UK Index LIVE: London shares braced for rough ride as China and Greece create economic and political instability This Is Money – 21 Aug http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-3205731/UK Index -LIVE-London-shares-braced-rough-ride-China-Greece-create-economic-political-instability.html Global stock markets slump on Greece turmoil and China slowdown IB Times – 21 Aug http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/stock-markets-worldwide-lose-turmoil-greece-slowdown-china-1516437 European shares suffer biggest weekly fall this year The Telegraph –…
August 14, 2015 If China’s aim this week was to give markets a roller-coaster ride then it’s safe to say that it succeeded in spades. Weekend data showing Exports -8.3% in July spiked fears about the state of growth in the world’s #2 economy being anything but as rosy as official (and highly questionable) statistics…
Asia: stocks lower after lacklustre US lead Digital Look – 14 Aug http://www.digitallook.com/news/market-report-asia/asia-stocks-lower-after-lacklustre-us-lead–832331.html UK Index LIVE: Footsie flat as The People’s Bank of China’s currency manipulations loom large over global markets This is Money – 14 Aug http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-3197447/UK Index -LIVE-Footsie-flat-People-s-Bank-China-s-currency-manipulations-loom-large-global-markets.html China fixes higher as Greece votes Proactive Investors – 14 Aug http://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/columns/morning-market-pulse/22765/china-fixes-higher-as-greece-votes-22765.html Shares in G4S…
Image source: play.google.com By Augustin Eden, Analyst Fortunately, He-Man wasn’t referring to a recent acquisition he’d made when he first clambered onto that rock just outside…
By Augustin Eden, Analyst Will they? Won’t they? Might they? Are we all going to go bust?! All questions asked of the Bank of England of late. The answer – to the first two questions anyway – is not before the Americans. It’s been fun to get the odd bit of interest rate commentary from…
7 September 2015 This week saw Chancellor Osborne surprise markets by starting to sell down the UK taxpayer’s 78% stake in Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). This stake was inherited from the previous Labour government’s 2008 bailout of the systemically important institution at the height the financial crisis. UKFI offloaded a 5.4% stake on Monday…