Yet again, European shares are seen opening lower with the Federal Reserve’s bond tapering and the looming US debt ceiling deadline damps enthusiasm for shares. Asian markets were also in decline for a second day following worse than expected US consumer confidence figure which showed a slump in September to a four-month low. With today…
Headline indices have given back all of the gains seen since the Federal Reserve surprised investors by refusing to reduce its $85 billion bond buying programme on September 18th. The S&P has slid for 3 consecutive days now as market participants continue to search for clues regarding future tapering. There is little doubt that developments…
By Sasha Cekerevac The key to a great investment opportunity is to get in before everyone else. As most readers who follow the markets know, the results of the latest Federal Reserve meeting were quite a surprise, as the central bank determined that now was not the time to reduce its asset purchase program. That…
UK markets are expected to rebound today with the MPC last night attempting to end speculation of a rates hike reaffirming its intent to hold rates until unemployment reaches 7%. European market sentiment could also provide a boost after German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced her policy on Europe would not change after being elected to…
There is a reason why every fiat currency in the history of the world has eventually failed. At some point, those issuing fiat currencies always find themselves giving in to the temptation to wildly print more money. Sometimes, the motivation for doing this is good. When an economy is really struggling, those that have been…
By Zak Mir As we saw in the wake of the FOMC’s September meeting, markets often appear to exist to test us. Getting it wrong is, in many ways, part of the process of getting it right (if that doesn’t sound too facile!). Very often, times of major surprises can present the best opportunities as…
European indices have edged lower during today’s session as investors weigh up the German election results. After 3-weeks of gains, indices have finally settled and are trading fairly range-bound. Whilst Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic party won 41.5 percent of the vote, her Free Democratic allies failed to take any seats in the lower house of…
Risers Aberdeen Asset Management, +1.99% Topping the list of risers within the FTSE 100, shares in Aberdeen Asset Management have soared after the firm revealed that underlying pre-tax profit for the year to 30 September 2013 is now expected to be towards the upper end of market forecasts. This comes despite assets under management dipping…
By Darren Sinden Yesterday afternoon, I was asked for my thoughts on the direction of US equities. This gave me pause for thought, as we headed into the weekend. For much of this year, I have wanted be bearish on the S&P500, as I felt that things had run too far, too fast. However, my…
