WTI Oil rose to a three week high as government report showed stockpiles fell 592,000 barrels last week and US gasoline demand increased to six month highs. Gold rose to a one week high as mounting political unrest in Ukraine boosted demand for the metal as a safe haven asset. US stocks fell from all-time […]

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The USD index has bounced off its lows, driven by the softer EUR.  The US ten‑year continues to trade near the bottom of its 2014 range.  US retail sales (Tuesday) and a speech by Fed Chair Yellen (Friday) are the US macro highlights.  While US developments may cause some intra‑day volatility near‑term movements in the USD will […]

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The ASX closed the last session of the week down 0.29% at 5460.8 finishing the week almost unchanged with a small rise of 0.05%. The drop was attributed to lower than expected CPI data in China sending worries through the local markets. Further downside pressure came from speculation of what this week’s budget may hold […]

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The International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation announced another series of updates to the sport’s rules. They are several updates that take effect May 12. A ll the updates came from several meetings the IBJJF had with the representatives of the major teams. The rule dictate new guideline for certain techniques and scenarios on the jiu-jutsu (jiujutsu) […]

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Roko received a ribbon at his sports carnival for good effort. He ran hard and fast, as he always does, and put in a great effort. The school carnival was put on by his school, St Maroons, in Dulwich Hill. As well as continuing his gymnastics he is hoping to enrol in jiu-jitsu lessons and […]

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