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FT30 as a Leading Indicator

There is some madness around in the market place these days. HSBC looks like it might perform a bit better…

Hammerson and Interesting FTSE 350 Sectors

Hammerson (HMSO) is an interesting chart. They’re in retail shopping and have a portfolio of shopping centres, retail parks and…

In Defence of Defence

I was at Mercers Hall near the Bank of England last night for a lecture delivered by Lord Robertson, the…

TA: Spotting Differentials

Perhaps until the ‘80s it was possible to say that governments had some control over their own economic destiny, and…

Market Update – Qantas, Tata Steel

Qantas [QAN.AX] has just announced 40 more North American codeshares with American, WestJet and Alaska Airlines. They’ll have 200 codeshares…

Themed Watchlist 2

Growing up, as I did, in London, I can count the number of times we had a White Christmas on…

How Many Potatoes to the Bitcoin?

I was running an event last week where a chap turned up and instead of offering three pound coins or…

Tight Spreads

I remember a spate of white label spread betting sites popping up a few years ago. A white label, for…

Unemployment versus Leisure

I was at a seminar a year or so ago and it was about national economic strategy. It pitted what…

Apple 1 – Romance 0

I’m not one of those people who wants everything to be ‘like it was’. We should be heading eagerly into…