earthquake hit the islands in eastern Indonesia on Sunday morning, but there were no reports of injuries or damage and also did not lead to a tsunami. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/clusters/2010/03/14/indonesia-earthquake Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:15:16 GMT The Kremlin announced on Saturday that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and U.S. President Barack Obama are satisfied with the "high level of consensus" concerning a new treaty to reduce nuclear weapons in the two countries after negotiating for almost a year. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/politicalnews/2010/03/14/us-russia Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:57:36 GMT Wen Jiabao, the Chinese Prime Minister, said at a news conference at the conclusion of the annual session of China's parliament on Sunday that the United States is responsible for the tensions between the two countries and thus it has to take steps to repair the relations. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/politicalnews/2010/03/14/china-us Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:35:00 GMT A very important week for the United States economy is coming our way, where major fundamentals are due to be released including data on manufacturing, housing, inflation, and the Feds’ monetary policy, and accordingly, we should expect a busy week for financial markets, as investors are still worried over the outlook for global growth and more importantly the outlook for the world’s largest economy. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/topstory/2010/03/14/us-weekly-ahead Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:15:35 GMT This week includes important fundamentals from the U.K. while in the euro zone lights are spotted on the EU Finance Minister's meeting in Brussels. European economies are meanwhile passing through embracing phase in their recovery journey where central banks are tightening their monetary measures amid widening budget deficit prevailing in many European economies. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/topstory/2010/03/14/europe-ahead Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:13:04 GMT After a week full of fundamentals in the Asian region we are about to greet a new week free from effective fundamentals; but further central banks' decisions are to be seen this week. Asian stocks managed to stabilize and incline last week, but with a week without fundamentals, shares may move on investors' sentiment and expectations for the global economic outlook. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/topstory/2010/03/14/asia-weekly-ahead Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:11:03 GMT Daily fundamental analysis on major economic releases from all around the world, covering expectations and market scenarios in preparation for the actual readings. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/dailyreports/fundamentalmajorcurrencies/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:59:56 GMT Collecting all a news and fundamentals for light sweet crude oil, analyzing all the data in hand and predicting the futuristic movements of the crude oil and all energy products accordingly. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/dailyreports/fundamentaloil/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:59:56 GMT Collecting all a news and fundamentals for Precious metals like gold, silver, platinum and more, analyzing all the data in hand and predicting the futuristic movements of all precious metals products accordingly. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/dailyreports/fundamentalpreciousmetals/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:59:56 GMT Technical analysis for the major currencies pairs, updated twice a day ahead of the European session and the U.S. session, and including weekly and monthly predictions, with charts and analysis, support and resistance tables, and recommendations for all time intervals. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/dailyreports/technicalmajorcurrencies/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:59:56 GMT Technical analysis for the major cross currencies pairs , updated twice a day ahead of the European session and the U.S. session, and including weekly and monthly predictions, with charts and analysis, support and resistance tables, and recommendations for all time intervals. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/dailyreports/technicalcross/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:59:56 GMT Technical analysis for gold and silver, updated twice a day ahead of the European session and the U.S. session, and including weekly and monthly predictions, with charts and analysis, support and resistance tables, and recommendations for all time intervals. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/dailyreports/technicalpreciousmetals/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:59:56 GMT Technical analysis for light sweet crude oil, updated twice a day ahead of the European session and the U.S. session, and including weekly and monthly predictions, with charts and analysis, support and resistance tables, and recommendations for all time intervals. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/dailyreports/technicaloil/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:59:56 GMT A new research have shown that as countries become wealthier people become more miserable. Apparently, people become more obsessed with their “status symbols” as they grow richer which adds a meaningless sense of satisfaction, making them feel worst and even threatening their health... http://www.ecpulse.com/en/topstory/2010/03/15/money-cannot-buy-happiness Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:31:02 GMT Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, will receive between $350-$400 million from James Cameron's blockbuster "Avatar" after the movie is released on DVD and pay television. The movie "Avatar" ended up with three Oscars while its total in North America rose to $730 million, while around the world equaled $2.6 billion. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/clusters/2010/03/15/avatar-big-hit Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:00:52 GMT The son of Osama Bin Laden sent a letter to Iran’s supreme leader urging him to release his siblings that are believed to be arrested in Iran after fleeing from Afghanistan during the 2001 War of Terrorism that was initiated by the U.S. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/clusters/2010/03/15/bin-laden-iran Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:37:54 GMT On Sunday evening a power outage left the previously torn city from the 8.8 earthquake in complete darkness, where it stretched 1,200 miles in the south. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/clusters/2010/03/15/power-outage-chile Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:35:51 GMT The IWH economic institute, projects that Germany's economy will grow 1.8% this year and next as exports to the U.S. will help the nation prosper accurately. The higher exports will increase business spending therefore helping the flow of money in the economy, also the consumer spending in the nation led from the stable employment will support economic growth. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/marketnews/2010/03/15/iwh-economic-institute Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:58:59 GMT Thousands of protestors in Thailand march back towards their encampments as Thailand's PM, Abhisit Vejjajiva, rejected to dissolve the parliament by midday on Monday but offered to compromise and new measures to be applied to pressure the government. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/politicalnews/2010/03/15/thai-parliament-dissolving-deadline-passes Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:34:26 GMT The U.S. released the industrial production index for the month of February, where the index rose by 0.1% following the prior reported rise of 0.9% and slightly better than median estimates of 0.0%, while capacity utilization rose in February to 72.7% from the prior revised estimate of 72.5% which was the expected estimate as well http://www.ecpulse.com/en/marketnews/2010/03/15/us-industrial-production-capacity-utilization Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:23:52 GMT The U.S. released the total net TIC flows for the month of January, where net long term TIC flows showed a surplus of $19.1 billion lower than the prior and expected estimates of $63.3 billion and $47.5 billion, while total net TIC flows showed a deficit of $33.4 billion compared with the prior revised surplus of $53.6 billion http://www.ecpulse.com/en/marketnews/2010/03/15/us-net-tic-flows Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:05:41 GMT The world’s leading economy continues to get further support from the manufacturing sector, where the New York empire manufacturing report came out to show further expansion in economic condition in the sector for the eight consecutive month, signaling that manufacturers and industrial’s will continue to help the U.S economy back into recovery throughout the upcoming period. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/topstory/2010/03/15/manf-sector-expand-eight-stright-month Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:56:14 GMT The U.S. released today the Empire manufacturing index for the month of March, where the index retreated to 22.86 from the prior reported estimate of 24.91 back in February and slightly better than median estimates of 22.00 http://www.ecpulse.com/en/marketnews/2010/03/15/us-empire-manufacturing Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:34:25 GMT The U.S. economy returns back this week with major fundamentals from different economic sectors including the housing and manufacturing sectors, while investors will be also watching the Feds’ decision on interest rates, and the week will end with inflationary data from both the PPI and the CPI, and accordingly we should expect a hectic week for financial markets, as investors continue to speculate over the outlook for the world’s largest economy http://www.ecpulse.com/en/topstory/2010/03/15/us-manufacturing-industrial-data Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:43:13 GMT French PM, Nicolas Sarkozy, right-wing UMP party seems to be losing in the French regional elections on Sunday, as the oppositional Socialist party takes the lead in the first round. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/politicalnews/2010/03/15/sarkozy-party-french-elections Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:32:03 GMT Moody's Investors Service said the U.S. and the UK might lose their top credit rating of AAA as the cost of servicing their debt incline led from the swelling budget deficit as they have to narrow it down without hurting economic growth. Both economies have to pull stimulus measures gradually without negatively economic growth. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/currenciesupdates/2010/03/15/majors-decline-europe- Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:21:22 GMT European markets start their journey this week with jitters and volatility as the euro area Finance Ministers prepare to head into the chambers to contemplate the Greek debt crisis, whether to bail or NOT TO BAIL! While neighboring UK does not feel any vibes of hope either as Moody’s issue a new S.O.S signal for UK and US credit rating… http://www.ecpulse.com/en/topstory/2010/03/15/europe-pessimism-debt-crisis- Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:42:05 GMT Euro zone employment for the fourth quarter improved to -0.2% from the previous -0.5% while on the year inclined to -2.0% from the revised previous reading of -2.2% from -2.1% http://www.ecpulse.com/en/marketnews/2010/03/15/euro-zone-employment Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:06:13 GMT Moody's Investors Service said that the United Kingdom and the United States are closer to the edge on losing their top credit rating, which currently is AAA rating, as a result of the cost of servicing their debt is climbing. Both of the economies have to narrow their budget deficit without hurting economic growth, by existing stimulus measures gradually. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/marketnews/2010/03/15/moodys-investors-service Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:24:38 GMT Israel has recently been condemned by U.S. officials regarding the building project it is currently undergoing of building 1,600 apartments in East Jerusalem; the region where Palestinians are to set as a future capital. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/politicalnews/2010/03/15/us-israel-building-east-jerusalem Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:09:32 GMT Switzerland producer and import prices for February fell to -0.3% from 0.3% which is worse than the projected 0.1%, while on the year inched higher to -1.05 from -1.3% while the markets were expecting -0.6%. http://www.ecpulse.com/en/marketnews/2010/03/15/switzerland-producer-import-prices Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:19:14 GMT The euro and the pound declined slightly against the federal currency in today's Asian session, while the yen strengthened. The USDIX that tracks the dollar's strength against a basket of major currencies recorded a high of 79.98 and a low of 79.77, while the index is currently trading around 79.95 http://www.ecpulse.com/en/currenciesupdates/2010/03/15/majors-fell Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:52:37 GMT Consumer confidence in Japan rose for the second straight month in February as deteriorations in the labor market eased and unemployment declined to the lowest in 10 months, while wages began to incline. Japanese exports are recovering and it started to give more support for the weakened economy which helped corporate earnings to rise and confidence to increase http://www.ecpulse.com/en/topstory/2010/03/15/japan-consumer-confidence Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:13:08 GMT Consumer confidence in Japan rose to 40.0 in February compared to a previous 39.4 http://www.ecpulse.com/en/marketnews/2010/03/15/japan-consumer-confidence Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:27:28 GMT The president of Venezuela Hugo Chavez said the internet shouldn’t be available with no limits, and he mentioned that every country should have its regulations for the internet http://www.ecpulse.com/en/clusters/2010/03/15/venzuela-internet Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:42:46 GMT Taliban announced the bombings in the south of Kandahar that left 30 dead and 52 injured, a threatening letter addressed to the (NATO) forces http://www.ecpulse.com/en/politicalnews/2010/03/15/kandahar-bombs Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:37:00 GMT American female who is working at the consulate in Ciudad Juarez and her husband were killed by suspected drug gang hitmen on Saturday's daylight when they left the consulate social event http://www.ecpulse.com/en/politicalnews/2010/03/15/mexican-gunmen-american Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:10:24 GMT Beckham was injured in tendon Achilles when he was paying with AC. Milan and won Chievo 1-0, and this prevented him from playing in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Beckham will fly to Finland for a surgery on Achilles http://www.ecpulse.com/en/clusters/2010/03/15/beckham-injury-world-cup Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:48:30 GMT U.K rightmove house prices (MoM) came in at 0.1% in March compared with a previous 3.2%. On yearly basis, house prices gained 5.3% after inclining 6.1% http://www.ecpulse.com/en/marketnews/2010/03/15/uk-rightmove-house-price Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:29:02 GMT