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The bear market is a-bouncing 2008-12-03 08:49:47 Yesterday was yet another one of those very strange dead cat bounce days. But the feeling remains that we have a serious distance to go before we reach the end of the road. There was some optimism from GE who announced with fanfare that they would continue paying a dividend. The Fed will extend their [...]
Dow’s record falls on deaf ears 2008-12-01 08:48:27 In Friday’s quiet post-Thanksgiving trade the Dow managed to scoot up another 100 odd points to finish off its best week in 75 years. Shame it doesn’t feel like that.
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In an indication of the global scale & reach of the economic downturn now upon us, it’s worth noting that Russian manufacturing shrank [...]
Where next for the oil price? - Part II 2008-11-29 08:47:42 Earlier this week, I looked at the poor performance of the price
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and the current state of supply and demand. Today I’m looking at pricing expectations, what might influence the price and what the best way to trade oil at the moment might be.
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At the moment the oil market is a contrarian’s wet dream; [...]
Banks get the turkey, taxpayers get stuffed 2008-11-28 08:46:30 The performance of the US markets over the seven days has been somewhat perplexing. But I feel that when they open up fully for business come Monday (after the extended holiday) it will indeed feel like the Pilgrims did upon landing at Plymouth: thankful that they have arrived but worried about the winter ahead.
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Spread betting - What is a share? 2008-11-27 08:45:59 With this introductory blog, I’m hoping to cover some of the basics of stocks and shares. It’s gonna cover what a share is, how to measure the size of a company and what I reckon are the two most important ratios investors use to pick shares: EPS and P/E. I know that some of you [...] Read more:betting
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Where next for the oil price? - Part 1 2008-11-26 08:44:48 The past week has seen a return of risk appetite. The big equity markets have rallied by around 12%, Sterling has regained almost 700 pips against the Dollar and that standard-bearer of safety, the Yen, has tumbled 700 pips against the Euro. Even gold with its multiple personalities is no longer shelter from the torrential [...] Read more:oil price
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FTSE Definition 2008-11-21 14:31:15 What is the FTSE?
The FTSE 100 Index (IPA: /ˈfʊtsiː/, footsie, abbreviated Financial Times Stock Exchange Index) is a share index of the 100 most highly capitalised UK companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. The index began on 3 January 1984 with a base level of 1000; the highest value reached to date is 6950.6, [...] Read more:Definition
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