Swen Lorenz

How to protect your portfolio against a market sell off

It’s oh so quiet… Not even a mouse is stirring. The Vix is back to very low levels, the stock…

Just how much more gas is left in the tank of the equity market?

The financial crisis of 2007-2009 was one of the worst recessionary periods in history. At its worst, it drove US…

Overnight roundup courtesy of Spreadex – 29/07/13

European futures are indicating a positive start to the week ahead of policy meetings from a number of central banks…

ZAK WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS: ENDING JULY 27th 2013: UK GDP DOUBLES (Honest!)

In general, those writing about financial markets come from a journalistic background.  They are usually as well suited to writing…

Hugh Hendry’s latest missive – there will be trouble ahead…

Fears of monetary tightening by the US Federal Reserve continued to push rates higher. The yield onthe US 10-year Treasury bond…

Frontrunning the Fed (again)

By Ben Turney  Last month’s meeting of the Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) provided an excellent opportunity to go short…

Zak Mir – Facebook’s Face-on and eating “crow”

For UK investors, when it comes to the large US NASDAQ , they can be far more difficult to read…

Afternoon comment courtesy of Spreadex – 26/07/13

This time 1 month ago the FTSE 100 was trading 550 points lower at 6,000, but a wealth of good…

Could the Fed Tapering of QE Be a Profit Opportunity for Small Investors?

The other day I was talking with a friend of mine, let’s call him Peter, whom I haven’t chatted with…