The markets are full of potential. Every single year, month, week, day, hour, and minute. Each is unique and offers opportunities for both risk and reward. – the risk of losing money and the risk of missing out on making money; the reward of profits and the reward of not losing any money. Which risk…
The UK’s flagship UK Index index has rebounded strongly since mid-February, almost retracing all of its 2016 losses and joining the US Dow Jones in positive territory. But were you aware of the progress that the price of Oil has made from its most depressed lows of late? The UK Index may have bounced by…
IFA Magazine – 18 Mar http://www.ifamagazine.com/market-and-economics/europe-midday-stocks-nudge-higher-as-oil-pops-up-again-332467 Invezz – 18 Mar http://invezz.com/news/equities/22800-UK Index -100-watch-Footsie-set-for-weekly-gain-amid-oil-recovery?utm_source=rss Digital Look – 18 Mar http://www.digitallook.com/news/market-report-europe/europe-open-stocks-little-changed-as-investors-pause-for-breath–1082833.html News.Markets – 17 Mar Oil prices set to break sharply higher Telegraph – 17 Mar http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2016/03/17/UK Index -100-hits-two-month-high-as-fed-signals-fewer-rate-hikes/ AFP/Romandie – 17 Mar http://www.romandie.com/news/La-Bourse-de-Londres-ouvre-en-hausse-de-059-apres-la-Fed/686289.rom Nasdaq – 17 Mar http://www.nasdaq.com/article/european-stocks-rise-as-dovish-fed-update-lifts-market-sentiment-cm594321 Marketwatch – 17 Mar http://www.marketwatch.com/story/UK Index -100-drives-higher-as-fed-fuels-rally-in-mining-stocks-2016-03-17 Guardian…
I know, everyone likes being bearish these days because they’ve all watched The Big Short and think Credit Default Swaps are cool. But I’m somewhat bemused that, after a decent couple of weeks for both equities and commodities, everyone’s asking me this – “Gold: when will it crash again?” Clearly there’s no pleasing some people. The answer…
Osborne’s budget has been and gone. I often find myself saying “…yes, but what does it all mean?!” And today, I’m afraid, is no exception… except for the fact I’ve got it all worked out already. Here, I intend to tell you in plain English what some key bits of George’s budget 2016 actually mean….
I’ve often wondered why the onus is always put on ‘growth’ rather than ‘stability’ at times like this, but I certainly never expected the Chancellor to switch to a stability–based budget statement. While Osborne was upbeat on the UK’s economy (a pat on the back for himself), it seems the wider ‘cocktail of risks’ he…